National Aboriginal History Month 2015 Toronto Events
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National Aboriginal History Month 2015 Toronto Events The Native Canadian Centre of Toronto has compiled this listing of events and is not responsible for any time changes etc… that may occur. Please contact the organizer of the event for the most up to date info. If you would like your event on this listing please contact [email protected]. June 2, 6:00 pm Full Moon Ceremony Native Canadian Centre of Toronto – 16 Spadina Rd, Toronto, ON 416-964-9087 This Ceremony was performed by Anishinaabe Women/Grandmothers and is a women’s ceremony. This knowledge has been passed down through generations and acknowledges our role as women and the responsibility we have with the water. This ceremony is open to all women of nations and cultures. Please bring your skirt, water and tobacco. For more information contact the Cultural Department 416-964-9087. June 3, 2:00 pm Exploring Inuit Culture New Toronto Library, 110 Eleventh Street 416-393-5350 The Museum of Inuit Art presents a fun, hands-on program that explores both traditional and modern Inuit culture. Participants will also make their own iggaaks (snow goggles) to take home. June 3, Doors at 5:00 pm Performance at 6:00 pm First Fire Dance Showcase Daniels Spectrum 585 Dundas St. East 416-360-4350 This program offers technical dance training for youth ages 14-18. The program consists of 4 different professional instructors teaching: contemporary - break dancing - hip hop - hoop dancing. Presented by Toronto Council Fire Cultural Centre. June 3 - 14 Tuesday-Saturday 8:00 PM Sundays 2:00 PM Stitch by Cliff Cardinal Aki Studio 585 Dundas St East #250 Box Office Telephone 416-531-1402 Kylie Grandview, single mom, and one of the nameless faces that blip across the screens of internet pornography is seduced by her dreams of starring in a mainstream movie. In a twisted, turning series of self-sabotaging decisions ultimately resulting in the loss of her child, Stitch is Kylie’s last ditch effort to tell the truth about what happened to her face. Ticket information can be found at nativeearth.ca. Presented by Native Earth Performing Arts. June 4, 1:30 pm Singing and Dancing First Nations Culture Albert Campbell Multipurpose Room. 496 Birchmount Road Singing and dancing is a very important part of First Nations culture which celebrates the connection with Mother Earth. While a form of merriment, it is also a form of prayer, to give thanks to ancestors and the Creator. Join us in celebrating Canadian Aboriginal culture with a discussion and performance of song, dance and drum. Drop in. Call 416-396-8890 for more information. June 4, 7:00 pm Native American Footwear: Functional Works of Art North York Central Library auditorium. 5120 Yonge Street Join Andrea Field, Education Coordinator of the Bata Shoe Museum, as she explores the beauty of traditional decorative techniques on Native North American footwear. Learn how moccasins defined aboriginal identity and reflected the pride of the women who made them. Call 416-395-5660 to register. June 5, 5:00 PM ANDPVA Presents Tim Johnson at Rom Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park Tim Johnson will talk about his experiences learning about the contributions made by Native musicians to popular music that led to the origins of the Smithsonian's NMAI exhibit Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Music, the Rumble album featuring Derek Miller, and the forthcoming Rumble documentary film. June 5, 7:00 PM Friday Night Live, Indigenous Now Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park Join ANDPVA at ROM for Indigenous NOW, a celebration of contemporary Canadian Indigenous art. Tickets avaiable at www.rom.on.ca June 5, 2:00 pm The Métis Fiddler with Nicholas Delbaere-Sawchuk Annette Street Library, 145 Annette Street Celebrate National Aboriginal History Month with an interactive Métis fiddler performance with Nicholas Delbaere-Sawchuk. Drop in, no registration. Groups, call 416-393-7692 to inquire about space June 6, 2:00 pm Singing and Dancing First Nations Culture Brentwood Library. 36 Brentwood Road North Singing and dancing is a very important part of First Nations culture which celebrates the connection with Mother Earth. While a form of merriment, it is also a form of prayer, to give thanks to ancestors and the Creator. Join us in celebrating Canadian Aboriginal culture with a discussion and performance of song, dance and drum. Drop-in. For all ages. June 6, 1:00 pm Native Canadian Centre First Story Bus Tour - Registration is full Spadina Road Library, 10 Spadina Road Join us for a three hour bus tour of pre-contact and post-contact landmarks that highlight the Indigenous presence in Toronto. The tour will begin at the Spadina Road branch and take you through important landmarks throughout the city, including Baby Point, Etienne Brule Park and the St. Lawrence Market area. Space is limited. To register, call 416-393-7666. June 8, 1:30 pm Spotlight on films from Turtle Island: People of the Ice Mount Dennis Library auditorium. 