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The O’de Piitaanemaan Pledge
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism has launched a new tourism campaign, based on Indigenous teachings, that encourages both residents and visitors to respect the land, waterways, and communities of the region. Developed in consultation with Curve Lake First...
July 1st: A Day of Conversation
People across the land we call Canada struggled with how to approach Canada Day this year. In Bobcaygeon the committee in charge of these plans went ahead with the a drive-by planned to go past the long-term care facilities in town to bring greetings to residents and...
Vigil with the Stones
Two members of TRC Bobcaygeon sat a vigil that started Wednesday June 30th at 9pm until the morning of July 1st at the Boyd Museum the site of the 215 + Children Taken Art Intallation. This Memorial is so much more than a collection of painted stones. Each one has a...
Rethinking Canada Day
There is a debate across the country about how to approach Canada Day this year. The recent discovery of children's bodies in unmarked and mass graves has brought a new level of awareness to many. Canada Day Celebrations are being questioned as we are being confronted...
Look for Orange Ribbons in Bobcaygeon Canada Day Parade
This year, orange ribbons will be provided and tied to vehicles participating in the parade in recognition of the painful truths of Canada’s Indian Residential School system as we have seen most recently in the news stories about the uncovering of hundreds of unmarked...
Background for the 215 Memorial Installation
Entire Community Mobilized to Remember the Children Taken On our statement TRC Bobcaygeon says... Our purpose as the Truth and Reconciliation Community Bobcaygeon is to foster and develop respectful relationships among Settlers, Indigenous neighbours and the Land. We...
From Mourning to Action – 215 Memorial Art Installation
~Sherry Telford (Co-keeper TRC Community Bobcaygeon) On June 16 th , painted river rocks to honour and remember the 215 children who died at the Kamploops Indian Residential School in British Columbia went on display on the wall outside the Bobcaygeon library and Boyd...
TRC-Bobcaygeon Memorial Tribute
Bobcaygeon community members honour the 215 Indigenous Children found buried next to Kamloops Residential School Upon hearing of the 215 Indigenous children whose bodies were detected in a mass grave beside the Kamloops Indian Residential School in...
215 Children – What Can We Do?
215 Indigenous Children – What Can We Do “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela With thanks to Ontario Association of Art Galleries for this information http://oaag.org/ Learn more about residential schools and...