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The Falstaff Family Centre is located in Stratford, Ontario focusing on the needs of families and children in Perth County. Founded in 2002, the centre is a multi-faceted and evolving facility, devoted to the principles of inclusiveness, diversity and the realization of human potential, and responsive to needs identified by the local community.
TENANTS
TVCC
Supporting children and their families to achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Multicultural Association
Helping newcomers build a better life.
Flight Studio
Extracurricular, creative arts program.
PROGRAMS: Stratford Music Academy (Suzuki School) and Folk Army.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at the centre for The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation #NDTR.
A special thanks to our partners and presenters Patsy Day (@patsyanneday) Sallianne & Dale Patch (@salliannedenham) Kaswentha Two Row Now (@kaswentha_tworownow), Jacinthe Roy, Matthew Maynard, The Legacy of Hope (@thelegacyofhope) and The National Film Board of Canada (@onf_nfb).
A special thanks to our partners and presenters Patsy Day (@patsyanneday) Sallianne & Dale Patch (@salliannedenham) Kaswentha Two Row Now (@kaswentha_tworownow), Jacinthe Roy, Matthew Maynard, The Legacy of Hope (@thelegacyofhope) and The National Film Board of Canada (@onf_nfb).
Winonaโs 2024 ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ฆ have arrived! (@sandsgolz)
Available for purchase beginning Monday September 23 from the The Falstaff Family Centre Community Room. HOURS: Sept 23 to 27, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Sept 30 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Shirts are $20 each and available in various sizes and designs including children and youth sizes. Payment by cash, cheque or e-transfer โ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด.
๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐: originally from Walpole Island and the Chippewa Nation, is a Stratford resident. In her 20โs she moved to Vancouver B.C. where she learned about Aboriginal Culture through Kla-How-Ya Aboriginal Center, including dance, visual, and culinary arts.
Ms. Sands is also credited for organizing a candlelight vigil in Stratfordโs Market Square after the discovery of 215 childrenโs remains at a former residential school in Kamloops.
Sands also a 60 scoop survivor is out to help teach in school and in the public and to help with awareness about her people and culture.
Winona is a crafter and a chef as well, where she is an owner operator of Howling Moon Catering.
INQUIRIES: howlingmoon2021@gmail.com and 519-301-7468
@kaswentha_tworownow
@sandsgolz
@markmccauley
Available for purchase beginning Monday September 23 from the The Falstaff Family Centre Community Room. HOURS: Sept 23 to 27, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Sept 30 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Shirts are $20 each and available in various sizes and designs including children and youth sizes. Payment by cash, cheque or e-transfer โ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด.
๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐: originally from Walpole Island and the Chippewa Nation, is a Stratford resident. In her 20โs she moved to Vancouver B.C. where she learned about Aboriginal Culture through Kla-How-Ya Aboriginal Center, including dance, visual, and culinary arts.
Ms. Sands is also credited for organizing a candlelight vigil in Stratfordโs Market Square after the discovery of 215 childrenโs remains at a former residential school in Kamloops.
Sands also a 60 scoop survivor is out to help teach in school and in the public and to help with awareness about her people and culture.
Winona is a crafter and a chef as well, where she is an owner operator of Howling Moon Catering.
INQUIRIES: howlingmoon2021@gmail.com and 519-301-7468
@kaswentha_tworownow
@sandsgolz
@markmccauley
Surprise visitor! @salliannedenham
Happy holidays from @FalstaffCentre. A big thank you to Michael Fox, Cedric Smith, @LoreenaMcKennitt, Santa Clause, Melissa Black, Victoria Rose,
@blackangusbakeryandcatering and everyone who joined us this evening, for Cookies & Carols.
@blackangusbakeryandcatering and everyone who joined us this evening, for Cookies & Carols.
The Future of The Falstaff Family Centre, Tuesday Dec. 5 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
In 2000, the fate of what was then Falstaff Public School was in question when it hit the auction block after being deemed surplus by the Avon Maitland District School Board. The future of the building is now in question again.
On Nov. 8, 2000, Canadian singer/songwriter Loreena McKennitt bought the 1929 neo-Gothic building out from under developers, with an eye to preserving it for the community while respecting its heritage value. With the help of a small group of local residents, public consultations were quickly organized and the building was soon renamed the Falstaff Family Centre (FFC), with a primary focus on children and families.
Looking to the future, Ms. McKennitt has promised the community she would make every effort to provide as much lead time as possible to determine what comes next. With this in mind, she believes now is the time to start those discussions with a briefing session on Tuesday Dec. 5 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the FFC, which will be followed in the months ahead with additional meetings and consultations under the banner The Future of the FFC โ The Discussion Begins.
