I was driving by the Police Station on Taunton Rd in Whitby and out of the corner of my eye I spotted The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Flag. I had to stop in and have a chat with the Police and thanked them for flying the flag in honour of Indigenous month.
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
Wear an Orange Shirt on Orange Shirt Day, September 30, 2019
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
- September 19 between 10 am and 1 pm Pickering City Hall at 1 The Esplanade S, Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 Oshawa, Ontario
- September 23 between 10 am and 1 pm Region of Durham Headquarters 605 Rossland Rd E, Whitby, ON L1N 6A3
- September 26 between 10 and 1:30 at Oshawa Market City Hall (50 Centre Street South)
- September 30 between 2:30 and 4 pm. The Art Resource Centre Oshawa, (45 Queen St, Oshawa)
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.
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