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Blackfoot Language Class
May
2
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Blackfoot Language Class
May
9
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Blackfoot Language Class
May
16
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Blackfoot Language Class
May
23
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Blackfoot Language Class
May
30
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

This is an example of Blackfoot language taken from Blackfoot Language Flash Cards.
Image courtesy of the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa.

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Blackfoot Language Class
Jun.
6
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Blackfoot Language Class
Jun.
13
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Tipi Raising
Jun.
15
10:00 a.m.10:00

Tipi Raising

Mini tipi at Fort Whoop-Up in 2022.
Image courtesy of the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa

A beautiful morning at the Fort spent learning how to raise a tipi with Elder Charlie Fox. Learning traditional skills like this not only connects us with our cultural heritage but also deepens our appreciation for Indigenous practices and craftsmanship. It's moments like these that help foster understanding and respect for Indigenous culture and traditions.

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate

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Blackfoot Language Class
Jun.
20
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Pemmican Workshop
Jun.
22
9:00 a.m.09:00

Pemmican Workshop

A mixture of tallow, dried meat, and dried berries.
Image supplied by Api'soomaahka

Listen to stories and learn how to make your own pemmican to take home from expert Charlie Russell. Supplies included.

adults and seniors | registration encouraged | museum admission applies | free to self-identified Indigenous attendees

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Blackfoot Language Class
Jun.
27
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Flora Foundations: Blackfoot Science and Botany (Prickly Pear Cactus/ Otahkoottsis)
Jul.
19
6:00 p.m.18:00

Flora Foundations: Blackfoot Science and Botany (Prickly Pear Cactus/ Otahkoottsis)

Prickly pear cactus.
Image supplied.

Flora Foundations is an outdoor and hands-on exploration of botany and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) science to understand and learn about local plants facilitated by Api'soomaahka & Jenny Burke. Registration at each class in the series is encouraged. Water bottles and good walking shoes are recommended. No washrooms are accessible on the tour. Be prepared to walk about 1 km at a slow pace. Meet at Helen Schuler Parking Lot.

adults and seniors | registration required | $10 per ticket

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Second Annual Bike & Seek with Bike Lane!
Jul.
20
5:00 p.m.17:00

Second Annual Bike & Seek with Bike Lane!

Bike & Seek participants gathering at the Galt Museum, 2023.
Image courtesy of Bike Lane & FRINGE Cycling Club.

A downtown Lethbridge cycling scavenger hunt and clues for historical people and places will take you all over town to end up at a final destination altogether! In partnership and support from Bike Lane & FRINGE Cycling Club. Meet at the Galt's parking lot where Bike Lane (formerly Mat's Bike Repair mobile) will be set up at the event offering inspections. We will discuss the rules of the road, the activity and then in small groups we will embark on a bike scavenger hunt that takes us around downtown Lethbridge! We will all be finalizing the Bike and Seek at the Galt Museum and share a fun summer treat and discuss what we learned! Bring your own bicycles, helmets, and safety gear. Water bottles are recommended. Be prepared to cycle about 6 km at a relaxed pace between 1 Street S to 13 Street South. Meet at the Galt Museum & Archives parking lot. Tickets are required in advance and must be purchased at least 2 hours before the program start time.

all ages welcome | children to attend with caregivers | registration required | $10 per person

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Blackfoot Language Class
Apr.
25
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Blackfoot Language Clas
Apr.
18
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Clas

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Blackfoot Language Class
Apr.
11
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Blackfoot Language Class
Apr.
4
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Blackfoot Language Class
Mar.
28
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

This is an example of Blackfoot language taken from Blackfoot Language Flash Cards.
Image courtesy of the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa.

