Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2024-02-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-27 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
As a way to address food security issues–we offer a weekly soup, available to participants. When available, food bank items may also be available to take home.

Gravenhurst--Rattle Making--Day 2
2024-02-20 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Come and make a rattle. This will be a 2 part workshop. Day 1 is sewing and assembling the rattle. Day 2 will be finishing touches after it has dried of adding the seeds or beads inside and closing it up and decorating as you desire.
So come and complete your rattle today !!

Gravenhurst--Men's Drumming
2024-02-20 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
The 3rd Tuesday of the month is a special time for the men in our community to come together and play at the Grandfather Drum. This is the men’s healing time.

Gravenhurst--Women's Hand Drumming
2024-02-20 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. We are starting to learn some new songs.

Huntsville--Beading Circle
2024-02-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Huntsville Public Library, 7 Minerva St E, Huntsville, Ontario, P1H 1W4, Canada
Activities starting up again in Huntsville in February…..
Come gather and create together, share your skills or learn from others. Bring your beading project or start something new. There are so many possibilities to create with beads. These sessions are for new and experienced beaders alike. Guided by the Muskoka Indigenous Friendship Centre. Registration opens Friday, February 2. https://ow.ly/i3JE50QtK3V
Mark these dates:
Saturday, February 24 1-3pm
Saturday, March 23 1-3pm
Join Cassie Higgins, Heather Panton and Denyse Pigeau Kelly
Bring what current project is on your bead board. Don’t know how to bead? No problem! We will have extra free supplies and will teach you and start you on your very own project. Beading is good medicine

Dealing With UFO's
2024-02-27 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Come and bring an UnFinished Object (aka UFO) from your craft pile. A day to relax and use the encouragement of others to get some of our projects finished. It could be a Ribbon Skirt, beading, leather, or well, surprise us.
Let us gather over soup, tea, enjoy some laughter, and let’s encourage each other to work a project to completion.

MIFC Board Meeting
2024-03-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting
This is the monthly Board of Directors Meeting. General members of our membership (2024 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.

Gravenhurst--Leather Wrapping Feathers
2024-03-12 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
This activity was so popular a few weeks ago, and some folks had to miss–we are doing it again !!
Join us and Mi-Shell Jessen as we learn more about the significance of various feathers. Receive a feather and wrap the quill in leather and decorate as desired. Build your personal bundle and decide whether your feather will be a Talking, Smudge, or Prayer Feather.
As an added bonus, Mi-Shell is sharing with us about Medicine Bundles as well.

Gravenhurst--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2024-03-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-03-26 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-04-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-04-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-04-23 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.

Sundridge--3 Loop Earrings
2024-03-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Sundridge, Sundridge, Ontario, Canada
NOTE: Workshop is full
Join Kokum Pamela to make these fun and easy 3 Loop Earrings. It will be a potluck event and drumming too. What a wonderful way to welcome the springtime arrival.

Gravenhurst--Welcome Springtime
2024-03-19 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Miiyoonakishkatoohk li praentaan — Welcome springtime in Michif !!
Join us for food, drumming, and celebrating the first day of spring. Bring your hand drum, rattle, and wear a ribbon skirt if you have one.

Gravenhurst--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2024-03-19 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.
Today in celebration of the first day of spring–there will be some added food items.

Huntsville--Beading Circle
2024-03-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Huntsville Public Library, 7 Minerva St E, Huntsville, Ontario, P1H 1W4, Canada
Activities starting up again in Huntsville…..
Come gather and create together, share your skills or learn from others. Bring your beading project or start something new. There are so many possibilities to create with beads. These sessions are for new and experienced beaders alike. Guided by the Muskoka Indigenous Friendship Centre. Registration opens Friday, February 2. https://ow.ly/i3JE50QtK3V
Mark this date:
Saturday, March 23 1-3pm
Join Cassie Higgins, Heather Panton and Denyse Pigeau Kelly
Bring what current project is on your bead board. Don’t know how to bead? No problem! We will have extra free supplies and will teach you and start you on your very own project. Beading is good medicine

CLOSED--Easter Weekend
2024-03-29 08:00 - 2024-04-01 17:00 | Ontario
We acknowledge that not everyone observes Easter weekend, but out of respect for those who do, and those who use the weekend to gather close to family–the MIFC programming is closed for the weekend.

National Indigenous Languages Day
2024-03-31 | Ontario
National Indigenous Languages Day is March 31, and it is a day to celebrate and honour Indigenous languages in Canada.

Gravenhurst--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2024-04-02 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.
Being the first Tuesday of the month–it is our foodbank day as well. Sometimes we are able to share items such as meat, milk, pasta, cereal, and more.

Huntsville--BYOP/UFO
2024-04-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Huntsville Public Library, 7 Minerva St E, Huntsville, Ontario, P1H 1W4, Canada
What unfinished projects do you have? Need some inspiration and companionship to push you through to completion? If so, bring your beads, leather, or whatever else project you have to complete and join our MIFC Huntsville volunteers.
A time of laughter, friendship, and hopefully getting some projects completed.
Pre-register with the Huntsville Library. Group size is limited to 12-15 participants.
Come out and make some new friends!! Don’t forget to bring your supplies.
BYOP — bring your own project
UFO — UnFinished Objects

MIFC Finance Committee
2024-04-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting
Monthly meeting of the Finance Committee.

Beading and Stitching Feather on Canvas--Day 1
2024-04-16 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
This will be a multiple week project. While learning some basic embroidery and stitching techniques, we will be also embellishing these painted feathers with beads. Learning basic 1 and 2 needle techniques.

Gravenhurst--Set-up Clothing Giveaway
2024-04-19 09:00 - 12:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Gearing up for our first Clothing Giveaway for 2024. There is a lot of work to do in order to set up for this event.
Tables set up, clothes sorted and put out for display and more.
This is an event that typically sees about 300 community members benefit from these free clothes and more. Can you help give a hand helping us get set up?

Gravenhurst--Clothing Giveaway
2024-04-20 09:00 - 14:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Open from 9 am to 2 pm–come and check out the assortment of free clothes and more items to choose from. An average of 300 people will be assisted today–come out and see if a new outfit awaits you too.

Huntsville--Red Dress Pins
2024-04-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Huntsville Public Library, 7 Minerva St E, Huntsville, Ontario, P1H 1W4, Canada
Join us in April as we are beading Red Dress pins. These are being made to keep us mindful of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls, 2 Spirit & + community members. Every year, May 5th is set aside as a day to remember. Make a Red Dress pin and remember–these tragedies continue today !!
Not all of us survived our attackers.
Pre-registration is through the Huntsville Public Library. Workshop is limited to 12 participants.

Gravenhurst--Cleanup--Clothing Giveaway
2024-04-20 14:00 - 17:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Our event is now over, and the cleanup begins. All the items not re-homed today now have to be packed up and removed from building. Items need to be taken back to be stored at Free Stuff 4 Daily Needs. Can you help?
Everyone is tired from running the free Clothing Giveaway and a few more hands helps make the work easier. Maarsii, Miigewetch, Nia:wen, Thank You for your help.

Beading and Stitching Feather on Canvas--Day 2
2024-04-23 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
