Cultural Supports
Indigenous Supports
Contact Us
Indigenous Supports
indigenous@lakelandcollege.ca
780 871 5444
We are committed to reconciliation, education, and fostering an environment where Indigenous culture is respected and celebrated.
We strengthen cultural engagement and uphold the principles of Truth and Reconciliation through:
- programs
- events
- dedicated support services
Equally important is learning opportunities for non-Indigenous students, staff and faculty.
Check each dropdown below for more information about specific actions and activities.
Our cultural connections include a wide range of workshops, ceremonies, and activities.
- Awareness and appreciation days
- Blanket Exercises
- Elder in Residence
- Friendship Circles
- Makers Markets
- Medicine Walks
- Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Walk + Moose Hide Campaign
- Pipe Ceremonies
- Powwows
- Storytelling
- Soup & Bannock
- Teachings (hair, bison, moss bag)
- Tipi Raisings
- Workshops (Beading, Ribbon Skirt)
Elders are a key way to connect with culture. As knowledge keepers, they are here to support you, answer questions and provide guidance.
Among their activities:
- hosting Sharing Circles
- participating in speaking series
- visiting classrooms
- offering opening and closing prayers at convocation
- conducting ceremonies
- sharing traditional teachings
Lakeland College committed to the principles of the Truth and Reconciliation report several years ago. Over time, these activities based on teaching all Canadians the truth about Indigenous experiences resulting from the national policies of assimilation and the Indian Residential School system.
Establishing Indigenous Support Services is one example of the many initiatives at the college. Other examples include:
- creating the Otôtemiwewin Student Lounge on the Lloydminster campus
- raising the Treaty 6 and Alberta Métis flags at both campuses
- incorporating a land acknowledgement at all ceremonies and gatherings
- raising a tipi on both campuses with assistance from elders
- sponsoring staff trips to the Onion Lake PowWow
- soup and bannock sharing on both campuses

Tipi raising

Medicine walk

Soup and bannock

Orange Shirt Day

Elders and knowledge keepers in residence

Red Dress Project & Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)

Drum group at convocation

Powwow

Soup and bannock

Blanket exercise