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Celebration, reflection and the summer ahead A message from Vivek Goel. Last week I shared a blog post with the community reflecting on the enormous success of our week of Convocation. I wanted to take a moment, though, to write to you all directly to reflect on the year so far – the end of my first year here at Waterloo – and what lies ahead. This June has been filled with
A vigil at the clock tower in Kitchener’s Victoria Park was one of several events organized across the country Thursday to mark the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), also called Red Dress Day.
Indigenous scholars spoke of the need for water to be better protected and appreciated in an online symposium about the natural resource Friday.
A mass immunization clinic kicked off at Nicola Valley Memorial Arena on Monday, April 12. The clinic seeks to vaccinate as many eligible Merritt citizens as possible against COVID-19. On Sunday, prior to Monday’s opening, the clinic was blessed with a prayer and smudging lead by Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Nkwala, Daniel L. Manuel from the Sylix Nation. Manuel shared wisdom about the custom of smudging and blessing by prayer. “With the sage, we are asking the bad spirits to leave, and with the eagle feather we are calling in the good spirits,” said Manuel. Tamara George was also ...