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SUMMARY:Red Dress Day Community Beading Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Red Dress Day\, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People\, is observed every year on May 5.\nParticipants will learn how to bead a red dress pin that they can wear in support of and to spread awareness of Red Dress Day. Please note\, the beaded pins take 2+ hours to complete. \nThis program is free and open to 14+. Materials are provided. Bring reading glasses if needed!\nDonations are welcome to help cover the cost of supplies. \nSpace is limited. Please RSVP
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/red-dress-day-community-beading-workshop/
LOCATION:Perth and District Union Library\, 30 Herriott Street\, Perth\, Ontario\, K7H 1T2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260219T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260219T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20251231T152251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T152251Z
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SUMMARY:Family Violence and the Law: Training with Pamela Cross
DESCRIPTION:Explore family & criminal law intersections in GBV cases\, challenges for survivors\, and current law reforms.\n\n\n\nThis full-day training explores the intersections of family and criminal law in cases involving family violence\, with a focus on understanding the big picture rather than procedural details. Participants will examine common legal challenges survivors face\, including parental alienation\, coercive control\, publication bans\, and dual or counter-charging\, referencing insights from the CKW inquest. \nLearn more and Register…
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/family-violence-and-the-law-training-with-pamela-cross/
LOCATION:Beckwith Township Municipal Office\, 2022 Beckwith Park Lane\, Carleton Place\, Ontario\, K7C 0V9\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Lanark County Interval House":MAILTO:info@lcih.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251004T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251004T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T211625Z
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SUMMARY:Sisters in Spirit Vigil
DESCRIPTION:The annual Sisters in Sprit Vigil takes place to honour the lives of Indigenous Women\, gender diverse\, Two-Spirit and transgendered people who have been murdered or gone missing.   The National Inquiry determined it to be genocide.  The Vigil is also a time for comforting family members and friends mourning those lost to this violence.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/sisters-in-spirit-vigil-25/
LOCATION:Indigenous Healing Circle/ Healing Forest\, Last Dual Park\, Perth\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250930T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250930T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
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SUMMARY:Perth Orange Shirt Day Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a time of education and reflection as we remember the experiences of the Indigenous children who attended Residential Schools.\nThe ceremony will be directed by local Indigenous Elders and include Pipe Ceremony and drumming.\n\n\nMedia Release: Orange Shirt Day  \nSeptember 30th is Orange Shirt Day and it originated from the amazing courage shown by an Indigenous Woman named Phyllis Jack Webstad who\, in the spring of 2013\, dared to tell her experiences of being at Residential School. Phyllis has said\, “When you wear an Orange Shirt\, it’s like a bit of justice for us survivors in our lifetime and recognition of a system that we can never allow again.”  \nIt is hard for us even to imagine a school system designed to hurt and harm children. The residential school program designed by the Colonial and Canadian Governments forcibly took children from their homes\, denied contact with their parents\, punished them for speaking their own language\, shamed them for their culture and beliefs and treated them shamefully. The main objective was to assimilate Indigenous people into the colonial system at any cost. Yet\, this is exactly what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission confirmed was the truth.  \nBeginning in the fall of 1831 Indigenous families could expect a knock on the door. The local officials had arrived and the truck was ready to leave. The children must go.  \nWe cannot imagine that happening to us or our children.  \nIn her new book\, North of Nowhere\, Marie Wilson said this about the testimony of survivors\, “Their stories are difficult to hear. Do not flinch. Do not hide. I cannot make it softer for you. This is what I witnessed. This history belongs to all of us.”  \nUncovering these truths has rekindled a national reckoning of this traumatic history. The discovery of mass graves of Indigenous Children has vindicated what survivors and their communities have long known. Their combined voices have now been heard and finally acknowledged. Calls for accountability continue to rise across the country from people who are listening and learning about this Canadian Tragedy and our collective part in it. It is a shadow that covers the ground where the Indigenous Children lay buried in places sometimes unknown. But never forgotten by their families and communities.  \nThis year on Monday\, September 30th at 5:30 pm\, we invite you to come to the Orange Shirt Day Ceremony to remember and acknowledge the multigenerational trauma caused by the residential school system in Canada. To respect and honour the Survivors and those who did not return home. Please commit to ongoing learning about the Calls to Action\, listen to personal stories\, find the truth\, and be aware. That is the call to action for each of us.  \nStand up – Speak Up Every Child Matters \nJoin us at the Indigenous Healing Circle – Perth Healing Forest Memorial Site – 35 Craig Street Perth\, Ontario. We ask that you remember this Day by wearing something Orange.  \n Supported by the Lanark County Neighbours for Truth and Reconciliation. \nSupport and Services for those impacted by residential schools are available to you. Please contact the 24–Hour Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419 if you need emotional support.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/orange-shirt-day-25/
