The final edition of Indigenous Fridays at Cabot Square took place last week.<\/p>\n
For the past two months, the Native Women\u2019s Shelter has organized a series of workshops on Indigenous art on Friday afternoons. They topped off the series with a closing concert.<\/p>\n
The events are part of the Cabot Square project, a collaboration with the Ville-Marie borough that aims to include the square's inhabitants in the borough\u2019s revitalization plans.<\/p>\n
Native Women\u2019s Shelter Executive Director Nakuset was instrumental in the project\u2019s founding, and the organization still takes part.<\/p>\n
Cabot Square often serves as a gathering place for homeless Montrealers, many of whom are Indigenous women, says Indigenous Fridays Coordinator Morgan Geyer.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndigenous Fridays is a way to bridge the gap between those that live in Cabot Square and the rest of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irkar Beljaars, a mediator working in the square, says that he sees a lot of tough situations day to day \u2013 but that events like Indigenous Fridays are all the more welcome.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think they\u2019re needed here so that we can show the community that we\u2019re not lost.\u201d<\/p>\n
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