Seventh annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Festival

UPEI's seventh annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Festival will take place Monday, October 20-24, in support of Mi'kmaq History Month. The week's activities will celebrate the Aboriginal and Mi'kmaq culture through singing, traditional drumming and dancing, and learning.

The UPEI Mawi'omi Centre and community Aboriginal Elders will raise the Mi'kmaq flag to kick off the week's events on Monday, October 20 at 9:00 am at the flagpoles in front of UPEI's Kelley Building. The Centre will then host an open house until 4:00 pm in Kelley Building, Room 236.

Other events throughout the week include a Mi'kmaq Legends performance, an art demonstration, a traditional Pow Wow, and 'Coffee with a Stranger,' co-hosted by the Campus Life Advisors.

For more information, contact Sheri Russell, Aboriginal Academic Advisor at (902) 620-5125 or serussell@upei.ca