Mentor College Students presented the funds they raised through Orange Shirt Day sales to the Save the Evidence Campaign during a special talk from Eddy Robinson. Eddy Robinson spoke to Mentor College staff and student body and his personal round table discussion was powerful and impactful for the Grade 12 History and Philosophy students. Eddy… Read more »
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Corn Soup Cook – Off gives Cash Prizes for #1 Best Voted Corn Soup Recipe on November 16
The Corn Soup Cook-Off is always a favourite of the Community, and every year we declare the #1 Voted Best Corn Soup Recipe from the community! This year we wanted to up the stakes, and encourage some new Soup Cookers to come out and compete. We need YOU, the community, to come out and be… Read more »
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church – Raised over $4400 for Save the Evidence and Woodland Cultural Centre
Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church – Raised over $4400 for Save the Evidence and Woodland Cultural Centre Woodland Cultural Centre sends a big THANK YOU out to the Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church for their incredible fundraising efforts for the Save the Evidence Campaign. Through their own fundraising efforts the Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church donated over… Read more »
Orange Shirt Day – September 30th – Schools Invited!
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
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
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 Artist Bio: Logan Staats
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 Artist Bio: Andy Thomas
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 Artist Bio: The Sinquah Family Dance Troupe
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 Feature: Archaelogy
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 »
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