Indigenous Science at TELUS Spark

UPCOMING EVENTS

NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
JUNE 21

SUMMER SOLSTICE SIZZLER BBQ

Stop by TELUS Spark on your Solstice Tour of sun-related and Indigenous Peoples’ Day events on June 21st. Embrace the teachings of Ancestor Sun at the Science Centre, including FREE Spark entry for FNMI.

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DEADLINE
JULY 15

National Truth & Reconciliation Day T-Shirt Competition

“National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Art Contest”

Spark is calling on local Indigenous artists—both emerging and established—to create an original design for our staff T-shirts in recognition of National Truth and Reconciliation Day (September 30).

Creativity can bring together community, spark conversations of truth, prompt actions of reconciliation, and honour the children who never came home alongside the survivors who did.

We invite you to interpret what National Truth and Reconciliation Day means to you.

WHO CAN APPLY

Priority to Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).
Must reside in Calgary or the surrounding Treaty 7 area.
Open to all ages—youth and Elders artwork are highly encouraged!

THE DETAILS

Submission Deadline: July 15
Winner Announced: August 15
The Prize: A $1,000 honorarium.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Ready to collaborate with us?

Email your design directly to our team: [email protected]

Subject Line: National Truth and Reconciliation Art Contest

We will accept your submission in whatever image format you can send (PNG, JPEG, etc.). If selected, our creative team will work with you directly to convert it to the necessary print formats.

SUBMIT DESIGN

WORKSHOP
AUGUST 4, 5 & 14

HUMILITY SCIENCE: BOW-MAKING WORKSHOP

Come learn about the physics, relationality, and protocols of bow-making, from gratitude to the tree ancestor before carving, to learning from the birds when latching feathers to the arrow for aerodynamics, you will get to experience the depth of science within these complex ancestral teachings.

Workshop led by Knowledge Keepers Alice Kaquitts and Tom Snow.

FREE for Indigenous Youth

Includes food, transportation, supplies

INDIGENOUS SCIENCE NIGHT
OCTOBER 16

INDIGENOUS SCIENCE NIGHT: STONES, STORIES, STARS

Where Indigenous Knowledge Meets the Cosmos

Experience an evening of Indigenous science, astronomy, storytelling, and cultural connection.

Learn from Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and Indigenous scientists as they share perspectives on the relationships between the Land, the Sky, and the knowledge carried across generations.

From star stories and telescope tours to hands-on activities and community conversations, this event offers unique opportunities to explore science through multiple ways of knowing.