A special announcement to all Educators! On Monday September 30th, Woodland Cultural Centre will be welcoming schools across Ontario for a day of education, truth, and reconciliation on the nationally recognized Orange Shirt Day. This is a full day of events, speakers, and workshops running from 9:30am – 2pm and has been specifically programmed for… Read more »
SURVIVOR ROBERTA HILL HONOURS THE MEMORY OF THE CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED THE MOHAWK INSTITUTE By Lindsay Monture Roberta Hill keeps herself busy by playing an active role in exposing the dark side of Canada’s history, Indian Residential Schools, that has been kept hidden for too long, and makes efforts to help the community and the… Read more »
THE MOHAWK INSTITUTE IN THE TUNNELS OF VIMY RIDGE, 1917 By Tara Froman Canadigm, a volunteer-driven organization undertaking projects that bring Canadian history to life, reached out to the Woodland Cultural Centre recently with a discovery they had made in the World War One tunnels under Vimy Ridge. The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a… Read more »
ONKWEHÓN:WE FESTIVAL 2019 Saturday June 29 – Main Stage 8pm – 9pm Logan Staats Born on the Six Nations Reserve and raised in Brantford, Ontario, Staats is a young father from the Mohawk Nation. He started writing and performing music in his teens, playing the guitar and harmonica. Logan is perhaps best known… Read more »
ONKWEHÓN:WE FESTIVAL 2019 Sunday June 30 – Main Stage 4PM – 6PM Andy Thomas Andy Thomas, also known by some as Taohyagedo, is a traditional singer & dancer from the Bear Clan of the Oneida Nation. Taohyagedo graduated from Gaweni:yo High School in 2002 and has had the privilege of learning from… Read more »
ONKWEHÓN:WE FESTIVAL 2019 Sunday June 30 – Main Stage 2PM – 3PM The Sinquah Family Dance Troupe The Sinquah Family Dance Troupe are Hopi/Tewa/Choctaw nations, from the Hopi villages located in northern Arizona. The troupe consists of Moontee Sinquah and his sons, Sampson and Scott, all of whom are deeply rooted in… Read more »
ONKWEHÓN:WE FESTIVAL 2019 Saturday June 29 & Sunday June 30 – Mohawk Village Memorial Park 9:30am – 4:30 pm Archaeology Archaeology at the Woodland Cultural Centre is being undertaken as a pro-bono reconciliation project of the Ontario Archaeological Society and Archaeological Research Associates, Ltd. in partnership with the Woodland Cultural Centre, Save… Read more »
ONKWEHÓN:WE FESTIVAL 2019 Sunday June 30 – Main Stage 1pm – 2pm James Wilson James Wilson is a 21 year old singer/songwriter from the Six Nations of the Grand River. Wilson has performed at many venues and competitions around Canada and the United States. In 2017 he had the great opportunity to sing… Read more »
ONKWEHÓN:WE FESTIVAL 2019 Friday June 28 – Main Stage 9pm-10pm Lacey Hill A soulful musician, singer, and songwriter, Lacey Hill composes her music in Southern Ontario on the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve. She grew up “down the bush” (slang for ‘on the reserve’) where her passion for singing emerged when… Read more »
2019 Onkwehón:we Festival Schedule June 28-30 at the Woodland Cultural Centre Friday June 28th 6 PM – 9 PM Vendor Village 6 PM Social with Old Mush Singers Main Stage 9 PM-10 PM Lacey Hill Main Stage Saturday June 29th 12 PM – 6:30 PM Vendor Village 9:30 AM-4:30 PM Archeology Archaeology site… Read more »
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