Art Windsor-Essex respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
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Orange Shirt Day & National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Events 2024
DATES: Saturday, September 28 and Monday, September 30, 2024
Free admission to Art Windsor-Essex and Chimczuk Museum on Saturday, September 28th
Open to the public. Free to attend. Events are rain or shine.
Questions? Contact event organizers at windsororangeshirtday@gmail.com
Truth and Reconciliation Gathering
Saturday, September 28th, 12pm – 4pm, 252 Dalhousie St. Amherstburg
Together as a community we are on this journey of reconciliation. The truths of families and survivors of Canadian residential schools have left permanent scars on communities and our nation.
In the spirit of healing and reconciliation, we will gather by the gazebo in King’s Navy Yard Park from 12pm-4pm on Saturday, September 28.
Join us and Ska:na Family Learning Centre to learn more about Indigenous culture, and watch demonstrations of dancing, drumming and storytelling.
Learn and listen from Elders and motivational speakers from the community. Children’s activities will take place at the teepee, and Indigenous vendors will be in the park selling products bead work, ribbon skirts, candles, jewelry, natural soaps and more.
Enjoy FREE samples of Indigenous corn soup (Iroquois style) and bannock at Park House Museum running from 12pm-4pm (or while supplies last).
Free Admission to Chimzuk Museum and Art Windsor-Essex
Saturday, September 28, 10am – 5pm, 401 Riverside Dr. W, Windsor
Enjoy free admission to the Chimczuk Museum & Art Windsor Essex in honour of Orange Shirt Day. This is a great opportunity to visit the Original Peoples Culture and Legacy Gallery located inside the Chimczuk Museum and learn about local Indigenous history.
Weekends in the Studio! Bezhig Miigwan / One Feather
Saturday, September 28, 10am – 5pm, Art Windsor-Essex, 2nd floor, Education Studio
Join Programming Assistant Emily Conlon in the education studio from 10am-5pm to contribute a feather to our collaborative community display, organized in partnership with the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board. Read more.
Film Screening: Spirit Bear: Echoes of the Past, a short film by Amanda Strong
Saturday, September 28
LOCATIONS:
- Art Windsor-Essex, 2nd floor Education Studio, 10am-5pm
- Windsor Public Library John Muir Branch, 12pm-12:30pm
Spirit Bear travels to Songhees and Esquimalt territories (Victoria, B.C.) and witnesses a statue of John A. Macdonald being removed from the steps of Victoria City Hall. Some people want to save the statue, and others are glad to see it go, prompting Spirit Bear to ask: What does it mean to reconcile history?
Content Warning: Topics include residential schools and removal of Indigenous children from their families.
Every Child Matters Walk
Monday, September 30th, 12pm – 3pm, Vision Corridor, 401 Riverside Dr. W, Windsor
The walk ends at the CAW Student Centre at the University of Windsor. Join us for speakers, drums, food and activities.
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