UWaterloo Office of Indigenous Relations

09/28/2026

09/26/2026

🧡 Tomorrow is the Pow Wow! 🧡

The wait is almost over! Join us tomorrow, September 26, at Columbia Icefield for the Gidinawendimin/Ska’nikú·lát Annual Pow Wow.

Come together for a day of dancing, drumming, community, food, Indigenous vendors, and celebration. Whether this is your first Pow Wow or you’ve joined us before, everyone is welcome to gather, learn, connect, and celebrate with us.

📅 September 26
📍 Columbia Icefield
🎟️ Free admission — everyone is welcome!

We can’t wait to welcome you tomorrow! 🧡

09/24/2026

09/09/2026

📣 Gidinawendamin/Ska’nikú•lát 23rd Annual Pow Wow ✨
Kinship and Community, Weaving the Generations

📆 Saturday, September 26th, 2026
⏰ 10:00am - 5:30pm

📍University of Waterloo, Columbia Icefield (CIF),
Outdoor Field 7220 Columbia St W, Waterloo, ON N2L 0A1

🎟️ Free Admission
🔗https://uwaterloo.ca/indigenous/events-days-significance/pow-wow-23

07/29/2026

We’re pleased to share an update on the Indigenous student space on campus.

A temporary student space will soon be available in the Science Teaching Complex in room STC 1013, providing a place for students to connect, study, and recharge.

We also want to acknowledge that it has taken longer than anticipated to deliver a permanent student space. We regret the delay and recognize the importance of having a dedicated space where Indigenous students can gather, build community, and feel supported.

The permanent space project has been underway for some time, but progress has been impacted by unexpected challenges, including the closure of the original architecture firm hired to design the space. This required us to pivot and partner with a new firm to move the project forward. As work continues, we are taking this opportunity to re-envision the space to ensure it is reflective of student needs.

In the meantime, we are grateful for the opportunity to provide an interim space within the Science Teaching Complex and look forward to welcoming students there soon.

Additional details, including access and opening timing, will be shared shortly.

Mural by Jay Havens.

07/02/2026

Calling all dancers for the Gidinawendamin/Ska’nikú•lát 23rd Annual Pow Wow!

Step into the circle to move in harmony, celebrate our cultures and honour the ancestors who danced before us.

✨ We are excited to announce that there will be dance specials! Including:

✨ Tiny Tots
✨ Young Adult Smoke Dance
✨ Golden Age Smoke Dance

Registration link in comments

06/16/2026

🧡💛❤️ Join us for a National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration!

Come together in community as we honour and celebrate the cultures, histories, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples through reflection, music, art, and connection.

📅 June 23
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
📍 SLC Great Hall

The day will begin with ceremony and reflection, followed by a community gathering featuring live music, art, snacks, and opportunities to connect.

🎶 Featuring performances by:
• Mr. Sauga
• Gladwyn Badger

✨ Everyone is welcome.

Register using the QR code on the poster or link in the comments!

06/16/2026

06/16/2026

✨ Gidinawendamin / Ska’nikú•lát 23rd Annual Pow Wow ✨
Kinship and Community: Weaving the Generations

📆 Saturday, September 26th, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
📍 University of Waterloo – Columbia Icefield (CIF) Outdoor Field
7220 Columbia St W, Waterloo, ON

📣 Vendor applications are now open
👥 ~5,000 anticipated attendees
✔ No vendor fee
✔ Space for 50 vendors
✔ Priority given to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis arts and crafts vendors
✔ Indigenous verification required for Indigenous cultural vendors

Event insurance is required ($20–$50 est.).
Vendors are asked to contribute one item ($30+) to the Blanket Giveaway.

⚠️ Application deadline: July 13, 2026
Applicants notified by August 15, 2026

Apply now, link in comments!

Questions? [email protected]

06/15/2026

📣 Gidinawendamin/Ska’nikú•lát 23rd Annual Pow Wow ✨
Kinship and Community, Weaving the Generations

📆 Saturday, September 26th, 2026
⏰ 10:00am - 5:30pm

📍University of Waterloo, Columbia Icefield (CIF),
Outdoor Field 7220 Columbia St W, Waterloo, ON N2L 0A1
🎟️ Free Admission

Stay tuned for more information!
➡️ Applications for vendors and dancers will be coming out this week