{"id":110113,"date":"2026-06-08T12:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=110113"},"modified":"2026-06-08T18:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:55:45","slug":"gallery-flags-fly-in-recognition-of-national-indigenous-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/06\/gallery-flags-fly-in-recognition-of-national-indigenous-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: Flags fly in recognition of National Indigenous History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Brock and Niagara communities gathered in front of Schmon Tower on Monday, June 8 to raise the Two Row, Hiawatha, Thunderbird, M\u00e9tis and Nunavut flags in recognition of National Indigenous History Month.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of the Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement; the Hadiya\u2019dag\u00e9nhahs First Nations, M\u00e9tis and Inuit Student Centre; and Indigenous Educational Studies have co-ordinated a <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/06\/month-long-celebration-to-honour-indigenous-cultures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">range of activities and events throughout the month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The full list of upcoming activities for National Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples Awareness Week will be available on <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/organization\/ipaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ExperienceBU<\/a>. 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Trees and campus buildings are visible in the background.\">\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='gallery-item'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260608_-IndigenousFlag_SL_11-copy-1600x1067.jpg\" title=\"Julia Garrah, First Nations, M\u00e9tis and Inuit Student Recruiter, raised the M\u00e9tis flag.\" data-featherlight=\"image\" class=\"gallery-1768104682\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260608_-IndigenousFlag_SL_11-copy-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"A person stands on a grassy lawn, with the Brock University Schmon Tower in the background, holding the blue and white M\u00e9tis flag on a sunny day.\">\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='gallery-item'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260608_-IndigenousFlag_SL_12-copy-1600x1067.jpg\" title=\"Syerra Jasmin (BA \u201919, BEd \u201922), Hadiya\u2019dag\u00e9nhahs Centre Operations Supervisor, raised the Thunderbird flag.\n\n\" data-featherlight=\"image\" class=\"gallery-1768104682\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260608_-IndigenousFlag_SL_12-copy-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"A person stands on a grassy lawn, with Brock University buildings in the background, holding the red and white Thunderbird flag on a sunny day.\">\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='gallery-item'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260608_-IndigenousFlag_SL_14-copy-1600x1067.jpg\" title=\"Diana deMan, Academic Advisor and ally, raised the Two Row flag.\" data-featherlight=\"image\" class=\"gallery-1768104682\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260608_-IndigenousFlag_SL_14-copy-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"A person stands on a grassy lawn, with Brock University buildings in the background, holding the purple and white Two Row flag on a sunny day.\">\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='gallery-item'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260608_-IndigenousFlag_SL_10-copy-1600x1067.jpg\" title=\"Cindy Biancaniello, Hadiya\u2019dag\u00e9nhahs First Nations, M\u00e9tis and Inuit Student Centre Director, raised the Nunavut flag.\" data-featherlight=\"image\" class=\"gallery-1768104682\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260608_-IndigenousFlag_SL_10-copy-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"A person stands on a grassy lawn beside a flagpole holding the yellow, red and white Nunavut flag on a sunny day.\">\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li class='gallery-item'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260608_-IndigenousFlag_SL_6-copy-1600x1067.jpg\" title=\"Sophia Carnovale, Peer Assistant, raised the Hiawatha flag.\" data-featherlight=\"image\" class=\"gallery-1768104682\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260608_-IndigenousFlag_SL_6-copy-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"A person stands on a grassy lawn beside a flagpole, with the purple and white Hiawatha flag behind them on a sunny day.\">\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr style='visibility: hidden; 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