In preparation for Remembrance Day on Monday, November 11 and Indigenous Veterans Day on Friday, November 8, we are hosting a Poppy Beading Workshop at each campus.

This workshop is available for students, staff and alumni with a limit of 20 individuals per session, with the main instruction happening on the October 29 and November 5. If you do not finish your poppy or would like additional instruction drop in hours are also available on October 30 and November 6.

Please RSVP by emailing indigenous@humber.ca or lorralene.whiteye@humber.ca.

Why are we hosting this?

National Aboriginal Veterans Day began in Winnipeg in 1994 when Indigenous veterans were not recognized in Remembrance Day activities, and is now celebrated in many communities across Canada. More than 12,000 Indigenous people are estimated to have volunteered in all three wars, including 7,000 First Nations members, and approximately 300 died during these conflicts.