TRC-Bobcaygeon
Current Events and Activities
Book Discussion
As promised late last year, TRCBobcaygeon is having a book discussion this spring to discuss the following books: Aazhoodenaang Enjibaajig. Our Long Struggle for Home. The Ipperwash Story. and Heather Menzies. Meeting My Treaty Kin: A Journey Toward Reconciliation...
Saturday September 30th
September 30, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation On Saturday September 30, the local organization, Truth and Reconciliation Community - Bobcaygeon will hold a public gathering to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The event will take...
Box Lunch Social at the Beach park
Truth and Reconciliation Community - Bobcaygeon had our second annual Box Lunch Social aka picnic with CLFN’s Getsiinyag +55 group. The weather co-operated and we had a sunny day with pleasant temperatures. The idea was to enjoy our first event at "Inawanadimin" - the...
Beading Workshop
To call our Beading Workshop with Anishinaabekwe artist and scholar Malinda Grey a "workshop" is a bit of a misnomer. It was definitely more of a Playshop as our group resembled unruly Kindergarteners to a large degree. Malinda Gray is a PHd student and course...
Blanket Exercise
The Blanket Exercise was well attended and people reported being very moved by the experience. We had folks who drove from as far away as Caledon to attend. Anne Taylor led the exercise and added her own personal experiences and familiy stories to bring her lived...
Poems, Songs, Words From the Heart
A sizable and attentive crowd, for the most part wearing orange, gathered for a special event on the grounds of the Boyd Museum late this afternoon. They came to acknowledge this National Day set aside for reflection on the hard truths of our past and to contemplate a...
This Friday – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
This is a reminder of the last event this month sponsored by Truth and Reconciliation Community Bobcaygeon on Friday September 30, 2022--on this second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We want to mark this day of reflection by celebrating the...
September the 30th at the Boyd Museum Grounds
Last year on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation the remains of 215 children found near Kamloops in British Columbia were weighing heavily on the hearts and minds of so many Canadians. More than 200 people came out to the grounds of the Boyd Museum to...
“Celebrating First Peoples” Opening
The event to open the Art Show "Celebrating First Peoples" was well attended. A few of the artists whose work is on display were front and centre to hear from Chief Knott who was the guest speaker.Chief Keith Knott is a terrific storyteller. His warm engaging style,...