Kawartha First Nations Events Calendar June 2017

             ONGOING EVENTS – PLEASE CONTACT THE SOURCE TO CONFIRM

Each Tues
Women's Hand Drumming Drop-In. For all women of any experience level. Every Tuesday evening. 1097 Water Street @ Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag Services Circle 5 – 7 pm.

Each Wed
Weekly Grandmothers Luncheon. Lunch and talking circle. 1097 Water Street @ Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag Services Circle.. For information contact head grandmother, Linda Richardson. (705) 743-7963.

Each Saturday
Nitaawe. Culture and Language Program. 1097 Water Street @ Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag Services Circle.11 am – 1 pm. For information contact head office (705) 741-0900.

Each Wed
Ojibway Language Classes. 360 George Street North, Unit 6, Peterborough Square, Lower Level. 10 am – 12 noon. For information, contact: Peterborough Native Language Program (705) 741-0798.

1st Tues of each month
The Migizi Series Bedford House. 551 Aylmer St. N. 7 – 9 pm. Talks with indigenous Community leaders and activists about the role of spirituality in social justice. For information: [email protected]

Re-opening,  spring 2017
Kinomaage-Waapkong “The Rocks That Teach” (Petroglyphs Provincial Park) . 10 am – 5 pm. 2249 Northey’s Bay Rd., Woodview  K0L 3E0. For information:
www.curvelakefirstnation.ca/tourism-and-culture/petroglyphs.php

In general 
Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre. 580 Cameron St. Their website is http://www.nogofc.ca/ for further info regarding the programs they offer.

Occasional Tuesdays
Tuesday Nights Traditional Teaching. Trent University, school term only,  in the Ernie and Florence Benedict Gathering Space (Gzowski College) GCS 102, from 6 – 8 pm. For information: First People’s House of Learning. [email protected]. @fphltrentu 
www.facebook.com/FirstPeoplesHouseOfLearning
 
Wed. June 21
Indigenous Solidarity Day. Join Peterborough’s Indigenous community as we celebrate our Indigenous roots at Nichols Oval on June 21st (near the Pavilion). 3 – 8 pm. Information and Activity booths, traditional teachings, a Feast followed by a music video created by Elders and Youth. Sponsored by the Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre. For more information, check their website: www.nogofc.ca/1235-2/ or call Nadia McLaren 705-775-0387.

Wed June 21
National Aboriginal Day Celebrations with Miawpukek First Nation (from Newfoundland). Canoe Museum, 910 Monaghan Road, Peterborough , 9:30am  –  8:00pm.   Free admission all day! For information and schedule of events, check their website:
www.canoemuseum.ca/upcoming-events/2017/6/21/national-aboriginal-day-celebration-with-miawpukek-first-nation

Wed. June 21
Aboriginal Art Show. Whetung Ojibwa Centre. Curve Lake. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. “. . . we celebrate the artistic endeavours of our native people. We share with you our history, our culture, and our heritage as we honour National Aboriginal Day.” For more information: www.whetung.com/pages/special-events

Thurs June 22
Educational Pow Wow at Whetung's, Whetung Ojibwa Centre. Curve Lake. 10am to 2:30 p.m. “To celebrate our National Aboriginal Day” For more information: www.whetung.com/pages/special-events

Sat. June 24
National Aboriginal Day Celebration. Dana Paudash Memorial Ball Park, 126 Paudash Street, Hiawatha First Nation. For more info: Email: [email protected] or website: www.hiawathafirstnation.com/

July 8 & 9
Alderville First Nation Pow Wow . 5787 Roseneath Landing Road. For more information, check out their website:   http://alderville.ca/sample-page/blog/

July 15 & 16
Scugog First Nation Pow Wow. For more information, check out their website: http://scugogfirstnation.com/Public/Pow-Wow

August 19 & 20
Summer Art Show. Whetung Ojibwa Centre. Curve Lake. For more information: www.whetung.com/pages/special-events

August 19 & 20
Rama First Nation Pow Wow. More info on their Facebook page.
www.facebook.com/RamaPowWow

August 22 - 27
Living and Learning. A land based language and culture course exploring Anishinaabemowin through experiential learning in a five-day camp. Location: Mazinawgamiig (Bon Echo Provincial Park). Open to community members and students from other universities. Contact: Elder Shirley Williams [email protected] or Chris Welter: [email protected]

Sept 16 & 17
Curve Lake First Nation Pow Wow. For more info: website: www.curvelakefirstnation.ca

Note: If you are planning to attend a Pow wow and have not attended before, you might like to look at the following brochure, section on Pow Wow etiquette.
www.curvelakefirstnation.ca/documents/powwow%20brochure%20-%20KC%20Edits.pdf
 
Links for other events:
 
For cultural events at Curve Lake First Nation:  
www.curvelakefirstnation.ca/tourism-and-culture/
Curve Lake Pow Wow takes place each year on the third weekend in September.
 
For cultural events at Hiawatha First Nation:
www.hiawathafirstnation.com/
Hiawatha Pow Wow takes place each year on the May 24th weekend. Email: [email protected]  www.hiawathafirstnation.com/
 
For cultural events at Alderville First Nation:
www.aldervillefirstnation.ca/ and www.aldervillesavanna.ca
 
For events at Trent University, First People’s House of Learning, follow us on Facebook:
Facebook.com/FirstPeoplesHouseofLearning or www.trentu.ca/fphl/
 
For events at Fleming College and Niijkwewenanda, check calendar at https://teamup.com/ks109dbe50c141cb82 or contact Kylie Fox, Fleming Aboriginal Student Services Coordinator at [email protected]. The calendar indicates which events are open to the public.
 
Look for the lectures in a series ‘A Sense of Place: Perspectives on Relationship to Land and Water in the Kawarthas" co-hosted by Kawartha Land Trust and Trent University. For information: http://kawarthalandtrust.org/ or www.trentu.ca/newsevents/news 
 
 
Events in Other Places to Note in 2017

March 2017 (continuous intake?)
Online Course through the University of Alberta.  Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada, key issues facing Indigenous peoples today highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations. For more information, www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada

June 25 2017 ??
Toronto
Sacred Water Walk. (with the support of Trent U Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Environmental Studies programs. For more info contact: Ecologos. www.ecologos.ca