CLARINGTON — At the Courtice Community Complex on Orange Shirt Day — Monday, Sept. 30 — representatives from the Bawaajigewin Aboriginal Community Circle educated visitors about the thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit children who were removed from their homes and forced to attend residential schools. Read more
Orange Shirt Day is a national day to focus on healing and reconciliation in response to Residential Schools and the impacts on Indigenous Peoples.
Go here to learn more about Orange Shirt Day www.orangeshirtday.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDXBPRpW-ns
Bawaajigewin will be in the following locations selling Orange Shirts. We accept cash, Visa, MC, and Debit
Municipality of Clarington – please email your order by September 20 Bawaajigewin@gmail.com and we will bring the shirts to 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, ON L1C 3A6 on September 23, in the afternoon between 2 and 3 pm. We accept cash, Visa, MC, and Debit Read More →
February 11-2018 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Carea Community Health Centre 115 Grassmere Ave, Oshawa.
A launch event for BACC’s Sharing Our Truths Speaker Series, aimed at connecting the Aboriginal community of Durham Region with respected Elders and Traditional Knowledge Carriers of different Nations. Free dinner will be provided. Please register at https://bawaajigewin.eventbrite.ca
For more information or to request accommodation, please contact Chelsea Hunter at chelsea.hunter@hotmail.ca.
The views and opinions expressed during this series are those of the speaker and do not necessarily
reflect the official policy or position of Bawaajigewin Aboriginal Community Circle.
The Art Hives Network recognizes that we carry out our work on unceded indigenous territories across Canada. As our country commemorates the 150th anniversary of its Confederation, the Art Hives Network acknowledges the struggle of native peoples caused by colonization and believe that Settlers have a responsibility to understand this shared history and how we may be continuing and perpetuating colonialism in our personal and professional lives. Our hope is that storytelling, and art making and sharing will help ignite the necessary conversations to support our work together towards repair and reconciliation.
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SweetgrassTo Anishinaabeg, Sweetgrass is called Wiingaashk. It is best planted not by seed, but by putting roots directly in the ground, fostering connectivity not only for this generation but for generations to come. The braid reminds us of all we have been given as well as our responsibility to care for those gifts in return. Read More →