Wisdom

Indigenous Peoples still celebrate the making of the medicine pouch as a special spiritual, traditional and cultural part of their lives. Today, with the help of teachers who are Indigenous Leads, who work within our schools, students from all backgrounds can come together and engage with their Indigenous classmates, who willingly share these traditions.

Superior -Greenstone District Schools offer students a variety of knowledge building fun for National Indigenous History Month.

Bruno Henry produces; clothing, jewelry, photographs, paintings, baskets, even music.

Pow wows are powerful Indigenous gatherings where a number of generations come together to honour traditions.

Indigenous Friendship Centres across the country are important places for Indigenous people living in urban areas. They provide important services, offer supportive programs and continue to promote and teach, Indigenous history, culture, traditions, and language.

The intent of the project is to increase awareness and commemorate the history and legacy of St. Joseph’s Residential School in Thunder Bay by making the truth about the residential schools widely accessible through a research report and a curriculum.

Longlac students had the opportunity to learn unique painting techniques, the significance and history of the Woodland Art form with Ojibway artist Patrick Hunter.

For First Nations Peoples, the drum represents Mother Earth and her universal heartbeat. It facilitates the ability to “listen to our soul so we can understand our purpose and our connection to each other in the Circle of Life.

Talented Indigenous artist brings his Ojibway culture, traditions, and teachings, and alive in his art. Patrick Hunter used these as a backdrop to the design he created for the Canadian Winter Olympic curling teams.

Seven Indigenous artists' passion was revealed through creative work of art.