READ MORE in BIO LINK ๐ @FalstaffCentre
In 2000, the fate of what was then Falstaff Public School was in question when it hit the auction block after being deemed surplus by the Avon Maitland District School Board. The future of the building is now in question again.
On Nov. 8, 2000, Canadian singer/songwriter Loreena McKennitt bought the 1929 neo-Gothic building out from under developers, with an eye to preserving it for the community while respecting its heritage value. With the help of a small group of local residents, public consultations were quickly organized and the building was soon renamed the Falstaff Family Centre (FFC), with a primary focus on children and families.
Looking to the future, Ms. McKennitt has promised the community she would make every effort to provide as much lead time as possible to determine what comes next. With this in mind, she believes now is the time to start those discussions with a briefing session on Tuesday Dec. 5 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the FFC, which will be followed in the months ahead with additional meetings and consultations under the banner The Future of the FFC โ The Discussion Begins.
READ MORE in BIO LINK ๐ @FalstaffCentre
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the centre today!
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Truth & Reconciliation
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Vรฉritรฉ & Rรฉconciliation
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ #29 ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ.
#EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation #VรฉritรฉEtRรฉconciliation #NDTR #NDTR2023 #TruthAndReconciliationWeek #ReconciliationStartsWithEducation #StratfordON #StratfordOntario #StrongerTogether #IndigenousPeoples #UnitedForProsperity #Canada #FirstNations
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Truth & Reconciliation
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Vรฉritรฉ & Rรฉconciliation
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ #29 ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ.
#EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation #VรฉritรฉEtRรฉconciliation #NDTR #NDTR2023 #TruthAndReconciliationWeek #ReconciliationStartsWithEducation #StratfordON #StratfordOntario #StrongerTogether #IndigenousPeoples #UnitedForProsperity #Canada #FirstNations
Christin Dennis (@christinsweatlodgeguy), a local Sixties Scoop Survivor from Aamjiwnaang (Chippewas of Sarnia First Nation) who also goes by Gzhiiquot or Fast Moving Cloud, shared his story of overcoming hardship and reclaiming his culture to become a celebrated artist, teacher and sweat lodge conductor during an event at the Falstaff Family Centre Wednesday night. ๐ธ Galen Simmons/The Beacon Herald/Postmedia Network
STORY LINK IN BIO @FalstaffCentre
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Truth & Reconciliation
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Vรฉritรฉ & Rรฉconciliation
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ #29 ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ.
#EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation #VรฉritรฉEtRรฉconciliation #NDTR #NDTR2023 #TruthAndReconciliationWeek #ReconciliationStartsWithEducation #StratfordON #StratfordOntario #StrongerTogether #IndigenousPeoples #UnitedForProsperity #Canada #FirstNations #SixtiesScoop #60sScoop
STORY LINK IN BIO @FalstaffCentre
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Truth & Reconciliation
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Vรฉritรฉ & Rรฉconciliation
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ #29 ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ.
#EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation #VรฉritรฉEtRรฉconciliation #NDTR #NDTR2023 #TruthAndReconciliationWeek #ReconciliationStartsWithEducation #StratfordON #StratfordOntario #StrongerTogether #IndigenousPeoples #UnitedForProsperity #Canada #FirstNations #SixtiesScoop #60sScoop
Patsy Anne Day (@patsyanneday), Oneida First Nation elder of the Turtle Clan, gives a Thanksgiving address to begin the Falstaff Family Centre's week of events for Truth and Reconciliation. Connor Luczka/StratfordToday @stratfordtoday.ca @cluczka
๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ค
๐น๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ @falstaffcentre
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Truth & Reconciliation
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Vรฉritรฉ & Rรฉconciliation
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ #29 ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ.
#EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation #VรฉritรฉEtRรฉconciliation #NDTR #NDTR2023 #TruthAndReconciliationWeek #ReconciliationStartsWithEducation #StratfordON #StratfordOntario #StrongerTogether #IndigenousPeoples #UnitedForProsperity #Canada #FirstNations
๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ค
๐น๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ @falstaffcentre
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Truth & Reconciliation
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Vรฉritรฉ & Rรฉconciliation
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ #29 ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ.
