AGM--Annual General Meeting
2025-04-26 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
This is the 3rd Annual General Meeting of the MIFC. If you are a member, this is your time to see the 2024 Financial Report and learn what the Board of Directors has been up to. We value your input and direction as to where you want services and programming to be focused.
BOARD ELECTIONS–currently ALL Board positions are up for election or re-election. Come out and make your voice and choice known.
3 or more Indigenous Board positions are open to be filled at this time and 1 Non-Indigenous position. If you would like to put your name in for this position, please fill out the following form:
Board Member Application Form
PLEASE NOTE–This is a WORKING Board in addition to governing. Meaning that Board Members also need to willing to help write and develop policies/procedures as well as be hands-on in the workshops and more. Help be that forming voice representing community.
Luncheon is provided.

EVENING--ZOOM--Indigenous Christians Circle
2025-04-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting
DISCLAIMER: This is a community requested activity and is aimed at those specifically looking to decolonize their Indigenous Christian walk. A safe place for Indigenous Christians.
ZOOM MEETING — providing more access across the region in the comfort of your own home. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED — info@mifc.ca
Led by Robin Ingham, Métis from the Midland/Penetanguishene area with a diverse and fulfilling background. She earned her Master of Divinity from Tyndale seminary where she began her beautiful journey of studying Scripture in its original languages and interpreting it from an Indigenous perspective. Robin currently serves as Community Outreach Coordinator for The Salvation Army South Muskoka Ministries in Bracebridge and loves seeing the sacredness that each new day brings.

The four parts of the Medicine Wheel include:

Physical
Mental
Emotional
Spiritual

This Spiritual Healing Time is focused on the Spiritual section of the Medicine Wheel.

This group is aimed at those looking for Christian fellowship with other Indigenous community members. The challenge of balancing beliefs with culture under the rule of colonization is hard to come to terms with. This will include talking circle, drumming (Indigenous Christian worship), Bible Study, and will be led by the needs and direction of this specific element of the urban Indigenous community of Muskoka.
THIS IS SEPARATE FROM REGULAR MIFC PROGRAMMING. If this is offensive to you, please don’t attend.

GRAVENHURST--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2025-04-29 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-06 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-08 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us every Tuesday in Gravenhurst for some soup and other treats. A way to provide good company and food and address some food security issues too.

Alex's Place--Lighter Covers
2025-04-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Alex’s Place, 49 Pine Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1N3, Canada
This will be a multiple day workshop–Day 1 is making and covering the lighter with a deer hyde case. Next workshop will move towards peyote stitching over the leather.
This initiative is to aid vulnerable youth in transitional housing. Closed activity for those residents only.

RYDE -- Beaded Necklace
2025-05-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Ryde Co-op Community Centre, 1624 Barkway Road, Gravenhurst, Ontario, P1P 1R3, Canada
Beginner friendly. Learn 2 bead stitches–ladder and brick stitch in this simple but elegant necklace.
Ladder and brick stitches are often found in a wide variety of other projects–so learn the basics here.
Maarsii, miigwetch for the support of the Ryde Community Co-op for the use of space in their building. Working with community partners to grow programs and services.

EVENING--Gravenhurst--Red Dress Pins
2025-05-05 18:30 - 20:30 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us for our evening workshop–this month you can either continue on UFO’s (UnFinished Objects) or make a Red Dress Pin while learning how to do an edging stitch.
Red Dress Day, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ People, is observed annually on May 5th. It serves as a day of mourning and remembrance for the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada, and a call to action to end violence against Indigenous people. The day is marked by the wearing of red, inspired by Métis artist Jamie Black’s REDress Project, which involved hanging red dresses in public spaces to symbolize the missing.

HUNTSVILLE--Beaded Necklace
2025-05-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Aspdin Community Centre, Muskoka District Road 3, Utterson, Ontario, P0B 1M0, Canada
Beginner friendly. Learn 2 bead stitches–ladder and brick stitch in this simple but elegant necklace.
Ladder and brick stitches are often found in a wide variety of other projects–so learn the basics here.
Maarsii, miigwetch for the support of the Aspdin Community Centre for the use of space in their building. Working with community partners to grow programs and services.

MIFC Board Meeting
2025-05-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting
This is the monthly Board of Directors Meeting. General members of our membership (2025 active) can attend these meetings as observers. If interested, email: info@mifc.ca to receive the zoom link. If not yet a member, join today.

Bracebridge--TBA
2025-05-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Bracebridge Salvation Army Church, 456 Manitoba Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1Y3, Canada
Join our team of facilitators as they lead you through a hands on activity. Exact activity will be announced soon.
We would like to say maarsii, miigwetch, nia:wen, thank you to our facility location sponsor — South Muskoka Ministries, Bracebridge Salvation Army Church

GRAVENHURST--UFO'S--UnFinished Objects
2025-05-20 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Every once in a while we need to stop and just get some unfinished projects completed. Here is an opportunity to do that in a group setting. Is it beading? Painting? Leather work? or more. Bring your project, enjoy tea/coffee, soup lunch, and socialization. Let’s get some projects finished.

