BUILDING A COMMUNITY THAT EMBRACES OUR TEACHINGS WITH A VISION OF TODAY’S NEED
Bawaajigewin is an Ojibway word that means the action of taking something that is a dream and making it into something you can see in real life.
Bawaajigewin Aboriginal Community Circle is an Indigenous not for profit organization that brings cultural programming, events and workshops to the Durham Region through grant funding. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram or subscribe to our mailing list for notification of upcoming events.
Vision & Mission
A Place To Heal:
Building a Community that Embraces our Teachings with a Vision of Today’s Needs.
Our Values
Our values are represented by the Sweetgrass braid. Through the Sweetgrass teachings, we value a positive sense of belonging for urban Indigenous peoples through the creation of responsive, Indigenous community-driven services.
Our Goals
To build a strong sense of community, awareness and cultural pride by empowering Indigenous voices, supporting family and community development, and celebrating the diversity of our knowledge, perspectives and teachings.
Get Involved
Sign Up For a Program
Join us at one of our programs. Register below.
Volunteer opportunities
Make a difference in your community - come spend some time with us.
Make a Donation
To support Bawaajigewin, please consider a donation.
Orange Shirts
To raise awareness among the residents of The Region of Durham about what Orange Shirt Day represents in Canada. The Truth and Reconciliation report from 2015 put forward many recommendations. One of them is the Residential School System. For over a century, the central goals of Canada’s Indigenous policy were to eliminate Indigenous governments; ignore Indigenous rights; terminate the Treaties; and, through a process of assimilation, cause Indigenous peoples to cease to exist as distinct legal, social, cultural, religious, and racial entities in Canada. The establishment and operation of residential schools were a central element of this policy, which can best be described as ”cultural genocide.”
