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The Newsletter of Heritage Mississauga Spring 2010 Vol. 23/Issue 2 Maanjidowin returns to Mississauga! By Jayme Gaspar, Executive Director Inside... The sound of the drum is universal, it draws people together, it President’s Message ~2 transcends language and tradition and forms a bond between nations. The Editor’s Desk ~3 It is the call to gather, to come together, it is Maanjidowin. Lost Village ~4 2005 Dancers, HM 50th Anniversary ~5 Do you remember? The sound of the drum, strong and clear ricocheting Mississauga’s Name ~6 across the water, voices raised in unison celebrating traditional songs, the OHT Announcement ~ 7 dancers, the fidders, the ceremonies and the smell of bison and venison on Kennedy Family ~8 the barbeque. If you were one of the 5000 visitors who experienced Fading History ~9 Maanjidowin 2005 you know it was a day that you will never forget. St. Hilda’s ~10 Port Credit 175 ~10 On Saturday July 17 and Sunday July 18, Heritage Mississauga, in Historical Societies ~11 partnership with the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, the Heritage Issues ~12 Credit River Métis Council and the Region of Peel, we will once again Chief LaForme and Mayor Resource Centre ~13 celebrate Maanjidowin, (Ojibwa for 'the gathering”). In Memoriam McCallion leading Grand ~14 From sunrise to sunset the sounds of our aboriginal history will come alive. Entry 2005, HM Workshops Available ~15 Drummers, fiddlers, dancers, jiggers, throat singers and heritage re- Heritage Matters ~16 enactors will entertain, while Elders share teachings and stories of the past. Young and old will experience our early history first hand at workshops, demonstrations and community booths. The day begins at 5:30am with a SPECIAL Sunrise ceremony hosted by Elder Walter Cooke of the Mississaugas of the EVENTS New Credit First Nation. Then, enjoy the taste of the great outdoors with a pancake breakfast as the park opens at 10am with a Marketplace of exhibitors, vendors and demonstrators. Make sure you arrive early to get a MAY 2 seat for Grand Entry at noon. Bring your lawn chairs and get comfortable Jane’s Walk 2005 Métis Fiddlers, HM to watch a traditional Pow Wow entry with flag carriers, veterans and the MAY 26 community sharing this exciting day. Heritage Mississauga Annual General Meeting Throughout the weekend demonstrations will be conducted in traditional canoe building, drum making, and flint knapping. Visitors will tour a RSVP May 14 Native Village and Pioneer Village. In the children’s centre early crafts JUNE 17 and kites can be made. There is something for everyone at Maanjidowin Luncheon/Lecture with Native Pow Wow and Métis Rendezvous. Entrance to the event is FREE. Christopher Hume We will be accepting small donations to help offset costs. 2005 Visitors, HM JULY 1 Heritage Mississauga and its partners are grateful to the Ontario Trillium Canada Day Port Foundation for its generous grant supporting this event and to the City of Credit 175th Event Mississauga for its ongoing financial and resource support. Port Credit Memorial Park Maanjidowin celebrates the unique heritage of our community. From the earliest settler - the First Nations people - to today, our heritage is a JULY 17-18 colourful tapestry woven through the hard work and dedication of many Maanjidowin Native hands. Our heritage tells us who we are, where we have come from and Pow wow and Métis what we have accomplished. Join us in this celebration of our heritage. 2005 Heritage Re-enactors, Rendezvous Looking forward to meeting you at the gathering. HM AUGUST 28 Grangestock Art & Music Festival Electrical upgrades, a “reading nook” and improved President’s Message community meeting space. As part of our annual fundraising By Barbara O’Neil, President efforts, we are looking for donations to purchase the following priority items. All contributions will be recognized in future To Know Us Is To Love Us newsletters: Bus It Storage ($5K+): The more you know your - shed (specs must be approved by Ontario Heritage Trust community, the neighbours on your and by City Council) block, local parks, new-found Furniture ($10K): heritage sites, restaurants and other - matching tables and chairs for lecture hall/meeting room favorite haunts, the stronger your - Resource Centre bookcases replaced with wood or connection is to your city. Once you Barbara O’Neil and Todd painted one color Ladner, HM orient yourself, you'll be talking - electric fireplace for reception area reading nook about points of interest with your - matching chairs and coffee table for reception area friends and touring around out-of-town visitors with pride. reading nook But, it can take years to really get to know your community. Most - replacement refrigerator and stove, replacement cabinets of us lead busy lives, and we can get stuck in the habit of rushing for kitchen from home, to work, to school, to the local recreational centre and Upgrades ($4K): to shopping. Only by luck or coincidence do we find out about - flooring in reception area