A Day of Education:
Friday, September 22 from 11:00am-4:00pm
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* This program is FREE of charge. Please consider bringing a non-perishable item to support the Niagara Regional Native Centre Foodbank. Every Child Matters T-shirts will also be available for purchase.
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Please join us for a meaningful day of education and skill-sharing in support of Truth and Reconciliation efforts. Jamie-Lynn Gillingham will lead participants through a variety of traditional ceremonies and teachings, while raising awareness of the intergenerational impact of the Residential School System.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00am- Land Acknowledgement & Cedar Tea and Cookies
12:00pm- Drumming & Smudging Ceremony with Teachings
1:00pm - Medicine Bundles with Teachings
2:00pm - Making Dream Catchers
3:00pm - Copper Pail Teachings
4:00pm - Closing - Travel song
About Jamie-Lynn:
Jamie-Lynn is a First Nations Anishanaabe (Ojibwe) artisan with direct ties to the Residential School system; a Family of both survivors and also, those who did not. She was given the name Diindiisi Kwe, which means Bluejay Woman. More specifically, when the Bluejay flies from limb to limb, the beautiful music made by their wings is the foundation of the name. Her practice involves traditional skills of beadwork and leatherwork, which she enjoys sharing throughout the community. For Jamie-Lynn "sharing traditions and culture only makes us stronger as a Nation."
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00am- Land Acknowledgement & Cedar Tea and Cookies
12:00pm- Drumming & Smudging Ceremony with Teachings
1:00pm - Medicine Bundles with Teachings
2:00pm - Making Dream Catchers
3:00pm - Copper Pail Teachings
4:00pm - Closing - Travel song
About Jamie-Lynn:
Jamie-Lynn is a First Nations Anishanaabe (Ojibwe) artisan with direct ties to the Residential School system; a Family of both survivors and also, those who did not. She was given the name Diindiisi Kwe, which means Bluejay Woman. More specifically, when the Bluejay flies from limb to limb, the beautiful music made by their wings is the foundation of the name. Her practice involves traditional skills of beadwork and leatherwork, which she enjoys sharing throughout the community. For Jamie-Lynn "sharing traditions and culture only makes us stronger as a Nation."