Upcoming Events

Join us at the Woodland Cultural Centre for our Annual Smoke Dance Celebration and Indigenous Vendor Market happening Saturday, August 16th. The vendor market will be open at 11:00 am, and Smoke Dance will be from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Registration at the Centre is from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, and we also have pre-registration available now!

If you are interested in entering Smoke Dance, here are the categories:
– Tiny Tot (5 Years and Under)
– Jr. (6-12 Years)
– Teens (13-17 Years)
– Adults (18-44 Years)
– Golden Age (45+ Years)
– Switch Dance

There will be an Indigenous Market and food trucks on-site for the day. We encourage you to bring cash for easy payment to vendors, no ATMs on site. Please bring your lawn chairs to enjoy! Parking is by donation to support Woodland Cultural Centre programs and events.

Click here for dancer pre-registration!

The Woodland Cultural Centre presents a screening of Silent No More: A Virtual Tour of the Former Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School on Wednesday August 20 at 6:00pm.

The former Mohawk Institute Residential School (Mush Hole) was the longest operating residential school in Canada. A building created to destroy Indigenous identity and heritage is now the home of the Woodland Cultural Centre, a site dedicated to the revitalization of Hodinohsho:ni cultures and languages.

“Residential School is the only school you’re considered a survivor and not a graduate.” Beau Miller, 2022 (Mohawk Institute Survivor)

Thank you to our film production team, Achimowin Films, and to the generous funders of the Educational Enhancement Project, Inspirit, Brant Community Foundation, McLean Foundation, The Slaight Family Foundation, CIBC Foundation, and TD Bank Foundation.

Your donation will help support our education department to create and deliver virtual programming at the Woodland Cultural Centre. We want to continue to deliver the highest quality programs centered on a Hodinohsho:ni worldview, celebrating, and sharing Indigenous cultures, languages, and art. Please join us in bearing witness to the experiences of residential school survivors through the new virtual tour of the former Mohawk Institute.

This Film is rated PG-13, parents strongly cautioned. Some material may not be suited for children under age 13 (verbal descriptions of violence and sexual assault towards children).

Cost: $10 donation to the education department

Save the Date!

Staff of the Woodland Cultural Centre are honoured to announce that the former Mohawk Institute Residential School will be officially unveiled as an Interpretive Historic Site and Educational Resource on September 30, 2025, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Join us for a full day of meaningful commemorations, self-guided tours, community activities, and special programming. Details on the schedule are coming soon, including speeches, film screenings, tours, and cultural activities.

More details to come! Be sure to mark your calendars and stay tuned for the full schedule and any ticketing information.