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In recognition of Orange Shirt Day, and in the name of Truth and Reconciliation and the creation of an inclusive, safe space, TELUS World of Science - Edmonton gives you the opportunity to participate in the following on September 30:
Dates: September 30
Age: All Ages
Entry: Included with Science Centre Admission
Dates: September 30
Age: All Ages
Entry: Included with Science Centre Admission
FREE general admission for Indigenous guests*
Special events**
9:00 a.m. - Tipi raising
10:00 a.m. - Lighting of the Qulliq***
10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Indigenous Vendors Market
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Indigenous-focused activities throughout the Science Centre
- Orange Shirt pin craft
- Cree Constellation Viewer craft
- Coding with Beadwork
- Indigenous Storytime
- more
11:00 a.m. - Free screening of "CBQM," a documentary that pays tribute to a radio station based north of the Arctic Circle. Plus, a Q&A with filmmaker Dennis Allen afterwards in the IMAX Theatre. Line up at the IMAX Theatre Door - first come, first served.
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Bison burgers for purchase in the Purple Pear Restaurant
1:00 p.m. - Performance by the Abraham Lake Singers
2:15 p.m. - Moment of silence
2:30 p.m. - Inuit drumming by Malachi Angulalik
* Excludes IMAX films, evening Zeidler Dome shows, and admission to The Art of the Brick exhibition.
** Schedule subject to change.
***A qulliq is the traditional oil lamp used by Arctic peoples, including the Inuit. It is made of soapstone in a rounded shape and traditionally use the oil blubber from seals or whales as fuel and arctic cotton grass as the wick.