LOCATION:Indigenous Healing Circle/ Healing Forest\, Last Dual Park\, Perth\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250930T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250930T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
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SUMMARY:BROCKVILLE - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:This info provided by word of mouth: Brockville September 30\, Hardy Park\, 9am-3pm: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Bringing together Indigenous community members\, individual cultures and nations to reflect on the Calls to Action. Activities include Indigenous food and vendor fair featuring a mix of modern Indigenous food and traditional foods.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/brockville-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation/
LOCATION:Hardy Park\, Bockville\, 85 Water St E\, Brockville\, Ontario\, K6V 1A6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Reconciliation Through Art
DESCRIPTION:ALMONTE\, Sep 28 – 30\nFOR MORE INFORMATION\, VISIT https://www.reconciliationthroughart.ca/  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReconciliation Through Art is a three day event that coincides with the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It will feature art\, storytelling and performances from local and Indigenous artists.\nDates & Locations: \nSeptember 28th\, 2025: Documentary Screening (Inendi)\, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM\, Almonte United Church Sanctuary \nSeptember 29th\, 2025: Our Voices in Song\, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM (Doors Open 6:30 PM)\, Almonte Old Town Hall \nSeptember 30th\, 2025: Water Walk\, 8:00 AM\, Almonte Old Town Hall \nIndigenous Art Showcase & Teachings: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM\, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum \nSpecial Screening:\nOn September 28th\, a special screening of Sarain Fox’s Inendi will be held at the Almonte United Church Sanctuary. Inendi chronicles the life of Sarain’s great-aunt Mary Bell\, a knowledge-keeper and the oldest remaining matriarch in her family. Mary survived nearly a decade in a Residential School and worked on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\, recording the stories of other survivors. Sarain and her family will be in attendance and available for the discussion after the screening. \nMusical Performances:\nOn September 29th\, an unforgettable Indigenous music showcase will be held at Almonte Old Town Hall. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Show starts at 7:00 PM. \nWater Walk:\nOn September 30th\, from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM\, a Water Walk will take place. The Water Walk begins at Almonte Old Town Hall and ends at Metcalfe Geoheritage Park with an Offering to the Water. \nArt Exhibition:\nOn September 30th\, local and Indigenous artists from across Ontario will be featured in the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum’s Gallery. They will be selling their art\, explaining and demonstrating their craft\, and telling stories and significance behind their pieces. \nTeachings & Presentations:\nOn September 30th\, in the Millworkers Learning Centre\, upstairs from the Gallery\, Indigenous educators\, dancers\, and musicians will deliver teachings and demonstrations throughout the day. \nSchool Presentations:\nOn September 30th\, Indigenous educators and storytellers will visit local schools throughout the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to deliver classroom presentations and share teachings and reflections. \nRaffle:\nOn September 30th\, a cash-only raffle featuring Indigenous art and donated products from local businesses will take place.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/reconciliation-through-art/
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250927T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250927T160000
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SUMMARY:Interwoven Narratives: Identity and Place - Ottawa
DESCRIPTION:Interwoven Narratives: Identity and Place\n50 Sussex Dr\, Ottawa\, ON K1M 2K1\nSeptember 27th\, 2025 from 1pm to 4pm\nTickets: 10$ \nJoin us for an in-depth artist talk featuring Dayna Danger\, Barry Pottle\, Leslie Reid\, and Nico Williams — four artists whose practices offer powerful meditations on identity\, land\, and cultural continuity across Inuit\, Métis-Saulteaux-Polish\, Anishinaabe\, and settler perspectives. Art becomes a site for both resistance and healing — a way to make visible the stories and experiences that are often overlooked or erased. \nFOR MORE INFORMATION\, VISIT https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/interwoven-narrativesrecits-entremeles-tickets-1488839331519
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/interwoven-narratives-identity-and-place-ottawa/
