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Indigenous Perspectives Society proudly participated in National Indigenous Peoples Day, hosted on the traditional territory of the Songhees and Esquimalt peoples and organized by Royal Roads University. Our executive director

As we gathered in the sacred space of the Songhees Longhouse, we were honored to receive teachings from Elder Butch Dick. His words resonated with all of us, as he