# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 18th Annual Chiniki Lecture: Flourishing in the Seasonal Rounds
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join Rena Priest of the Lhaq’temish Nation as she shares an Indigenous perspective on natural abundance and ancestral knowledge.About this EventRena's lyric essay, “Flourishing in the Seasonal Rounds,” reflects on how the Lhaq'temish people of the Salish Sea flourished for millennia through a reciprocal, seasonal relationship with the land and sea. The author weaves together personal narrative, poetry, and traditional ecological knowledge to map a cosmology of connection, gratitude, and resilience. This event invites listeners to reconsider what it means to truly flourish and to understand the deep, enduring bonds between people and place. Join us for a reading, talk, and conversation on the enduring hope for a new cycle of regeneration.The event on March 27 will take place in Gallery Hall at Nickle Galleries, located on the University of Calgary campus. The event on March 28 will be held at Lake Louise in the Lakeshore Room at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.Rena Priest is a citizen of the Lhaq’temish [Lummi] Nation. In a historic appointment, Priest was named Washington State’s sixth Poet Laureate (2021-2023), becoming the first Indigenous person to hold the position. In this role, she championed poetry that celebrated the ecological gifts of her ancestral homelands, the bioregion. She is an Academy of American Poets Fellow, a Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Writer, and a winner of a Washington State Book Award for poetry. Her new essay collection, Positively Uncivilized, was published as the winner of the 2025 Keepers of the Fire Award from Raven Chronicles Press. She is also honored to be a Seattle City of Literature grantee, selected to participate in an international literary exchange co-sponsored by the Melbourne City of Literature and the UNESCO City of Literature Network. Learn more at renapriest.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/calgary/18th-annual-chiniki-lecture-flourishing-in-the-seasonal-rounds/100001984148827555
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Calgary
- **state**: AB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: University of Calgary
- **lat**: 51.0783739
- **long**: -114.134666
- **full address**: University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive Northwest, Calgary, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 18th Annual Chiniki Lecture: Flourishing in the Seasonal Rounds being held?
  - **A:** 18th Annual Chiniki Lecture: Flourishing in the Seasonal Rounds takes place on Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 01:30 pm to Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm at University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive Northwest, Calgary, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 18th Annual Chiniki Lecture: Flourishing in the Seasonal Rounds?
  - **A:** 18th Annual Chiniki Lecture: Flourishing in the Seasonal Rounds is organized by The History and Greek & Roman Studies Departmental Graduate Association and The Stoney Tribal Administration.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** 18th Annual Chiniki Lecture: Flourishing in the Seasonal Rounds is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Calgary, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If 18th Annual Chiniki Lecture: Flourishing in the Seasonal Rounds sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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