TRC-Bobcaygeon Blog
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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...
More Stories from Gidgaa Migizi (Doug Williams)
We are sorry to announce that our March 14th, 2020 from 10:30am-noon at the Bobcaygeon Public Library event with Doug Williams has been cancelled due to COVID19 physical distancing considerations. We will try to reschedule when things open up. Stay safe everyone.
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.
Pine Tree Talk with Pam Palmater
This past summer the final report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was released for public scrutiny. After 2 years of gathering evidence from 2,380 family members, survivors of violence, experts and Knowledge Keepers the Report issued 231 individual...
Pine Tree Talk: Genocide in Canada
This Pine Tree Talk with Dr. Pam Palmater at Trent University on Oct 30. is bound to be informative and impactful. It is a free event. Hope to see you there.
The Paddle Project
Bobcaygeon's Vibrant Village Committee of IMPACT 32 facilitated the annual PADDLE PROJECT. Local artists, community groups, businesses, artisans and community members were invited to paint and decorate wooden paddles. All 68 of the paddles were displayed through-out...