24-Hour Camp Out for Change
Mar 31/10 - Apr 1/10
Students are raising a Yurt on the front lawn of University Hall for a 24-hour "Camp Out for Change" to address homelessness among Inuit.
The event will include: traditional drumming; a roundtable discussion; live music from Don Sebastian; a Director's screening of "Qallunaat! Why White People are Funny" by Gemini award winning filmmaker, Mark Sandiford, in collaboration with the Fundy Film Society. Throughout the day, participants will also have an opportunity to hear from the Guest of Honour, Inuit Elder and cultural teacher, David Serkoak.
Acadia will launch the first-ever interactive online film (www.InuitQ.com) created in collaboration with Inuit of Nunavut. The IQ Adventure film takes users on a quest via a virtual journey from Iqaluit to Cape Dorset. Visiting school children and others will take part in a trivia contest to test their knowledge of 'IQ'.
March 31st was chosen since it marks Nunavut's 10th Anniversary Year as a territory.
"This event is meant to bring awareness and to celebrate Nunavut and the Inuit people," said class spokesman Lucas Ayoub, "there is just so much we in Southern Canada don't seem to know, and Inuit have such a rich culture and unique way of life. This event will make us all more aware of Inuit ways."
Acadia University, with Dr. Cynthia Alexander as the principal researcher, received close to $400,000 from the federal Department of Canadian Heritage; project partners include the Government of Nunavut, drumsong communications inc., Adventure Canada, and the Houston North Gallery.
For more information contact:
Laura Lewis
902-830-7235