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Cancelled: Blackfoot Language Class
Mar.
21
5:30 p.m.17:30

Cancelled: Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Blackfoot Language Class
Mar.
14
5:30 p.m.17:30

Blackfoot Language Class

Enjoy an evening dedicated to Blackfoot Language instruction and learning. Beginners are welcome. Join us every Thursday for the next 16 weeks for sessions led by Blackfoot teachers and Elders from Blackfoot Resource Hub, Sik Ooh Kotok Friendship Society and the Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa (eternal gathering place). 

all ages | registration not required | no cost to participate | bring your own materials to keep notes | supper provided at 5:30 pm every class

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Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head
Feb.
8
6:00 p.m.18:00

Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head

Blanche Bruised Head (middle) in one of heart-warming conversation circles.
Image and graphic courtesy Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao'pa

Come and enjoy a relaxed evening of language instruction, community building, and the amazing company of Blanche Bruised Head.

6:00–8:00 pm | all ages | registration not required | no cost during Week of Truth activities.

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Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head
Jan.
4
6:00 p.m.18:00

Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head

Blanche Bruised Head (middle) in one of heart-warming conversation circles.
Image and graphic courtesy Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao'pa

Come and enjoy a relaxed evening of language instruction, community building, and the amazing company of Blanche Bruised Head.

6:00–8:00 pm | all ages | registration not required | no cost during Week of Truth activities.

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Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head
Dec.
7
6:00 p.m.18:00

Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head

Blanche Bruised Head (middle) in one of heart-warming conversation circles.
Image and graphic courtesy Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao'pa

Come and enjoy a relaxed evening of language instruction, community building, and the amazing company of Blanche Bruised Head.

6:00–8:00 pm | all ages | registration not required | no cost during Week of Truth activities.

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Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head
Nov.
9
6:00 p.m.18:00

Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head

Blanche Bruised Head (middle) in one of heart-warming conversation circles.
Image and graphic courtesy Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao'pa

Come and enjoy a relaxed evening of language instruction, community building, and the amazing company of Blanche Bruised Head.

6:00–8:00 pm | all ages | registration not required | no cost during Week of Truth activities.

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Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head
Oct.
12
6:00 p.m.18:00

Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head

Blanche Bruised Head (middle) in one of heart-warming conversation circles.
Image and graphic courtesy Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao'pa

Come and enjoy a relaxed evening of language instruction, community building, and the amazing company of Blanche Bruised Head.

6:00–8:00 pm | all ages | registration not required | museum admission applies.

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Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head
Sep.
28
6:00 p.m.18:00

Learning Blackfoot: Conversations with Blanche Bruised Head

Blanche Bruised Head (middle) in one of heart-warming conversation circles.
Image and graphic courtesy Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao'pa

Come and enjoy a relaxed evening of language instruction, community building, and the amazing company of Blanche Bruised Head.

6:00–8:00 pm | all ages | registration not required | no cost during Week of Truth activities.

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Conversations about Blackfoot Borderlands
Sep.
22
3:00 p.m.15:00

Conversations about Blackfoot Borderlands

Nínaiistáko (Chief Mountain), 1950s

Galt Museum & Archives | Akaisamitohkanao’pa, 20001070066

Spend an hour with Dr. Sheila McManus from the University of Lethbridge and Kainai Elder Ninna Piiksii as they discuss the Blackfoot relationship with the borderlands of southern Alberta.

3:00–4:00 pm | adults and seniors | registration not required | museum admission applies | free to members | free to self-identified Indigenous attendees.

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Cancelled: Westwind Thunders Indigenous Hoop Dance Performance
May
11
11:00 a.m.11:00

Cancelled: Westwind Thunders Indigenous Hoop Dance Performance

Come enjoy an afternoon of Indigenous Dance Celebrations with the Westwind Thunders Indigenous Hoop Dance Performance! The Westwind Thunders is a group of students coming from a number of schools in Cardston and Raymond schools in the Westwind School Division led by Mr. Jerry First Charger, a professional Hoop Dancer and Family School Liaison Counselor.

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History and Impact of Canada's Indian Residential Schools
Oct.
15
11:00 a.m.11:00

History and Impact of Canada's Indian Residential Schools

Canada's system of Indian Residential Schools had a devastating and intergenerational impact on all of the First Peoples of this land, including the Niitsitapi, Blackfoot. Rebecca Many Grey Horses delivers a presentation exploring the long history and the impact of residential schools.

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