TRC-Bobcaygeon Blog
Posts About 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...
Strawberries and the Mishkodeh
Many members of Truth and Reconciliation Community - Bobcaygeon were on hand to support and celebrate the Strawberries and the Mishkodeh event on Canal Street mid-June. The Board of Directors of the Mishkodeh Centre for Indigenous Knowledge (MCIK)have been busy behind...
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...
A Double Win- Help Dorothy Taylor Get Wheels and Get a Chance to Win a Beautiful Quilt
Dorothy Taylor is a woman in high demand and she needs our help to get her mobile in a way that will allow her to get out to continue her work. By way of introduction, Dorothy Taylor is a Michi Saagiig Anishinaabekwe Elder from Curve Lake First Nation. Because...
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...