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Stratford's Falstaff Family Centre is hosting a week of events in honour of Truth and Reconciliation Week and Canada's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
๐ read full article using link in bio @falstaffcentre
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Truth & Reconciliation
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Vรฉritรฉ & Rรฉconciliation
#EveryChildMatters
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#NDTR
#NDTR2023
๐ read full article using link in bio @falstaffcentre
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Truth & Reconciliation
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The Falstaff Family Centre is hosting six days of activities from Sept. 25th to the 30th in support of Truth and Reconciliation Week and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The week will officially launch at 1:00 p.m. on Monday Sept. 25th with a short opening address by Patsy Anne Day (@patsyanneday), a member of the Turtle Clan and an Oneida First Nation elder.
Throughout the week, the centre will be hosting the Legacy of Hope Foundationโs Exhibition (@thelegacyofhope), entitled Peter Henderson Bryce: A Man of Conscience, open daily Sept. 25th to the 30th from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Suitable for all ages, admission is by cash donation with proceeds going to the Indigenous-led foundation.
Henderson Bryce was a medical officer of health for Ontario and the federal government in the early 1900s and is considered a โwhistle blowerโ for bringing attention to the large numbers of Indigenous children dying in residential schools.
There will be a pop-up retail shop on site all week, featuring t-shirts by Winona Sands of Howling Moon Aboriginal Arts and a member of Walpole Island First Nation, as well as artwork by knowledge keeper Christin Dennis Gzhiiquot (@christinsweatlodgeguy), Fast Moving Cloud, a member of Aamjiwnaag First Nation.
๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ก๐ @FalstaffCentre
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Truth & Reconciliation
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Vรฉritรฉ & Rรฉconciliation
#EveryChildMatters
#TruthAndReconciliation
#NDTR
#NDTR2023
The week will officially launch at 1:00 p.m. on Monday Sept. 25th with a short opening address by Patsy Anne Day (@patsyanneday), a member of the Turtle Clan and an Oneida First Nation elder.
Throughout the week, the centre will be hosting the Legacy of Hope Foundationโs Exhibition (@thelegacyofhope), entitled Peter Henderson Bryce: A Man of Conscience, open daily Sept. 25th to the 30th from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Suitable for all ages, admission is by cash donation with proceeds going to the Indigenous-led foundation.
Henderson Bryce was a medical officer of health for Ontario and the federal government in the early 1900s and is considered a โwhistle blowerโ for bringing attention to the large numbers of Indigenous children dying in residential schools.
There will be a pop-up retail shop on site all week, featuring t-shirts by Winona Sands of Howling Moon Aboriginal Arts and a member of Walpole Island First Nation, as well as artwork by knowledge keeper Christin Dennis Gzhiiquot (@christinsweatlodgeguy), Fast Moving Cloud, a member of Aamjiwnaag First Nation.
๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ก๐ @FalstaffCentre
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Truth & Reconciliation
๐คโฅ๏ธ๐๐ค Vรฉritรฉ & Rรฉconciliation
#EveryChildMatters
#TruthAndReconciliation
#NDTR
#NDTR2023
๐คโค๏ธ๐๐คโ Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate National Indigenous Peopleโs Day. Special thanks to @christinsweatlodgeguy @patsyanneday and @salliannedenham for making it such a special day.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ #29. ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ.
#NationalIndigneousPeoplesDay #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay2023
#NIPD #NIPD2023 #NIHM #NIHM2023 #StrongerTogether #IndigenousPeoples #TruthAndReconciliation #UnitedForProsperity #Canada #FirstNations #Metis #Inuit #StratfordON
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ #29. ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ.
#NationalIndigneousPeoplesDay #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay2023
#NIPD #NIPD2023 #NIHM #NIHM2023 #StrongerTogether #IndigenousPeoples #TruthAndReconciliation #UnitedForProsperity #Canada #FirstNations #Metis #Inuit #StratfordON
๐คโค๏ธ๐๐คโ Join the National Indigenous Peopleโs Day celebration this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of The Falstaff Family Centre. Read more from bio link @falstaffcentre
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ #29. ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ.
#NationalIndigneousPeoplesDay #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay2023
#NIPD #NIPD2023 #NIHM #NIHM2023 #StrongerTogether #IndigenousPeoples #TruthAndReconciliation #UnitedForProsperity #Canada #FirstNations #Metis #Inuit #StratfordON
๐ท @wgfbruin
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต, ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ #29. ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ.
