Tristen Durocher will perform a concert at the Humboldt and District Gallery on Sept. 29 before speaking at the Westminster United Church following the Reconciliation Walk on Sept. 30. (Facebook/Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery)

By Becky Zimmer

Reconciliation in Humboldt

Everyone welcome to learn at Reconciliation events in Humboldt

Sep 29, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Humboldt will be hosting numerous events for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Culture Days.

The Department of Cultural Services and its Reconciliation Through Living Heritage pilot project has partnered with several local and provincial organizations to bring Indigenous-based learning opportunities to the city, including three events that will take place in October.

Several of those events will take place this weekend and everyone is welcome to attend all the events in order to facilitate their own learning experience, noted Cultural Services staff in an information email.

Metis artist, activist and fiddler Tristen Durocher will be performing live at the Humboldt and District Gallery on Sept. 29. The event is free and is a partnership with Arts Humboldt. This is also a Culture Days event with SaskCulture and Sask Lotteries supporting events across the province.

Durocher will also be speaking at the Westminster United Church following the reconciliation walk on Sept. 30. The walk will start at the Civic Park gazebo at 9:45 a.m. and everyone is welcome to gather at the church for tea and bannock at 10:30 a.m.

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In partnership with the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, two lunch-hour sessions will take place on Oct. 4 and 11. Delvin Kanêwiyakiho will speak on two different topics, the first his talk titled The Spirit and Intent of Treaties, and the second titled The Importance of the Pipe.

These talks will take place on Zoom, however, everyone is welcome to bring their lunch to the Humboldt and District Gallery to view the sessions as part of a learning group.

Oct. 10 will see local artists, writers and musicians gather at the Original Humboldt site for an afternoon of creation.

“The challenge is to create a piece of work using that inspiration and, through the process, to explore the relation to reconciliation in your life and community,” stated Cultural Services staff in an email.

First Nations University of Canada faculty member, knowledge keeper and residential school survivor, Elder Gilbert Kewistep will share his knowledge with the artists as they use the time to be inspired by the landscape and stories.

The entire Reconciliation through Living Heritage pilot project has been a partnership between the City of Humboldt, the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, The Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan and Heritage Saskatchewan.

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