LOCATION:Royal Canadian Academy Of Arts\, 50 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1M 2K1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250831T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250831T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20250529T161600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T211746Z
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SUMMARY:Lanark Drum Circle – August 2025
DESCRIPTION:Aaniin gakina awiiya\, / Hello everyone\, \nAs with every last Sunday of the month\, we invite you to join us in the circle at 1:00 PM at Trinity United Church Hall at 41 Market Street in Smiths Falls.  Come and feel that heartbeat calling us to share our voices\, stories and teachings with each other. \nWe come together in the circle to nourish our spirits through traditional songs and teachings\, and to feel the heartbeat of our drums resonating within us and all around us. Everyone is welcome and no prior experience is necessary.  It’s OK if you don’t have a drum or rattle or sticks; bring your open heart and join our open circle.  There is always room for you! \nApegish apii waabamigooyan  /  Hope to see you then\, \n\nLanark Drum Circle
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/lanark-drum-circle-08-25/
LOCATION:Trinity United Church Smiths Falls\, 41 Market St N\, Smiths Falls\, Ontario\, ON K7A\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250823T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250824T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20250515T113024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T113358Z
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SUMMARY:Silver Lake Traditional Annual Pow Wow
DESCRIPTION:Aug 23 and 24\nSilver Lake Provincial Park\nGates open at 10:00\nAdmission by donation\nMore info 613-700-4787\nHermanknapp510@gmail.com\nhttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/16cdnEHkBv/?mibextid=wwXIfr
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/silver-lake-pow-wow-2025/
LOCATION:Silver Lake Provincial Park\, 22726 Hwy 7\, R.R.#2\, Maberly\, Ontario\, K0H 2B0\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Silver Lake Pow Wow":MAILTO:Hermanknapp510@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250806T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250806T133000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20250803T160956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250803T161332Z
UID:360-1754476200-1754487000@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Honoring the bees. Building Community. Because culture is treatment.
DESCRIPTION:Kwey / Boozhoo / She:kon / Aaniin / Salut / Hello / Bonjour\nFriends\, I hope you may join us for an informal gathering and medicine walk as we celebrate the bees and other pollinators\, and learn about their cultural significance to Indigenous peoples. This is the first of what I hope will be many celebrations of the bees\, the animal people\, and All Our Relations.\nDavid Gorman will hold the responsibility of Firekeeper for our Ceremony. David is Mohawk and an off-reserve member of Six Nations of the Grand River\, currently residing in Kingston with his family. Colleen Gray will pay respect to the heartbeat of Mother Earth through her beautiful drumming and singing. Colleen is of Mi’kmaq/Acadian/Irish descent. An artist and advocate\, Colleen founded the Art for Aid Project in 2013. Art For Aid supports First Nations\, Inuit and Métis art education in remote communities through provision of quality art and winter program supplies.\nAll are welcome. Please bring your drum and join us.\nThe Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health will bring two busloads of its program participants as part of its land-based programming. The cultural plan when they arrive is for Grandma Sharon to do a circle\, a prayer of gratitude\, and together we will lay tobacco.\nGrandma Sharon will share a teaching about bees\, followed by a short introduction to the space\, the bee keeping and garden programs at The Table Community Food Centre\, and a medicine walk along the Healing Forest Trail with Jamie Spence\, Wabano’s land-based educator. The Tay River flows by the location\, and there are washrooms on site.\nPlease bring your own lunch\, beverage\, blankets and chairs. Bring your drum to join us.\nDate C Arrival: August 6\, between 10:30 and 11:00 am. 10:30 is recommended. Come earlier if you would like to help set up. Wabano participants expect to depart by 1:30 pm but please stay to visit\, to share\, to strengthen relations\, and to build community.\nLocation: The Indigenous Healing Circle; the Healing Forest Trail\, and The Table Community Food Gardens\, situated on the traditional and unceded territories of the Omàmìwininì\n(Algonquin) Peoples. Mailing address is Last Duel Park\, 22 Craig Street\, Perth\, Ontario.\n***Construction on Craig Street\, please access the Healing Circle from Brock Street.\nFor information\, to share a teaching\, or to collaborate for future events\, please contact Celina\, Indigenous Care Navigator\, Perth Family Health Team – because culture is treatment. celinat@perthfht.ca\, 343-322-6800
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/honoring-bees/
LOCATION:Indigenous Healing Circle/ Healing Forest\, Last Dual Park\, Perth\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250727T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250727T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20250529T161344Z
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SUMMARY:Lanark Drum Circle – July 2025