#NationalIndigneousPeoplesDay #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay2023
#NIPD #NIPD2023 #NIHM #NIHM2023 #StrongerTogether #IndigenousPeoples #TruthAndReconciliation #UnitedForProsperity #Canada #FirstNations #Metis #Inuit #StratfordON
๐ท @wgfbruin
Read full story from bio link @falstaffcentre
Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members help put poles in place as the skeletal structure of a five-and-a-half-metre tall teepee begins to take shape at the Falstaff Family Centre in Stratford Monday evening. Galen Simmons/The Beacon Herald/Postmedia Network
Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members help put poles in place as the skeletal structure of a five-and-a-half-metre tall teepee begins to take shape at the Falstaff Family Centre in Stratford Monday evening. Galen Simmons/The Beacon Herald/Postmedia Network
The next phase of the tipi project (sanding & oiling) taking place this afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. All are welcome and invited to participate.
Join us tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m. (The Local) for the third and final installment of the Screenagers film series Under The Influence.
โScreenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age, the third feature documentary in the Screenagers trilogy, delves into how the tech revolution has reshaped adolescence and its effects on substance use. The film debunks myths and depicts strategies parents and schools can use to encourage healthy decision-making, support teen mental health, set limits, and create healthy home environments. The film also includes many ways young people are using their wisdom and strength to help each other and themselves through this complicated terrain around substance use.
While most documentaries about substance use focus on severe addiction, Screenagers Under The Influence fills a pressing need for a film that explores more common scenarios. The film is grounded in teensโ current reality of being flooded by images on social media, movies, and TV shows about vaping, drugs, and alcohol.
Like the first two Screenagers films, Screenagers Under The Influence interweaves cutting-edge science with personal stories to create an informative and entertaining film experience for young people and adults alike. Screenagers Under The Influence focuses on practical solutions for keeping our teens safe in a changing world.
โScreenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age, the third feature documentary in the Screenagers trilogy, delves into how the tech revolution has reshaped adolescence and its effects on substance use. The film debunks myths and depicts strategies parents and schools can use to encourage healthy decision-making, support teen mental health, set limits, and create healthy home environments. The film also includes many ways young people are using their wisdom and strength to help each other and themselves through this complicated terrain around substance use.
While most documentaries about substance use focus on severe addiction, Screenagers Under The Influence fills a pressing need for a film that explores more common scenarios. The film is grounded in teensโ current reality of being flooded by images on social media, movies, and TV shows about vaping, drugs, and alcohol.
Like the first two Screenagers films, Screenagers Under The Influence interweaves cutting-edge science with personal stories to create an informative and entertaining film experience for young people and adults alike. Screenagers Under The Influence focuses on practical solutions for keeping our teens safe in a changing world.
Many hands make light work. Dozens participated in the debarking of eighteen poles that will soon support a 5m-tall Tipi on the grounds of the centre. Special thanks to Christin Dennis (@christinsweatlodgeguy) Matt Baker and Patsy Day (@patsyanneday).
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๐ธ @markmccauley
#NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay
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๐ธ @markmccauley
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ โ
The Falstaff Family Centre will soon be the site of a five-and-a-half-metre-tall tipi which will be fully erected in time for ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ on Wednesday June 21st.
Weโve been working with visual artist and flute maker Christin Dennis, a member of the Aamjiwnaang (Chippewas of Sarnia First Nation) and Matt Baker, the Knowledge Keeper and Indigenous Advisor with the Avon-Maitland District School Board and the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board.
Together, weโre erecting this traditional Indigenous structure at the FFC, where Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, as well as members of the public, might learn more about Aboriginal culture and customs.
We are now inviting you to come be a part of todayโs debarking of 18 poles, 15 of which are needed to support the canvas tipi. The bark is first stripped from the poles and then over time theyโre dried and straightened, and eventually sanded and oiled before being erected to support the canvas covering.
The debarking process takes place ๐๐๐๐๐ from ๐:๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐:๐๐ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ. on the FFC grounds.
Mr. Dennis has also been a sweat lodge facilitator for roughly 20 years and is in the process of trying to erect a large nine-metre tipi north of Stratford where elders and students can gather to talk, do crafts and learn about the culture. โEverybody loves a tipi,โ he says.
If you decide to join us, please bring a lawn chair, workwear, water bottle, snack and anything else you might need. (The centre will be open for use of the washrooms.)
The Falstaff Family Centre will soon be the site of a five-and-a-half-metre-tall tipi which will be fully erected in time for ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ on Wednesday June 21st.
Weโve been working with visual artist and flute maker Christin Dennis, a member of the Aamjiwnaang (Chippewas of Sarnia First Nation) and Matt Baker, the Knowledge Keeper and Indigenous Advisor with the Avon-Maitland District School Board and the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board.
Together, weโre erecting this traditional Indigenous structure at the FFC, where Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, as well as members of the public, might learn more about Aboriginal culture and customs.