BALA--Beaded Necklace
2025-05-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Bala Public Library, 1008 Maple Avenue, Bala, Ontario, P0C1A0, Canada
Beginner friendly. Learn 2 bead stitches–ladder and brick stitch in this simple but elegant necklace.
Ladder and brick stitches are often found in a wide variety of other projects–so learn the basics here.
Pre-register through the Bala Public Library

info@mlpl.ca
705-762-1086

PORT CARLING--Beaded Necklace
2025-05-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Muskoka Lakes Public Library, 69 Joseph Street, Port Carling, Ontario, P0B1J0, Canada
Beginner friendly. Learn 2 bead stitches–ladder and brick stitch in this simple but elegant necklace.
Ladder and brick stitches are often found in a wide variety of other projects–so learn the basics here.
Pre-register through the Muskoka Lakes Public Library

info@mlpl.ca
705-765-5650

RYDE--Smokeless Smudge Spray
2025-05-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Ryde Co-op Community Centre, 1624 Barkway Road, Gravenhurst, Ontario, P1P 1R3, Canada
As a way to enter the new year’s programs with a good mind we are going to create individual smokeless smudge sprays. These will be made using white sage essential oil.
Smokeless smudge is always great to carry with you in your travels for those times you need a quick grounding of mind and spirit. Great for areas where you can’t light up your smudge bowl.

Thank you to Ryde Community Co-op Centre for providing this safe place for our workshops.

BRACEBRIDGE--Community Showcase--Artisans and History
2025-06-07 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-08 09:00 - 17:00 | J. D. Lang Activity Park, 331 Fraserburg Road, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1T5, Canada
Join us as we celebrate Bracebridge’s 150th birthday. A weekend long event. We will be showcasing authentic Indigenous clothing from the late 1800’s as well as items from local artisans of today.
We will have items for sale from local artisans, and items as fundraisers for MIFC. Come out, celebrate community and see what the showcasing of local talent.
For more details about everything offered at this event, check out: Bracebridge Community Celebration

BRACEBRIDGE--Felted Strawberries and Teachings
2025-06-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Bracebridge Salvation Army Church, 456 Manitoba Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1Y3, Canada
June is the month of the Strawberry Moon and the time to refresh the teachings of Forgiveness. Join us for a wool felting activity in making a small strawberry while learning some Strawberry Teachings.
We would like to say maarsii, miigwetch, nia:wen, thank you to our facility location sponsor — South Muskoka Ministries, Bracebridge Salvation Army Church

BALA--Felted Strawberries and Teachings
2025-06-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Bala Public Library, 1008 Maple Avenue, Bala, Ontario, P0C1A0, Canada
June is the month of the Strawberry Moon and the time to refresh the teachings of Forgiveness. Join us for a wool felting activity in making a small strawberry while learning some Strawberry Teachings.
Pre-register with the Muskoka Lakes Library directly at:

info@mlpl.ca
705-765-5650

GRAVENHURST--Felted Strawberries and Teachings
2025-06-17 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
June is the month of the Strawberry Moon and the time to refresh the teachings of Forgiveness. Join us for a wool felting activity in making a small strawberry while learning some Strawberry Teachings.

PORT CARLING--Felted Strawberries and Teachings
2025-06-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Muskoka Lakes Public Library, 69 Joseph Street, Port Carling, Ontario, P0B1J0, Canada

HUNTSVILLE--Felted Strawberries and Teachings
2025-06-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Aspdin Community Centre, Muskoka District Road 3, Utterson, Ontario, P0B 1M0, Canada
June is the month of the Strawberry Moon and the time to refresh the teachings of Forgiveness. Join us for a wool felting activity in making a small strawberry while learning some Strawberry Teachings.
We would like to thank the Aspdin Community Centre for providing us space for our workshops.

RYDE--Felted Strawberries and Teachings
2025-06-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Ryde Co-op Community Centre, 1624 Barkway Road, Gravenhurst, Ontario, P1P 1R3, Canada
June is the month of the Strawberry Moon and the time to refresh the teachings of Forgiveness. Join us for a wool felting activity in making a small strawberry while learning some Strawberry Teachings.
We would like to thank the Ryde Community Co-op for providing us space for these workshops.

EVENING--Gravenhurst--Beginner Indigenous Dance Steps
2025-07-07 18:30 - 19:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Exercise–an important segment of health on our Medicine Wheels of life that often is ignored or overlooked.
Whether you are wanting to learn some basic steps for a future powwow, learn more about your individual culture, or just improve your basic health and balance—we are offering beginner friendly dance steps. Don’t expect to become expert dancers–this is an age friendly and ability focused activity. Health and balance are important while interconnecting culture.
Through the next year we will be exploring various dance steps from the Anishinaabe, Tlingit, and Metis.

EVENING--Gravenhurst--Leather Covered Lighter Cases and UFO's
2025-07-07 18:30 - 20:30 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us for an evening workshop. Although a suggested activity will be provided, you are encouraged to bring any unfinished projects you’d like to work on, socialize, and help us better understand your needs as an urban Indigenous community member. Non-Indigenous participation is also welcome.
This month we are introducing a community favorite–leather covered lighter cases. This is a first step in the process towards future beading the outside of lighter cases.

GRAVENHURST--Beginner Indigenous Dance Steps
2025-07-08 13:00 - 13:30 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
