FNH Presents: Fresh Food Mondays
First Nations HouseFresh Produce for U of T Indigenous Students at First Nations House
FNH Presents: Fresh Food Mondays
First Nations HouseFresh Produce for U of T Indigenous Students at First Nations House
Canceled CANCELLED – Speaking Our Truths: The Journey Towards Reconciliation Part 2 (Staff & Faculty Training)
Virtual Learning - Remote LearningU of T Indigenous Training This is a Virtual Session. Instructions will be provided closer to the day of class. Many Canadian Institutions, including the University of Toronto, do land acknowledgements before meetings, before convocations and at seminars and conferences, but why do we do them; what is their [...]
Speaking Our Truths: The Journey Towards Reconciliation Part 2 (Student Training)
Virtual Learning - Remote LearningU of T Indigenous Training This is a Virtual Session. Instructions will be provided closer to the day of class. Culture is expressed in the worldviews of peoples from different backgrounds, lived experiences and histories. It is fostered through ones’ unique identification with ones’ values, beliefs, languages, and traditions. [...]
FNH Presents: Fresh Food Mondays
First Nations HouseFresh Produce for U of T Indigenous Students at First Nations House
Indigenous Education Week 2022
Indigenous Education Week 2022 will host several events from October 31 – November 4, focusing on the theme of Death and Dying.
Talk: A Celebration of Spirit with Richard Van Camp (In-person & Virtual)
Teaching Lodge, Earth Sciences Courtyard & Virtually via ZoomPlease join us for this good visiting keynote with Tlicho author and storyteller Richard Van Camp who will share the interviews he's conducted with Indigenous Elders who have passed into Spirit and have returned sharing their recollections and what they learned in the Spirit World. Richard will also share [...]
Listening Party with Mayan Elder Bartolo on Indigenous Waves (In-person & Radio)
Map Room Studio at Hart HouseJoin Jenny Blackbird and Jennifer Sylvester on Indigenous Waves 89.5 CIUT with Mayan Elder Bartolo at the Map Room Studio at Hart House. Indigenous Waves is a celebration of Indigenous cultures; locally, nationally and globally. Through music, storytelling, interviews, panel discussions, art, and humour we explore the diversity of Indigenous Peoples. Jenny [...]
Reflecting on Indigenous Land Acknowledgements (Staff & Faculty Training)
Virtual Learning - Remote LearningThis is a virtual session. Instructions will be provided closer to the day of class. Many Canadian Institutions including the University of Toronto do land acknowledgements before meetings, before convocations and at seminars and conferences, but why do we do them; what is their purpose and are they an effective tool of reconciliation and decolonization. The fear is that land acknowledgements have become largely performative and rote stripping them of their potential to bring about change. These are some of the questions and topics that will be explored in this one and half hour session, Indigenous Land Acknowledgements.
Aztec Dance (In-person)
Great Hall at Hart HouseAztec performers from the Dia De Los Muertos collective will showcase their dance in partnership with Hart House and First Nations House. The Día de Los Muertos Collective is a nonprofit that coordinates the efforts of Toronto's community to bring a celebration that honors the dead, delights the living, [...]
Dead Feast Discussion with Dorothy Peters (In-person)
Teaching Lodge, Earth Sciences CourtyardWith Elder Dorothy Peters, we will be having a feast and discussion around death and dying from an Anishinaabe perspective. Medicines will be provided as well. This discussion will move inside to the First Nations House 3rd Floor Lounge if the weather is inclement. Register here
Reflecting on Indigenous Land Acknowledgements (Student Training)
Virtual Learning - Remote LearningThis is a virtual session. Instructions will be provided closer to the day of class. Many Canadian Institutions including the University of Toronto do land acknowledgements before meetings, before convocations and at seminars and conferences, but why do we do them; what is their purpose and are they an effective tool of reconciliation and decolonization. The fear is that land acknowledgements have become largely performative and rote stripping them of their potential to bring about change. These are some of the questions and topics that will be explored in this one and half hour session, Indigenous Land Acknowledgements.
Tocani Performance (In-person)
Music Room, Hart HousePerformers from the Dia De Los Muertos collective will showcase their Tocani performance in partnership with Hart House and First Nations House. The Día de Los Muertos Collective is a nonprofit that coordinates the efforts of Toronto´s community to bring a celebration that honors the dead, delights the living, [...]
UTM IC Presents: Podcast Club
The Tipi located in front of the MN Building at the University of Toronto Mississauga CampusJoin the UTM Indigenous Centre every Wednesday from 4-5PM for a Podcast Club! Similar to a book club, we'll be listening to a podcast by an Indigenous content creator and have meaningful discussions about the podcast's themes and what we learned. Starting October 26th, the Indigenous Podcast [...]
Funeral Rites, Memorial Tattoos & Teachings with Bonnie Jane Maracle and Crystal Kimewon (In-person)
Teaching Lodge, Earth Sciences CourtyardBonnie Jane Maracle is a traditional teacher on site at First Nations House that is Wolf Clan, Mohawk Nation at Tyendinaga Territory. Bonnie Jane Maracle holds a BA in Indigenous studies from Trent University, a BEd and MEd from Queen's University, and she is a PhD candidate (Indigenous Studies) [...]
Arranging Pretty: Piecing Together Visual Narratives of Death (In-person)
First Nations House LoungeJoin Author, Illustrator and Bioethicist Lisa Boivin for a presentation about Indigenous perspectives of death interpreted in story and visual art. She will discuss her children's books, I will see you again a story about suicide of a family member and We Dream Medicine Dreams which offer animal teachings to help cope with [...]
Dr. Marguerite (Peggy) Hill Memorial Lecture on Indigenous Health (Virtually via Zoom)
Join faculty, learners, alumni and community members at this annual lecture that raises awareness about Indigenous health and traditional ways of knowing. We are pleased to welcome Morningstar Mercredi who will engage us with her perspectives on 'Collective Grief'. Morningstar is an Actor, Author and artist. For questions, contact the Office of Indigenous Health, Temerty Faculty [...]
Dr. Debby Darnard & a Grieving Fire (In-person)
Teaching Lodge, Earth Sciences CourtyardWith Dr. Debby Darnard FNH will prepare a fire that will have a focus on grieving. Medicines will be provided. Register here Everything is free admission. If inclement weather, all sessions taking place outside will be moved indoors to the First Nations House 3rd Floor Lounge. Contact Indigenous Student Life [...]
Reconciliation Walking the Path of Indigenous Allyship (Staff & Faculty Training)
Virtual Learning - Remote LearningU of T Indigenous Training This is a virtual session. Instructions will be provided closer to the day of class. What does it mean to be an ally to Indigenous peoples? And is it even possible to call yourself an ally or is more correct to say that one [...]