A place to start reclaiming…. For myself, making my first Ribbon Skirt was an important step in reclaiming my Indigenous heritage. It is more that merely sewing a skirt and attaching ribbons to it. It is indeed a spiritual connection from beginning to end. From listening to what the design on the material should be,…
Fire & Ice Winter Fun !! On the last Saturday of January annually, the Muskoka Indigenous Friends Cultural Centre is responsible for maintaining one of the fire pits at the Bracebridge Fire & Ice Festival. Not just to keep the fire going, but to also provide an interactive FREE activity for families. We offer a…
An easy yet nutritious soup that is a real crowd pleaser.
Wild Rice–Manoomin historically, and still today, plays an important role in the lives of the Ojibwe people of Turtle Island. Here is an easy recipe to learn how to cook it yourself.
Basic Teachings–Sacred Medicines. Commonly referred to as the 4 Sacred Medicines, they are: Tobacco, Sweetgrass, Sage, and Cedar.
Basic Teachings–7 Grandfather Teachings. These teachings have so long been a part of Indigenous culture that no one remembers a time when they weren’t a part of our teachings.
Basic Teachings–Cultural Connection. For many of us and our varied traumatized pasts, the question is not always first–“Who am I?”. Rather, more often, it is the self-identification of realizing “who I am not”.
National Indigenous Veterans Day is honoured every year on November 8th. However, this was not always so. In fact, this day of remembrance has only been occurring since 1994.