Dedication to Cileana Taylor

Dedication to Cileana Taylor

Curve Lake First Nation produced the accompanying video below as a Dedication to Cileana Taylor and to raise awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls(MMIWG). Elders and leaders appealed to the community to find ways together to end violence against...
Mi’kmaw Fishing Rights

Mi’kmaw Fishing Rights

There is a lot of confusion and misinformation around the  situation in Nova Scotia with regard to Mi’kmaw fishing rights. Here are some facts from a page posted by APTN followed by a letter written by TRC Bobcaygeon. The 1999 Marshall Decision. In 1999, the...
Our MMIWG Committee Report

Our MMIWG Committee Report

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls  Sub-group of TRC-Bobcaygeon – July 20, 2020 As we know, the federal government was mandated to come up with an Action Plan this past June, one year after the Report was tabled. Nothing has been done and of course,...
Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Day Wear an Orange Shirt September 30th to recognize the experience of survivors of Indian residential schools in Canada. The quote below tells the origin of the orange shirt as a symbol. It comes from an article on the Indigenous Corporate Training...
Harvesting Manoomin

Harvesting Manoomin

Community Voices for Manoomin harvesting on Pigeon Lake Labour Day Weekend.  A close up of Manoomin at the flowering stage. Paula demonstrating how to use the sticks to harvst the Manoomin. Sherry H and Sherry T from TRC...