KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University’s Centre for the Study of Canada will host Peter Michel, Secwepemc educator and storyteller, for a free public presentation Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 8:45-10:00 am in Room 262 of the Arts and Education Building. Mr. Michel will tell traditional stories and discuss their historical importance to Secwepemc culture.

From Adams Lake Band, Peter Michel completed his Bachelor of Education degree at UBC, along with a fifth-year counselling option through UBC.Michel has been working with youth for over 25 years as a teacher, coach, community leader, counsellor, and friend. His commitment to the preservation of the culture of his people is evident in the history of his involvement in traditional ceremonies, powwows, drumming, sweat lodges, storytelling, healing circles, and traditional stick games, to name but a few of his many interests.

“I’m delighted to invite the TRU community and the general public to the talk Mr. Michel is giving to my Aboriginal drama students, not only because of the breadth of experience he brings to bear on the subject but also because Peter was my student in the early 1980s in the Native Indian Teacher Education Program offered locally by the University of British Columbia,” said TRU Canadian Studies faculty member Ginny Ratsoy

For more information, please contact Ginny Ratsoy at 828-5238.