RYDE--Beginner Indigenous Dance Steps
2025-07-25 13:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Ryde Co-op Community Centre, 1624 Barkway Road, Gravenhurst, Ontario, P1P 1R3, 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.

RYDE--Introduction to Indigenous Regalia Shawls and Pattern Design
2025-07-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Ryde Co-op Community Centre, 1624 Barkway Road, Gravenhurst, Ontario, P1P 1R3, Canada
Join us for socializing and learn more about Indigenous culture. This month we are focusing on Indigenous Regalia Shawls such as Fancy Shawls, Metis Sash Shawls, and Tlingit Button Shawls. Our local urban Indigenous community members come from the nations featuring these. Learning more about the importance, significance and even the differences while designing your own pattern and getting ready for next month’s project–making your own. Our Non-Indigenous participants will be able to make a shawl but will be encouraged to include their respective culture within their designs.

BRACEBRIDGE--Muskoka Pride Festival
2025-07-27 11:00 - 15:00 | Memorial Park, 130 Manitoba Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada
Come out and participate in the various activities at Memorial Park in Bracebridge. Muskoka Indigenous Friends Cultural Centre will be there once again with an information booth.

GRAVENHURST--Beginner Indigenous Dance Steps
2025-07-29 13:00 - 13:30, 2025-09-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-23 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada

GRAVENHURST--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2025-07-29 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-23 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.

GRAVENHURST--Introduction to Indigenous Regalia Shawls and Pattern Design
2025-07-29 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada

ALEX'S PLACE--Leather Lighter Cases
2025-07-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Alex’s Place, 49 Pine Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1N3, Canada
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.
Open to residents of Alex’s Place.
Monthly we offer this supportive programming to the transitional youth/adults residing there.

MIFC Board Meeting
2025-08-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-11 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
2025-08-13 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--Porcupine Harvesting
2025-09-02 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Thanks to a recent donation–we have 2 porcupines that need to be processed. Quills harvested will be used in upcoming workshops.

GRAVENHURST--Orange Shirt Pin
2025-09-09 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join our team of facilitators as they lead you through a hands on activity. Orange Shirt Pin is an activity to bring attention to the Every Child Matters movement.
Every Child Matters / Orange Shirt Day / Truth and Reconciliation Day — September 30
Orange Shirt Day, observed annually on September 30, is an Indigenous-led commemoration to raise awareness of the residential school system’s intergenerational impacts and to promote reconciliation and anti-racism. Inspired by former residential school student Phyllis Jack Webstad, who shared her story of having her new orange shirt taken away on her first day, the day symbolizes the stripping of Indigenous children’s cultures, freedoms, and self-esteem. Wearing an orange shirt is a commitment to learning the history of these institutions, honouring Survivors, and remembering the children who never returned home.

Bracebridge--Orange Shirt Pin
2025-09-10 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. Orange Shirt Pin is an activity to bring attention to the Every Child Matters movement.
Every Child Matters / Orange Shirt Day / Truth and Reconciliation Day — September 30
Orange Shirt Day, observed annually on September 30, is an Indigenous-led commemoration to raise awareness of the residential school system’s intergenerational impacts and to promote reconciliation and anti-racism. Inspired by former residential school student Phyllis Jack Webstad, who shared her story of having her new orange shirt taken away on her first day, the day symbolizes the stripping of Indigenous children’s cultures, freedoms, and self-esteem. Wearing an orange shirt is a commitment to learning the history of these institutions, honouring Survivors, and remembering the children who never returned home.
We would like to say maarsii, miigwetch, nia:wen, thank you to our facility location sponsor — South Muskoka Ministries, Bracebridge Salvation Army Church

BRACEBRIDGE----Beginner Indigenous Dance Steps
2025-09-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Bracebridge Salvation Army Church, 456 Manitoba Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1Y3, Canada

HUNTSVILLE----Beginner Indigenous Dance Steps
2025-09-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Aspdin Community Centre, Muskoka District Road 3, Utterson, Ontario, P0B 1M0, Canada

