Indigenous 
Submitted by the Indigenous Services team
From May 11–14, SLC joined communities across Canada for Moose Hide Campaign Week, an Indigenous-led grassroots movement calling on men, boys, and all people to help end violence against women, children, and people along the gender continuum.
Across SLC, 500 moose hide pins were distributed, each symbolizing a personal commitment to honour, respect, and protect women and children. Virtual sessions throughout the week deepened understanding of the campaign, including the cultural significance of fasting on Moose Hide Campaign Day (May 14), when each campus hosted a walk and shared circle. More than 70 participants took part, united in love, responsibility, and a commitment to meaningful change.
SLC was also represented nationally, with Lindsay Brant, Director of Indigenous Initiatives, attending the Moose Hide Campaign Day Ceremony in Toronto. Members of the SLC community are invited to engage in recordings of livestream events and virtual workshops connected to the national gathering.
Lindsay recounts, “The virtual sunrise ceremony, and the opening plenary session were so moving and beautiful. The Elders called all of us present (both physically and virtually) into a collective energy of loving kindness and care. The unfolding of the morning set the tone for the day’s emotional weight but also allowed us to stand lovingly and strongly together in the face of difficult and vulnerable conversations. Hearing from the co-founders of the Moose Hide Campaign alongside their families and then listening to Niigaan Sinclair speak on the importance of love, care, and vulnerability in sharing and healing ourselves, families, communities and nations was deeply impactful. SLC was invited to attend the flag raising ceremony at the University of Toronto where we participated in a smudge, sharing circle, and tobacco tie making exercise. The rally and ceremony at Queen’s Park ended with a communal Round Dance, which was special and sacred. We left with a sense of deep relationality and peacebuilding, through the movement of our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits through dance, music, and connection.”
While the week has concluded, the work continues. With SLC confirming its intention to becoming an Ambassador School for the Moose Hide Campaign, its commitment to reconciliation and addressing violence, on campus and beyond, remains ongoing. All are encouraged to keep wearing their pins, learning, supporting one another, and striving to be “medicine” for their communities.