Items of Interest
Remembering MMIWG: REDress Project
The REDress Project was originally an art installation by Jaime Black in 2012 in which she collected and displayed a collection of red dresses to focus attention on the staggering number of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls in Canada. Red dresses...
Honouring First Nations
The Kawartha Promoter article June 30, 2017 Volume 27, Issue 12
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....
Petroglyphs
Petroglyphs Provincial Park is a historical-class provincial park situated in Woodview, Ontario, Canada, northeast of Peterborough. It has the largest collection of ancient First Nations petroglyphs (rock carvings) in...
The Seven Grandfather Teachings
Excerpt from 7generations.org The Seven Grandfather Teachings are a set of traditional teachings that have been passed down from generation to generation. The seven teachings have been given to the Anishinaabe people to guide them in living a good life, living without...
Beadwork
Malinda Gray, PhD Candidate and dedicated beader shares her Masters thesis on the importance of Beadwork. The following selected excerpts give just a taste of the role beads play. Images are posted with permission from Beautiful Star Beads, featuring Malinda's work...
Hard Conversations
Canadians need to stay in the conversation around justice and reconciliation. Specifically settler society needs to either begin these conversations in their circles or start asking the hard questions. Few people enjoy risking the possibility of conflict or...
Quiz from Curve Lake First Nations
If you live in Michi Saagiig Territory, you may be close to the community of Curve Lake. This quiz was put together a few years ago. There are many facts on here that may surprise you.
FirstVoices App
Interview with Rosanna Deerchild Unreserved "If you've always wanted to text in Cree, Anishinabemowin or Maori, there's an app for that. FirstVoices was created by First Peoples' Cultural Council in British Columbia and has over 100 Indigenous languages...