2023 Events
June 11 at 11am: Indigenous Plaque Dedication Ceremony
Please join us for this important event. RSVP required here:
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-table-community-food-centre/events/honoring-chief-shawinipinessi-plaque-dedication/
Algonquins of Bedford, Oso and South Sherbrooke - Plaque Dedication
Sunday, 11 June 2023 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, ABC Hall 3166 Bolingbroke Rd. , Maberly, K0H 2B0
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-table-community-food-centre/events/honoring-chief-shawinipinessi-plaque-dedication/
Algonquins of Bedford, Oso and South Sherbrooke - Plaque Dedication
Sunday, 11 June 2023 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, ABC Hall 3166 Bolingbroke Rd. , Maberly, K0H 2B0
Spring Film Series
The Table and Lanark Neighbours for Truth and Reconciliation are pleased to present three thought provoking films to inform and inspire actions towards truth and reconciliation.
April 27, Cottagers and Indians movie at The Table
James Whetung is reclaiming his Indigenous right to cultivate wild rice on Ontario’s Pigeon Lake, but local homeowners are furious about large-scale changes in the waterways — so there’s going to be a dust-up.
April 27, 7pm - 190 Gore St. East, Perth. May 25, Angry Inuk movie at The Table
In her award-winning documentary, director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit as they campaign to challenge long-established perceptions of seal hunting. Armed with social media and their own sense of humour and justice, this group is bringing its own voice into the conversation and presenting themselves to the world as a modern people in dire need of a sustainable economy.
May 25, 7pm - 190 Gore St. East, Perth. June 29, The Gift movie at The Table
This short documentary examines the role of corn in the lives of Indigenous peoples in the Americas. Before colonization, corn was widely used as a beverage, a food staple, an oil, and a ceremonial object. It was respected and revered as a critical part of creation. This film explores the powerful bond and spiritual relationship that continues to exist between people and corn.
June 29, 7pm - 190 Gore St. East, Perth. |
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Orange Shirt Day Ceremony: September 30, 5.00pm
Indigenous Healing Circle/ Healing Forest, Last Dual Park, Perth
Inauguration of the Indigenous Healing Circle: June 4th, 1pm
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Sunday, June 4th at the Indigenous Healing Circle in Perth's Last Duel Park at 22 Craig Street.
Ceremony begins at 1pm. The inauguration ceremony will be followed by a cultural celebration to honour Indigenous History Month. Traditional Indigenous Songs with the Lanark Drum Circle, demo dancing, crafts workshops, round dance, small feast and giveway. ALL ARE WELCOME! |
May 5 at 5pm: Sisters in Spirit Vigil - Red Dress Day
Indigenous Healing Circle/ Healing Forest, Last Dual Park, Perth
May 5th is the National Day of Awareness and honours Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S). This day of tribute began in response to more than 1000 missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Sprit people in Canada and acts as a visual reminder of them. The violence continues to this day and needs to stop. In May 2019, the Canadian National Inquiry on MMIWG report was released. Its 1,200 page report includes over 230 recommendations and concluded that the murder and disappearance of Indigenous women and girls is an ongoing genocide.
This year on Friday May 5th at 5 PM, we will honour in ceremony Red Dress Day at Perth’s Last Duel Park’s Indigenous Healing Circle and Memorial to the MMIWG2S. Ceremony will highlight Flora Mesher Riley who lost her sister Daphne Brown to a violent death by her husband in Goose Bay Labrador. Flora will offer a special dedication poem and song to her sister. Lanark Drum Circle will be supporting with traditional ceremonial songs.
You can participate by marking the day and wear red, or by hanging a red dress in your window or your yard. Post it to social media by using hashtags such as: #MMIWG, @MMIWG2S, #WhyWeWearRed, and #NoMoreStolenSisters.
We invite all community members to honour this day in ceremony.
