"Tribe Wuaneita". The name Wuaneita is a rough equivalent to the Cree word meaning "kind-hearted". Initiation ceremonies featured First Nations accoutrements like feathers and headdresses, and initiates were welcomed using a "blanket of friendship" that would be draped over each woman's shoulders by the "Big Chief," the society president. The motto of the group was "payuk uche kukeyow, mena kukeyow uche payuk," a rough translation into Cree of "all for one, one for all" that is still engraved above the outer doors of Pembina Hall on main campus. In 1950, the new Students Union Building opened on campus and contained several student lounges, including an all-woman room for the Wuaneita Society. The lounge was decorated with a large mural, commissioned by the Society from arts professor Henry George Glyde to depict an "ancient Cree legend," but there is no mention of which legend. The work is titled When All the World was Burned and it remained on display on campus in the Rutherford Library atrium until early 2022, when it was removed and returned to the Students' Union. For much of the Wuaneita Society's existence, as they were coopting First Nations traditions and ceremonies, the Potlatch ban was in effect in Canada. While the Society was using First Nations culture to build a bond among female students at the university, the Canadian government was arresting Indigenous peoples across the country for the same practises. References University of Alberta Universities and colleges in Edmonton Women's clubs