17吃瓜

17吃瓜鈥檚 seventh annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Festival will take place Monday, October 20鈥�24, in support of Mi鈥檏maq History Month. The week鈥檚 activities will celebrate the Aboriginal and Mi鈥檏maq culture through singing, traditional drumming and dancing, and learning. The 17吃瓜 Mawi鈥檕mi Centre and community Aboriginal Elders will raise the Mi鈥檏maq flag to kick off the week鈥檚 events on Monday, October 20 at 9:00 am at the flagpoles in front of 17吃瓜鈥檚 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鈥檏maq Legends performance, an art demonstration, a traditional Pow Wow, and 鈥淐offee with a Stranger,鈥� co-hosted by the Campus Life Advisors. For more information, contact Sheri Russell, Aboriginal Academic Advisor at (902) 620-5125 or serussell@upei.ca