Indigenous Perspective on the Land

Indigenous Perspective on the Land

Creative Spirits is a go-to resource (from Australia) for students, teachers and those hungry to know what they weren’t taught. *Source: Helping you learn and teach about Aboriginal culture – Creative Spirits, retrieved from...
Action Toward Reconciliation

Action Toward Reconciliation

Calls To Action Accountability: A Status Update On Reconciliation Dr. Eva Jewell  and Dr. Ian Mosby take a critical look at Canada’s progress to date on implementing the Calls to Action recommended in the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. ...
Community Outreach

Community Outreach

Truth and Reconciliation Bobcaygeon presented four community outreach opportunities at Kawartha Settlers’ Village this summer. On Monday July 3  there was a showing of Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire’s film ‘Secret Path’. On October 22, 1966 a young boy named Chanie...
Water Walk

Water Walk

A Water Walk is a ceremonial event. There are protocols that you should be aware of if you wish to participate. This post includes a pdf that outlines what you need to know as well as excerpts from an article on a previous Water Walk around Rice Lake. Members of TRC-...
Artists

Artists

This painting by Norval Morrisseau is from the private collection of Linda Lundstrom. Purchased by Olive Lundström, in 1966 or 1967. Norval would visit her Cochenour Fabric Centre with his paintings rolled up under his arm. As a child, Linda remembers him vividly....