DESCRIPTION:Aaniin gakina awiiya\, / Hello everyone\, \nAs with every last Sunday of the month\, we invite you to join us in the circle at 1:00 PM at Trinity United Church Hall at 41 Market Street in Smiths Falls.  Come and feel that heartbeat calling us to share our voices\, stories and teachings with each other. \nWe come together in the circle to nourish our spirits through traditional songs and teachings\, and to feel the heartbeat of our drums resonating within us and all around us. Everyone is welcome and no prior experience is necessary.  It’s OK if you don’t have a drum or rattle or sticks; bring your open heart and join our open circle.  There is always room for you! \nApegish apii waabamigooyan  /  Hope to see you then\, \n\nLanark Drum Circle
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/lanark-drum-circle-07-25/
LOCATION:Trinity United Church Smiths Falls\, 41 Market St N\, Smiths Falls\, Ontario\, ON K7A\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Drum Circle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250629T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250629T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20250515T115255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T115506Z
UID:320-1751202000-1751202000@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Lanark Drum Circle - June 2025
DESCRIPTION:Aaniin gakina awiiya\, / Hello everyone\, \nAs with every last Sunday of the month\, we invite you to join us in the circle at 1:00 PM at Trinity United Church Hall at 41 Market Street in Smiths Falls.  Come and feel that heartbeat calling us to share our voices\, stories and teachings with each other. \nWe come together in the circle to nourish our spirits through traditional songs and teachings\, and to feel the heartbeat of our drums resonating within us and all around us. Everyone is welcome and no prior experience is necessary.  It’s OK if you don’t have a drum or rattle or sticks; bring your open heart and join our open circle.  There is always room for you! \nApegish apii waabamigooyan  /  Hope to see you then\, \n\nLanark Drum Circle
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/lanark-drum-circle-06-25/
LOCATION:Trinity United Church Smiths Falls\, 41 Market St N\, Smiths Falls\, Ontario\, ON K7A\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Drum Circle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250621T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250621T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20250606T115228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T115833Z
UID:351-1750532400-1750532400@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:The History of Indigenous Peoples in Rideau Lakes
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the official opening of The History of Indigenous Peoples in Rideau Lake: An Archaeological Approach on June 21\, 2025\, at 7 pm\, with a presentation by exhibition researcher and writer Ted Stewart\, a respected local archaeological technician. Ted will guide guests through 10\,000 years of Indigenous presence in our region—from the Paleo and Archaic periods\, through Woodland\, Contact\, and into the present—offering a deeper understanding of a history too often untold.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/the-history-of-indigenous-peoples-in-rideau-lakes/
LOCATION:Newboro Community Hall\, 15 Drummond Street\, Newboro\, Ontario\, K0G 1P0\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Newboro & Area Heritage Society":MAILTO:connect@newboroheritagesociety.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250612T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20250506T110746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T121543Z
UID:301-1749754800-1749754800@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Sugarcane Movie
DESCRIPTION:Free tickets are available through Tickets Please (https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ticketsplease.ca) which assists us with monitoring the number of attendees. \nCash donations will be accepted to cover costs of renting and showing Sugarcane. Any money raised beyond these expenses will go toward the work of the Lanark Community Neighbours for Truth and Reconciliation. \nA stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life\, SUGARCANE\, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie\, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. \nIn 2021\, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence\, the forced separation\, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light\, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation\, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/sugarcane-movie/
LOCATION:Studio Theatre Perth\, 63 Gore Street East\, Unit 2\, Perth\, Ontario\, K7H 1H8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250525T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250525T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20250515T114539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T115441Z
UID:315-1748178000-1748178000@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Lanark Drum Circle - May 2025
DESCRIPTION:Aaniin gakina awiiya\, / Hello everyone\, \nAs with every last Sunday of the month\, we invite you to join us in the circle at 1:00 PM at Trinity United Church Hall at 41 Market Street in Smiths Falls.  Come and feel that heartbeat calling us to share our voices\, stories and teachings with each other. \nWe come together in the circle to nourish our spirits through traditional songs and teachings\, and to feel the heartbeat of our drums resonating within us and all around us. Everyone is welcome and no prior experience is necessary.  It’s OK if you don’t have a drum or rattle or sticks; bring your open heart and join our open circle.  There is always room for you! \nApegish apii waabamigooyan  /  Hope to see you then\, \n\nLanark Drum Circle
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/lanark-drum-circle-05-25/