and hallway to front of Grange some of the “hidden” treasures that surround us. house On Sunday, April 18th, Heritage Mississauga hosted a spring bus - replacement lighting on main level of house tour to introduce 48 residents to some of these treasures. Narrated - replacement lighting in basement level of house. by our Historian, Matthew Wilkinson, we learned many On behalf of the Board and Staff, we look forward to seeing you at fascinating things about our city during this afternoon tour. If you our May Annual General Meeting, June Luncheon (with guest missed this tour , let us know your interest in joining another and speaker Christopher Hume of the Toronto Star), July we will add your name to our wait list and call you when we've set Maanjidowin, August Grangestock, and many other unique and the next tour date . th enticing events throughout our 50 year….. Activities Update In the last Heritage Mississauga newsletter, I invited readers to request electronic copies of each issue by emailing us. We also invited individuals with professional backgrounds in accounting/financing and fundraising/marketing to email their Board of Directors 2009-2010 resumes for consideration regarding potential committee or Barbara O’Neil, President Greg Carraro, Vice President Board positions. These invitations still stand. Scott Mair, Treasurer Meriel Simpson, Secretary Arthur Dias, Don Hancock, Douglas Hancock, Councillor Katie Since the last newsletter, we celebrated our annual Heritage Mahoney, Josip Milcic, Jeff Stephens, Nicole Wright Awards Evening at the Port Credit Legion Hall, overlooking the waterfront. We also, after much hard work by our staff, finally STAFF Jayme Gaspar - Executive Director, Jane Watt - launched our new website. If you haven't “virtually visited”, Administrative Assistant, Matthew Wilkinson - Historian please drop by www.heritagemississauga.com soon. HERITAGE NEWS is a publication of the Mississauga Heritage Foundation Deficit Has Been Eliminated Inc. The Foundation (est. 1960) is a not-for-profit organization which identifies, The Board is also very pleased with how quickly our financial researches, interprets, promotes, and encourages awareness of the diverse situation has changed in a short period of time. In February, I wrote heritage resources relating to the city of Mississauga. The Foundation acknowledges, with thanks, the financial assistance of the City of Mississauga, about the one-time deficit of $25K that we needed to address this the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Department of Canadian Heritage - The year. Since then, thanks to very generous donations from several Heritage Canada Foundation, Community Foundation of Mississauga, Canada individuals, budget cuts, and interest earned on Summer Jobs, the Ministry of Culture, Dufferin Peel Catholic District School endowment/investments, we have completely addressed the Board, Peel School Board and Career Essentials which, together with its members, donors, sponsors, and volunteers, help to preserve Mississauga's $25K deficit within the first financial quarter of 2010. heritage in its many aspects. Articles, contributions, comments, Moreover, we have received a very significant grant towards advertisements, and letters to the Editor are welcome. Please contact us at: staging our July Maanjidowin event. Mississauga Heritage Foundation, 1921 Dundas St. W., Mississauga, Ontario L5K 1R2, phone: (905) 828-8411 or fax: (905) 828-8176, or E Mail: Future Plans & Wish List [email protected]. You can also visit us on our Web page: While the deficit elimination is very good news, given the www.heritagemississauga.com NEXT DEADLINE: June 15, 2010 continuing economic recovery, it's crucial that we remain prudent Editor: Jayme Gaspar, Executive Director th Content: Matthew Wilkinson about our expenditures. However, 2010 is our 50 Anniversary and Layout & Typesetting: Jayme Gaspar we have a need to upgrade, replace or acquire furnishings, lighting, Contributors: Richard Collins, Dave Cook, Jayme Gaspar, Sharifa equipment, etc. that we can't immediately address due to present Khan, Stephanie Meeuwse, Barbara, O’Neil, Lydia Ordonez-Niles, budget constraints. Joan Reid, Jane Watt, Jean Watt, Matthew Wilkinson, Photography: Archives of Ontario, Dave Cook, Heritage The Board therefore asked staff to prepare a Wish List of items for Mississauga, Peel Atlas-1877, Ontario Heritage Trust, www Heritage Mississauga that would meet our needs for storage, Printing: Briers Design & Print Inc. 2 SPRING VOL. 23 / ISSUE 2 HERITAGE NEWS From the Editor’s have read about Pucky’s Huddle, Frogmore, Hawkins Corners, Summerville and the Desk Catholic Swamp. Histories of these small By Jayme Gaspar, Executive corners that sprang up all around the Toronto Township, their families, businesses and the Director interesting social history of these communities. Good things come to those who The collection of stories is complete. It has have the patience to wait. It has always been our goal to publish this collection taken a few years but I am thrilled into a book.