The City of Hamilton hosts the third event of our “Indigenous Cycles” series, exploring the rich culinary heritage of our Haudenosaunee brothers and sisters. Chef Tawnya Brant of Six Nations of the Grand River Territory will prepare recipes that celebrate the Winter Solstice using traditional ingredients.  Join us for a candle-lit evening tour of the house decorated…

The National Arts Centre in Ottawa hosts an Indigenous Women’s Art Market to support local Indigenous women artists and artisans in the National Arts Centre’s Gail & David O’Brien Atrium. The Indigenous Women’s Art Market will feature the diverse and fantastic work of Métis, Inuit, and First Nations makers. Browse jewelry, beadwork, paintings, sculptures,…

Atlohsa Family Healing Services hosts a Community Sweat Lodge Gathering - A cultural gathering for healing, community engagement, and sharing knowledge and songs. This gathering serves as a time of purification, prayer, and communal strength. It also offers a unique cultural opportunity for knowledge and song sharing, which fosters community healing and engagement. Light refreshments…

Join ADAAWE Indigenous Business Hub on December 14th, 2023, from 5 - 7 PM for an unforgettable evening celebrating the graduation of our incredible entrepreneurs from the ADAAWE Incubator. This event will spotlight vision founders and provide a perfect opportunity to connect, network, and draw inspiration from these accomplished graduates, entrepreneurs, and community members. Event’s Website/Socials Website…

Join them for an afternoon of festive cookie decorating, gingerbread house making, writing letters to Santa, and more Christmas crafts and games! Be merry and jolly with the McMaster Indigenous munchkin community! Lunch and snacks will be served. Presents from 'Nimkii-Santa' will be delivered for all the munchkins who come! Make sure to select age-appropriate…

The City’s Indigenous Affairs Office, focused on supporting City divisions in their work with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, and all urban Indigenous communities, hosts their learning circle where participants will learn about Access to land for ceremony and culture How to increase the visible presence of Indigenous history and our lives today…

Join Art Facilitator Sarah Marie Lacy and participants for a two-hour life-drawing session where you can capture the dynamic beauty of powwow dances and their regalia on your paper.  Participants will be required to bring their material and work with art facilitators to create drawings that capture the dancers' movement and their regalia. This event is suitable…

Beading expert Janet Dugan hosts a beginner beading workshop to help participants learn the art of beading. The workshop will begin with going through the tools you will need to start a beading project (bead kit). From there, participants will learn how to bead around a cabochon using the "one needle flat stitch" beading method, and more…

The iconic Canadian trailblazer Susan Aglukark will be at the Hugh's Room Live in Toronto as part of her magical Upinnaq Christmas tour. As a multi-award-winning artist and an Officer of the Order of Canada, Susan Aglukark invites you to experience the magic of her holiday event, "ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅ (oo - pin -nuhk) - Upinnaq Christmas," where she…

Learn about the history of residential schools in Canada at this virtual tour. This virtual tour video was created with local production company Thru the Reddoor, and it follows a guide as they give a tour of the former Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School. During the video, the guide will narrate the 140-year history of the…