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This drop-in workshop focuses on dance, offering an opportunity to learn about cultural practices, movement, and the importance of community and respect. Through interactive activities, participants are encouraged to ask questions, engage their senses, and gain a deeper understanding of how dance plays meaningful roles in Indigenous cultures. No dance experience required – all are…
Meet the Three Sisters – corn, beans, and squash – while simmering soup and preparing bannock and berries for lunch. Participants will enjoy their meal together, while learning about cultural practices, sustainability, and the importance of community and respect. Participants are encouraged to ask questions, engage their senses, and gain a deeper understanding about how…
Learn about the Haudenosaunee tradition and story of the corn husk doll. Make your own corn husk doll. Offered in response to the exhibition Maawnjidyang Maa: We Come Together Here Preregistration via Eventbrite is required About the Guest Educator Patricia Chrisjohn is a Haudenosaunee woman, mother and grandmother from Oneida of the Thames First Nation.…
Gillian Wagenaar examines a case of illicit correspondence between a Canadian teenager and a group of civilian internees in Quebec in the early years of the Second World War. Through a micro-historical assessment, she explores context regarding the development and use of internment systems in Canada, the social dynamics within and beyond these camps, and…
“Family Shorts” presented in collaboration with imagineNative Film and Media Festival Duration: 45 minutes. See works of whimsical animations, calls for action for future generations, and lessons to listen to your elders! Allison Goes Berry Picking Directors: Allison Anderson (Trondëk Hwech’in), Georgette McLoed (Trondëk Hwëch’in) Pendleton Man Director: Doug Winnipeg (Blackfoot) The Lemonade Stand –…
James Gordon returns to Fourth Friday with Hometown Tunes, celebrating small towns across Ontario. Years ago, as songwriter-in-residence at CBC radio, Gordon created a music series for the Ontario Morning program. CBC listeners would write letters about something they considered ‘song-worthy’ from their towns - an historic incident, a local character, a current event. Gordon…
Tales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes hot cider, light refreshments, and conversation. Guests are invited to register a telling or participate during the open mic storytelling. Tales from the Hill runs on the second Wednesday or Thursday…
At 102, Sir George Beardshaw is the last surviving veteran of the Second World War-era Queen’s Own Rifles and the only surviving British “Home Child” left in Canada. He is one of approximately 100,000 poor or orphaned child migrants sent to this country as part of British social and philanthropic programs developed across the United…
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