HUNTSVILLE--Orange Shirt Pin
2025-09-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Aspdin Community Centre, Muskoka District Road 3, Utterson, Ontario, P0B 1M0, Canada
Orange Shirt Pin is an activity to bring attention to the Every Child Matters movement.
Every Child Matters / Orange Shirt Day / Truth and Reconciliation Day — September 30
Orange Shirt Day, observed annually on September 30, is an Indigenous-led commemoration to raise awareness of the residential school system’s intergenerational impacts and to promote reconciliation and anti-racism. Inspired by former residential school student Phyllis Jack Webstad, who shared her story of having her new orange shirt taken away on her first day, the day symbolizes the stripping of Indigenous children’s cultures, freedoms, and self-esteem. Wearing an orange shirt is a commitment to learning the history of these institutions, honouring Survivors, and remembering the children who never returned home.

GRAVENHURST--Dot Painting
2025-09-16 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us as Marc Mantha introduces us to the art of Dot Painting.
Dot Art is a contemporary art form inspired by Metis beadwork where beads are replaced with small dots of colourful paint. Metis dot art was first used in the Metis context by artist Christi Belcourt.

PORT CARLING--Orange Shirt Pin
2025-09-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Muskoka Lakes Public Library, 69 Joseph Street, Port Carling, Ontario, P0B1J0, Canada
Orange Shirt Pin is an activity to bring attention to the Every Child Matters movement.
Every Child Matters / Orange Shirt Day / Truth and Reconciliation Day — September 30
Orange Shirt Day, observed annually on September 30, is an Indigenous-led commemoration to raise awareness of the residential school system’s intergenerational impacts and to promote reconciliation and anti-racism. Inspired by former residential school student Phyllis Jack Webstad, who shared her story of having her new orange shirt taken away on her first day, the day symbolizes the stripping of Indigenous children’s cultures, freedoms, and self-esteem. Wearing an orange shirt is a commitment to learning the history of these institutions, honouring Survivors, and remembering the children who never returned home.
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PORT CARLING--Beginner Indigenous Dance Steps
2025-09-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Muskoka Lakes Public Library, 69 Joseph Street, Port Carling, Ontario, P0B1J0, Canada

RYDE--Tobacco Ties
2025-09-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Ryde Co-op Community Centre, 1624 Barkway Road, Gravenhurst, Ontario, P1P 1R3, Canada
Join us at Ryde’s annual Seniors Fair. We will be sharing how to make tobacco ties and brief teaching on appropriate use.

GRAVENHURST--Indigenous Regalia Shawl Making
2025-09-23 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us for socializing and learn more about Indigenous culture. We are continuing to design and work on Indigenous Regalia Shawls such as Fancy Shawls, Metis Sash Shawls, and Tlingit Button Shawls.
Our local urban Indigenous community members come from the nations featuring these. Learning more about the importance, significance and even the differences while designing your own pattern and getting ready for next month’s project–making your own.
Our Non-Indigenous participants will be able to make a shawl but will be encouraged to include their respective culture within their designs.

ALEX'S PLACE--Smudging & Orange Shirt Pin
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Alex’s Place, 49 Pine Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1N3, Canada
This is a closed event for Alex’s Place tenants.
Orange Shirt Pin is an activity to bring attention to the Every Child Matters movement.
Every Child Matters / Orange Shirt Day / Truth and Reconciliation Day — September 30
Orange Shirt Day, observed annually on September 30, is an Indigenous-led commemoration to raise awareness of the residential school system’s intergenerational impacts and to promote reconciliation and anti-racism. Inspired by former residential school student Phyllis Jack Webstad, who shared her story of having her new orange shirt taken away on her first day, the day symbolizes the stripping of Indigenous children’s cultures, freedoms, and self-esteem. Wearing an orange shirt is a commitment to learning the history of these institutions, honouring Survivors, and remembering the children who never returned home.