We are now inviting you to come be a part of todayโs debarking of 18 poles, 15 of which are needed to support the canvas tipi. The bark is first stripped from the poles and then over time theyโre dried and straightened, and eventually sanded and oiled before being erected to support the canvas covering.
The debarking process takes place ๐๐๐๐๐ from ๐:๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐:๐๐ ๐ฉ.๐ฆ. on the FFC grounds.
Mr. Dennis has also been a sweat lodge facilitator for roughly 20 years and is in the process of trying to erect a large nine-metre tipi north of Stratford where elders and students can gather to talk, do crafts and learn about the culture. โEverybody loves a tipi,โ he says.
If you decide to join us, please bring a lawn chair, workwear, water bottle, snack and anything else you might need. (The centre will be open for use of the washrooms.)
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Remembering those who have served and who continue to serve in the name of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. #LestWeForget2022 #CanadaRemembers
Join us again at 4:00 PM today at The Falstaff Family Centre.
The Falstaff Family Centre is hosting an outdoor event and inviting the community to learn more about Indigenous culture and traditions on Friday Sept. 30th, The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The afternoon event will include three identical hour-long presentations at 1:30, 2:30 and 4:00 p.m., all of which also feature a โmeet and greetโ with live Ojibwe โSpirit Horsesโ. The program will also include land acknowledgements by Loreena McKennitt and Jo-Dee Burbach and a sacred fire, a traditional way to begin a ceremony or event and unite participants.
Christin Dennis @christinsweatlodgeguy who also goes by the name โFast Moving Cloudโ in Ojibwe, is lead knowledge keeper with the Avon Maitland District School Board and will explain the significance of the Medicine Wheel Garden. Heโll also perform the smudging, a burning of such traditional medicines as sweetgrass, sage or cedar in a ceremony for purifying or cleansing the soul of negative thoughts of a person or place.
The Ojibway Spirit Horses, which will be accompanied by stable owners Dale and Sallianne Patch, are small horses and the only breed developed by Indigenous people in Canada. Once abundant, they ran wild in the boreal forests around the Great Lakes region and are considered a spirit animal by the Indigenous people of Ontario. Their origins are thought to pre-date the Ice Age.
The dayโs events will conclude with a Solidarity Walk around the Avon River, departing from The Falstaff Family Centre at 5:00 p.m.
โWe are again so pleased to be hosting this event,โ says Loreena McKennitt, director of the Falstaff Family Centre and founder of Wise Communities Stratford. โWe are most fortunate that these people have agreed to come and share their knowledge of Indigenous culture and history.โ
There will also be a pop-up shop with Mr. Dennisโ art and orange t-shirts handmade and blessed by area-artist Winona Sands.
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The Falstaff Family Centre is hosting an outdoor event and inviting the community to learn more about Indigenous culture and traditions on Friday Sept. 30th, The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The afternoon event will include three identical hour-long presentations at 1:30, 2:30 and 4:00 p.m., all of which also feature a โmeet and greetโ with live Ojibwe โSpirit Horsesโ. The program will also include land acknowledgements by Loreena McKennitt and Jo-Dee Burbach and a sacred fire, a traditional way to begin a ceremony or event and unite participants.
Christin Dennis @christinsweatlodgeguy who also goes by the name โFast Moving Cloudโ in Ojibwe, is lead knowledge keeper with the Avon Maitland District School Board and will explain the significance of the Medicine Wheel Garden. Heโll also perform the smudging, a burning of such traditional medicines as sweetgrass, sage or cedar in a ceremony for purifying or cleansing the soul of negative thoughts of a person or place.
The Ojibway Spirit Horses, which will be accompanied by stable owners Dale and Sallianne Patch, are small horses and the only breed developed by Indigenous people in Canada. Once abundant, they ran wild in the boreal forests around the Great Lakes region and are considered a spirit animal by the Indigenous people of Ontario. Their origins are thought to pre-date the Ice Age.
The dayโs events will conclude with a Solidarity Walk around the Avon River, departing from The Falstaff Family Centre at 5:00 p.m.
โWe are again so pleased to be hosting this event,โ says Loreena McKennitt, director of the Falstaff Family Centre and founder of Wise Communities Stratford. โWe are most fortunate that these people have agreed to come and share their knowledge of Indigenous culture and history.โ
There will also be a pop-up shop with Mr. Dennisโ art and orange t-shirts handmade and blessed by area-artist Winona Sands.
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Pictured, artistic director Fiona Mongillo sits under last year's canopy behind The Bruce Hotel. For this year's season, all of the productions will be performed inside at the Falstaff Family Centre. (via Stratford Beacon Herald)
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