Items of Interest
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 Supreme...
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...
Author Desmond Cole Influences Change
The Book In an article in the Star, Shree Paradkar states: If there’s one thing The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole makes clear, it is how integral racism is to Canadian life. It winds its way through the justice system, military decisions, child welfare, the education...
Drew Hayden Taylor Finalist for Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
Curve Lake First Nation novelist and playwright Drew Hayden Taylor is one of three writers on the shortlist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Taylor is nominated for his play "Cottagers and Indians," which chronicles the real-life tensions between...
Statement of Support for the Wet’suwet’en Nation
Truth and Reconciliation Community – Bobcaygeon*(Ontario) stands firmly in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation who continue to assert sovereignty over their traditional territories and resist state violence. We support the demands of the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary...
Nogojiwanong Project
Interpretive panels telling the story of Indigenous Peoples in the Peterborough area were unveiled in Millennium Park on November 8th to mark the 200th anniversary of Rice Lake Treaty No. 20. Peterborough Examiner article
Treaties Week
The Ontario government proclaimed the First Week of November Treaties Recognition Week. The Treaties Recognition Week Act, 2016 was introduced and passed with the support of all parties on May 30th 2016.
Letter to the Premier of Ontario
The Truth and Reconciliation Community - Bobcaygeon were concerned about the direction the Ford government is taking and what this will do to reconciliation efforts. Below are images of the letter we send in this regard.
Language of Reconciliation
Sharing the Language of Reconciliation document that was used at our August 21st community workshop. Language of Reconciliation ( PDF document ) Indian Act information ( CBC) The Language of Reconciliation: Elders' Circle from Reconciliation Canada on Vimeo.