College adds Indigenous features to grad events on ‘journey toward reconciliation’
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On the day Canada celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day, officials at Okanagan College say they are making progress in their efforts to honour the significant contributions of Indigenous residents.
For the first time, the college has held commencement and convocation ceremonies at each of its four campuses this month, including in Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton – the traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation – and in Salmon Arm, the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwépemc Nation.
Each of the ceremonies honoured and celebrated Indigenous cultures, traditions and protocols.
“While we still have work to do, this has been a meaningful year for Okanagan College’s journey toward reconciliation,” Rhea Dupuis, associate director of indigenization at the college, said.
