To help you take #reconciliACTION while you shop for your loved ones this holiday season, we’ve put together DWF’s first-ever Holiday Gift Guide. Below you will find 12 Indigenous-owned businesses, the new DWF Merch Store, and of course, The Bay’s iconic Point Blankets, which support Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund. Happy Holidays!
This month, we have lots of events to help you continue on your learning journey and move reconciliation forward in your communities. Read on to learn more about our upcoming events, the next grant application deadline for The Blanket Fund, new toolkits for educators and youth group leaders, and more. September is an important month for reconciliation in Canada, but it doesn’t stop there. Stay tuned for more ways to take #ReconciliACTION this Secret Path Week (October 17-22) and beyond.
We have been planning some exciting things for the new school year! Have a sneak peek into this year’s toolkits and materials, learn more about getting involved in the Educator Advisory Committee, and learn more about DWF’s Truth and Reconciliation Week events. Learn about all this and more, below.
The next deadline for Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund grant applications is fast approaching, the Legacy Schools program is gearing up for another exciting school year, and several new Legacy Spaces have recently opened! Learn about all this and more, below.
From celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day and Indigenous History Month to unveiling new Legacy Spaces and hosting exhibits at Union Station, June was an incredible, jam-packed month! Check out everything we got up to below.
It has been another amazing year for the Legacy Schools program! Thanks to your hard work and dedication, students from coast to coast to coast helped move reconciliation forward. Read on to learn how we’re wrapping up the 2022-23 school year and looking ahead to September!
Indigenous History Month is here!
This year, DWF is celebrating by highlighting Indigenous Excellence: Past, Present, and Future with stories of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis change makers and leaders from coast to coast to coast. We hope you will join us in celebrating the talent and contributions of Indigenous people all month long!
Content warning: This newsletter contains information about residential schools. Mental health support is available. Today, May 28, marks two years since the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced that preliminary findings indicated the remains of 215+ children were buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
National Indigenous History Month is just around the corner, and DWF has everything you’ll need to celebrate Indigenous knowledge and culture with your students all month long! Read on to hear about educational worksheets you can use in your classrooms and groups, a special live event to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, and more!
CKDR News – A group of Grade 7 and 8 students of Lillian Berg School completed a 30 kilometre walk from the McIntosh Indian Residential School Memorial Site back to Lillian Berg School , in support of Walk For Wenjack on Thursday.
Inspired by Chanie’s story and Gord’s call to build a better Canada, the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund aims to build cultural understanding and create a path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Our goal is to improve the lives of Indigenous people by building awareness, education, and connections between all peoples in Canada.
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