Join John (Waaseyaabin) Hupfield and Deanne Hupfield along with special guest instructors in a welcoming space to learn and practice pow wow dance. This weekly class is open to all levels and has the goal of nurturing dancers, whether this is your first or hundredth time dancing. This is a [...]
Digital Indigenous Beading Circle (DIBC) Special Guest: Andrea Johns presenting Indigenous Entrepreneurship: One Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) Artist's Navigation of Creating, Promoting and Supporting Indigenous Art DIBC is very pleased to announce Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) artist, Andrea Johns, will be our special guest to share with us about her experiences as an [...]
Theme: Land Responsibility vs Land Ownership A look at Indigenous People's sense of responsibility as stewards of the land that are historical foundations for environmental preservation to be disrupted by the settler practice of ownership. Come and join, we have Traditional Teacher Bonnie Jane Maracle facilitate a talking circle [...]
Please 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 [...]
Join 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 [...]
Aztec 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, [...]
With 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
Performers 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, [...]
Bonnie 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) [...]
Join 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 [...]