1123 Weston Road. 416-394-1008 People of the Ice by Carlos Ferrand & Jean Lemire (2003, 52 min). For over 4 000 years, the Inuit have lived in harmony with their Arctic environment. In this frozen landscape, survival depends on a deep understanding of the natural world. Today, global warming threatens the very nature of their habitat. As the ice disappears, so does the Inuit culture it is intimately connected to. Ever-changing temperatures have even made predicting the Arctic climate difficult. Will this extraordinarily resilient people be able to adjust to such dramatic change? June 9, 2:00 pm Exploring Inuit Culture Amesbury Park Library, 1565 Lawrence Avenue West The Museum of Inuit Art presents a fun, hand-on program that explores both traditional and modern Inuit culture. Participants will also make their own iggaaks (snow goggles) to take home! June 10, 1:00 pm Spotlight on Films from Turtle Island: Martha of the North Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington Road Martha of the North directed by Marquise Lepage (2008, 83 min.) In the mid-1950s, lured by false promises of a better life, Inuit families were displaced by the Canadian government and left to their own devices in the Far North. In this icy desert realm, Martha Flaherty and her family lived through on of Canadian history?s most sombre and little-known episodes. June 10, 1:30 pm Stories from an Ojibway Storyteller Danforth/Coxwell Library program room. 1675 Danforth Avenue Aaron Bell, Ojibway Storyteller, shares the magic of spoken word, drama, and humour. Using the gift of imagination, enjoy stories from the First Nations people of Southern Ontario. Groups or classes, please RSVP, 416-393-7783 June 10, 7:00 pm Conversations with a Dead Man: The Legacy of Duncan Campbell Scott Bloor/Gladstone Library. 1101 Bloor Street West In this talk, Montreal poet and nonfiction writer Mark Abley explores the paradox of Duncan Campbell Scott and explains his relevance for Canadians today. Scott was one of the major Canadian poets of the early 20th century, a man whose literary reputation was built partly on his poems about Aboriginal people. Yet he was also Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs, an architect of the residential school system, and a fervent believer in assimilation. Abley's widely acclaimed 2013 book "Conversations with a Dead Man" is an interrogation of Scott's ghost -- a work of creative non-fiction that asks why Scott behaved as he did, and questions how we can escape his legacy. June 11, 4:00 pm Aboriginal History Month Craft: Make a Charm Pouch Jones Library. 118 Jones Avenue In honour of National Aboriginal History Month make a cool charm pouch to hold all your trinkets. June 11, 6:30 pm Spotlight on Films from Turtle Island: How The Fiddle Flows Kennedy/Eglinton Multipurpose room. 2380 Eglinton Avenue East How the Fiddle Works directed by Gregory Coyes (2002, 48 min). From the Gaspé Peninsula, north to Hudson Bay and to the Prairies, "How the Fiddle Flows" reveals how a distinctive Metis identity and culture were shaped over time. Featuring soaring performances by some of Canada's best known fiddlers and step dancers and narrated by award-winning actress Tantoo Cardinal. June 13, 11:00 am Puppet Show: Council of the Animals Dufferin/St.Clair Library, 1625 Dufferin Street Rabbit and Bear Paws are heroes created to share humorous adventures based on Traditional Teachings. Carrying on the tradition allows youth to explore their roots and learn the wisdom of the Aboriginal community. Tickets will be available 30 minutes before the program begins -- space is limited. Call 416-396-3865 for more information. June 13, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Native Canadian Centre First Story Bus Tour- Registration is full Spadina Road Library, 10 Spadina Road Join us for a three hour bus tour of pre-contact and post-contact landmarks that highlight the Indigenous presence in Toronto. The tour will begin at the Spadina Road branch and take you through important landmarks throughout the city, including Baby Point, Etienne Brule Park and the St. Lawrence Market area. Space is limited. To register, call 416-393-7666. June 13, 2:00 pm Spotlight on Films from Turtle Island: The Wings of Johnny May St. James Town, 495 Sherbourne Street The Wings of Johnny May directed by Marc Fafard (2013, 83 min.) Indigenous life through the indigenous lens. National Film Board of Canada presents films by First Nations filmmakers and writers. This feature documentary shines a spotlight on Johnny May, the first inuit bush pilot in Nunavik- and a legend among his people.