LOCATION:Trinity United Church Smiths Falls\, 41 Market St N\, Smiths Falls\, Ontario\, ON K7A\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Drum Circle
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250505T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250505T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20241121T221210Z
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UID:267-1746466200-1746466200@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Red Dress Day Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:May 5th is the National Day of Awareness in Canada for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women\, Girls\, and Two-Spirit People. (MMIWG2S) In May 2019\, the National Inquiry on MMIWG2S report was released and it concluded that the murder and disappearance of Indigenous Women and Girls is an ongoing genocide. \nStatistics tell us that more Native Women go missing and are murdered each year compared to women from all other groups. Native Women are two and a half times more likely to experience violent crimes\, and at least two times more likely to experience rape or sexual assault crimes compared to others. 4 out of 5 Native Women have experienced violence. Native Women face murder rates 10 times above the national average. The murder rate for Native Women is about three times more than for non-Indigenous Women. It continues today and it must stop! \nIs this not a reason to Stand Up and say No More? \nPlease stand with us as we encourage all community members to honour this day by attending a Red Dress Day Ceremony near where you live\, displaying a Red Dress in your window or front yard\, and wearing red. We want to see participation from as many people\, homes\, and businesses as possible. Post pictures to your social media using hashtags such as #MMIWG\, @MMIWG2S\, #WhyWeWearRed\, and #NoMoreStolenSisters. \nWe also invite the community to attend the Red Dress Ceremony here with us in Perth at the Indigenous Healing Circle – National Healing Forest Memorial Site at 35 Craig Street\, Perth\, Ontario. The Lanark Drum Circle will be offering traditional ceremonial songs\, and there will be speakers and families of murdered or missing women and girls will be attending. \nSupported by the Lanark County Neighbours for Truth and Reconciliation. \nYou can connect with the MMIWGTS+ support line at 1-844-413-6649. This line is available free of charge\, 24 hours a day\, 7 days a week. \nWe need to continue to bring awareness to the ongoing tragedy of this issue because the rate of disappearance and murders of Native People\, particularly Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People goes virtually unnoticed until we decide to: \nStand Up and Make Change and Protect Women and Girls.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/red-dress-day-2025/
LOCATION:Indigenous Healing Circle/ Healing Forest\, Last Dual Park\, Perth\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Ceremony
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250108T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20250108T003604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T003650Z
UID:271-1736359200-1736366400@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Echoes From This Land Exhibition & Talks
DESCRIPTION:Join with the Ottawa Arts Council\, Arts Network Ottawa and NBAF as we welcome everyone to learn more about the TRC 94 Calls to Action\, and how we can take action to learn more and be part of the change. \nWhere: Ottawa Arts Council\, 2 Daly Avenue\, Ottawa Ontario\nWhen: Each Wednesday\, January 8th-29th\, 6-8pm. \nJan 8th: Introduction to the 94 Calls to Action Truth and Reconciliation Echoes from This land TRC 94 recommendations. The history – Where are we?\nJan 15th: workshop\nJan 22nd: Meet the artists\nJan 29th: sharing and what now? \nThe gatherings are all FREE to attend. If you have questions\, please contact: Carmel Whittle or Ulyn Small nobordersartfestival@gmail.com
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/echoes/
LOCATION:Ottawa Arts Council\, 2 Daly Avenue\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 6E2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241120T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241120T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20241111T115638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241111T115657Z
UID:258-1732122000-1732122000@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Transgender Day of Remembrance - Courage to be ME
DESCRIPTION:The Transgender Day of Remembrance is on Wednesday\, November 20th 2024.Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. There will be a ceremony at the bandstand in Stewart Park in Perth\, more info when it becomes available.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/transgender-day-of-remembrance-courage-to-be-me/
LOCATION:Bandshell – Behind Perth Town Hall\, 10 Market Square\, Perth\, Ontario\, K7H 1V7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241004T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241004T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20240823T001259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T233820Z
UID:240-1728063000-1728063000@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Sisters in Spirit Vigil
DESCRIPTION:The annual Sisters in Sprit Vigil takes place to honour the lives of Indigenous Women\, gender diverse\, Two-Spirit and transgendered people who have been murdered or gone missing.   The National Inquiry determined it to be genocide.  The Vigil is also a time for comforting family members and friends mourning those lost to this violence.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/sisters-in-spirit-vigil/
LOCATION:