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
Design by Brooklyn Lewis (2026)
To raise awareness among residents of Durham Region about the meaning and significance of Orange Shirt Day and the ongoing legacy of the residential school system in Canada.
Orange Shirt Day honours the children who were taken from their families and communities and recognizes the lasting impacts of the residential school system on Survivors, their families, and Indigenous communities.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 2015 Final Report documented the history and devastating impacts of residential schools and issued 94 Calls to Action to address the ongoing harms of colonialism and support reconciliation.
For more than a century, residential schools were a central part of Canada’s colonial policies aimed at assimilating Indigenous peoples and undermining their languages, cultures, families, communities, and identities. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission described these policies and their consequences as cultural genocide.
Orange Shirt Day provides an opportunity to learn, remember, honour Survivors and those who never returned home, and reflect on our shared responsibility to continue the work of truth and reconciliation.
