News and Events
Events calendar
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Community
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Students and staff
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Annual events
Indigenous Awareness Week
A variety of activities take place every year in late February. Past events have included a fashion show, an elders luncheon, a bannock bake-off, and more. » Learn more
Orientation
TRU Services for Indigenous Students hosts a variety of welcome events and activities for Indigenous students as classes get started in the fall.
Powwow
A traditional powwow takes place every year in late February or early March. It attracts people from near and far and of all ages for competitive and recreational performances.
Transitions to post-secondary day
High school students spend the day on campus to learn what TRU has to offer through workshops, activities, tours and interactions with faculty and staff.
High school science and health sciences camp
Students entering grades 8-10 stay overnight at TRU Residence during the summer, the do hands-on experiments, learn about traditional practices, go on field trips and meet faculty.
News
Rod McCormick: leading the drive for change
Friday, November 8 2024
Dr. Rod McCormick is the first scholar at TRU to be elected as a Royal Society of Canada Fellow, an honour he receives at a Nov. 8 ceremony.
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Coyote Project moves Indigenization forward
Wednesday, September 25 2024
Initiated to strengthen Indigenization, TRU's Coyote Project has improved connections and understanding across the university and beyond.
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From Truth to Reconciliation to moving forward together
Monday, September 23 2024
President Brett Fairbairn discusses the need for TRC Day, and a video with Chancellor DeDe DeRose and Cultural Advisor Ted Gottfriedson.
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