With 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Indigenous Education Week 2022 will host several events from October 31 – November 4, focusing on the theme of Death and Dying.