Land Acknowledgement

The Society of the Grasslands Naturalists honours and acknowledges that we live and work on the traditional territories of the First Nations People of Treaty 7, Treaty 4 and Metis people who share a deep history with this land.

We recognize and respect cultural heritages and relationships to the land. We extend our hands in peace and friendship to all indigenous peoples who have made these places their homes since time immemorial, as we forge together a relationship of reconciliation, respect and healing.

Coming Indigenous Events

Coming Together Round Dance

  • 12 September 2026
    • 5:00 PM – Pipe Ceremony
    • 6:00 PM – Traditional Feast
    • 7:00 PM – Round Dance
  • Big Eagle Room, Medicine Hat College
  • Hosted by the Miywasin Friendship Centre

Previous Events (2026)

The Hills are Alive, Music & Cultural Fest

  • Learn to play the fiddle, make moccasins, dance a jig and immerse yourself in Indigenous Culture
  • 4 – 7 June
  • Cypress Hills, Whispering Pines Camp
  • Website
  • Registration Form

Blue Jean Jacket Day

  • 6 June
  • Awareness day dedicated to Missing, Murdered, and Exploited Indigenous Men and Boys (MMEIMB)
  • Visit Medicine Hat College’s Indigenous Engagement Calendar.

Pole Harvesting

  • Harvest poles for tepees
  • 6 June, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Elkwater
  • Contact whitehorseriderteepeeproject@gmail.com to get involved

Help Miywasin Friendship Centre

  • Five Guys Community Event
  • 14 June 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • 2011 Strachan Rd SE Medicine Hat

National Indigenous Peoples Day

  • 21 June
  • City of Medicine Hat Events
  • More details to follow.
  • Website

The Heritage Gather

  • Showcasing Indigenous and Westen heritage through a wide variety of activities.
  • 3-5 July
  • See description on the Tourism Medicine Hat website for more details.

Miywasin Days: Celebrating Indigenous Culture

  • Miywasin Demonstration Powwow
  • 19-20 September
  • See description on the Tourism Medicine Hat website for more details.

White Horse Rider Tepee Project

  • Harvest poles for tepees
  • 23 May, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Elkwater
  • See description on the project Facebook Page

Red Dress Day

  • 5 May
  • Awareness day dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S+)
  • Visit Medicine Hat College’s Indigenous Engagement Calendar.

Miiyaashin Southern Michif Language Retreat

  • Koohkom Marie, Southern Michif Speaker
  • 30 April – 3 May
  • Register at amycrossculture@gmail.com

Indigenous Wellness Circle

  • Evening of traditional teaching and hands-on medicine pouch making, guided by cultural knowledge and respectful practice
  • Special Guest Elder Napi
  • 26 February, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
  • Miywasin Friendship Centre 517 3rd Street SE, Medicine Hat
  • Website

The Buffalo Treaty

  • Rematriation, Revitalization, Relationship
  • Katira Crow Shoe (Kaini Nation)
  • 18 March, 1:00 PM
  • Online presentation
  • Register at: agrisystemsll.ca/events

Round Dance

  • 14 February
  • 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Medicine Hat College. Eagle Room

MMIWG2S Memorial Walk

  • First annual walk recognizing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people, held on Valentine’s Day in Medicine Hat
  • 14 February
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
  • Starts at City Hall and ends at the corner of Altawana and First Street.
  • Website

Teepee above Saamis Coulee Trail Photo by Len Moser