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AC will mark National Indigenous Peoples Day with strawberries and storytelling

Algonquin College will join this week with other organizations, local and national, to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.

On Thursday, June 21, the Mamidosewin Centre will host a storytelling event in the DARE District’s Indigenous Commons that highlights Indigenous traditions tied to the arrival of summer. It is open to the entire College community.

Entitled “Honouring the Heart-Shaped Berry,” the noon to 2 p.m. event will offer stories that relate the importance of harvesting strawberries as a symbol of new life as well as their value as a medicine for healing and reconciliation. Guests will enjoy strawberry drinks and desserts as they listen.
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Algonquin’s Coat of Arms featured in Canadian Heraldic Authority brochure

Algonquin College’s Coat of Arms is featured in a new brochure called DARE to stand out released by the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General.

Produced by The Canadian Heraldic Authority, which is headed by the Governor General, the guide outlines best practices for heraldic images. In a section called “Explore a Variety of Emblems,” Algonquin’s Coat of Arms, flag, banners and badge are showcased.

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