Photo from Foster Wright of the Iikaisskini Gathering Centre’s new mural, "The Little Bear and Brother Jaguar": A dedication to Iikaisskini (Low Horn), Dr. Leroy Little Bear.
Forty years of Indigenous business education is being celebrated this week at the University of Lethbridge.
With a diverse lineup of events, learning, and activities, this year’s University of Lethbridge Indigenous Week is in full swing. It will end with a celebration this Friday at the Dhillon School of Business. Foster Wright, president of the Indigenous Students Association, shares Friday’s events:
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There will also be a Metis Jigging workshop from 1:30 to 3:30 PM.
Today, the official unveiling of the Iikaisskini Gathering Centre’s new mural, “The Little Bear and Brother Jaguar”: A dedication to Iikaisskini (Low Horn), Dr. Leroy Little Bear, which is pictured above. Artist Jesus Eduardo Gonzalez Lopez spoke to the significance of the mural, and how it celebrates and honours the heritage of the Indigenous people of Blackfoot territory in southern Alberta, Canada and the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, Mexico.
To learn more, visit the university’s website.
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