You can connect with the MMWIG2S+ support call line at 1-844-413-6649. This line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
May 5th is the National Day of Awareness and honours Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S). This day of tribute began in response to more than 1000 missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Sprit people in Canada and acts as a visual reminder of them. The violence continues to this day and needs to stop. In May 2019, the Canadian National Inquiry on MMIWG report was released. Its 1,200 page report includes over 230 recommendations and concluded that the murder and disappearance of Indigenous women and girls is an ongoing genocide.
This year on Friday May 5th at 5 PM, we will honour in ceremony Red Dress Day at Perth’s Last Duel Park’s Indigenous Healing Circle and Memorial to the MMIWG2S. Ceremony will highlight Flora Mesher Riley who lost her sister Daphne Brown to a violent death by her husband in Goose Bay Labrador. Flora will offer a special dedication poem and song to her sister. Lanark Drum Circle will be supporting with traditional ceremonial songs.
You can participate by marking the day and wear red, or by hanging a red dress in your window or your yard. Post it to social media by using hashtags such as: #MMIWG, @MMIWG2S, #WhyWeWearRed, and #NoMoreStolenSisters.
We invite all community members to honour this day in ceremony.
You can connect with the MMWIG2S+ support call line at 1-844-413-6649. This line is available free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
What is Two-Spirit? Presentation by Francois Zarraga
Friday, May 12th, 6 PM to 9 PM - Trinity United Church, Smiths Falls
Come and join Rainbow 101 in conjunction with Trinity United Church, Smiths Falls in welcoming Francois Zarraga
aka Miss Cleo Longaria and Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabe Algonquin Elder 2S
Francois Zarraga was born in Madrid Spain in 1960. Francois was brought up in residential schools for the aboriginal community in Montréal throughout the 60’s. Francois was removed from residential school at age 9 by his father and then moved to Ottawa and Aylmer Québec.Francois as been in touch with the Algonquin nation since discovering the identity of his mother, she was born in Maniwaki Quebec in the Algonquin reserved called Kitigan Zibi Anishabe reservation.
Francois was blessed as an Elder for the Two Spirit community first of all from Duck Lake Saskatchewan and then Kitigan ZIbi. Francois has been teaching about Two Spirit leaders in many communities across Canada.
Francois has been going to schools across Quebec teaching native culture and its ancestry and the way teaching was done on reserves for the Elders.
There will be a potluck dinner before the presentation, please bring a dish of your choice. Not coming for the potluck, no problem, the presentation will start at 7pm.
Rainbow 101 is a safe, respectful place to meet, discuss, and learn about the 2SLGBTQ community, and our amazing place in the world.
All people are welcome. We hope to promote understanding, encourage mindful inclusive thinking, and inspire positive growth in each other and ourselves as we learn together.
Come and join Rainbow 101 in conjunction with Trinity United Church, Smiths Falls in welcoming Francois Zarraga
aka Miss Cleo Longaria and Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabe Algonquin Elder 2S
Francois Zarraga was born in Madrid Spain in 1960. Francois was brought up in residential schools for the aboriginal community in Montréal throughout the 60’s. Francois was removed from residential school at age 9 by his father and then moved to Ottawa and Aylmer Québec.Francois as been in touch with the Algonquin nation since discovering the identity of his mother, she was born in Maniwaki Quebec in the Algonquin reserved called Kitigan Zibi Anishabe reservation.
Francois was blessed as an Elder for the Two Spirit community first of all from Duck Lake Saskatchewan and then Kitigan ZIbi. Francois has been teaching about Two Spirit leaders in many communities across Canada.
Francois has been going to schools across Quebec teaching native culture and its ancestry and the way teaching was done on reserves for the Elders.
There will be a potluck dinner before the presentation, please bring a dish of your choice. Not coming for the potluck, no problem, the presentation will start at 7pm.
Rainbow 101 is a safe, respectful place to meet, discuss, and learn about the 2SLGBTQ community, and our amazing place in the world.
All people are welcome. We hope to promote understanding, encourage mindful inclusive thinking, and inspire positive growth in each other and ourselves as we learn together.
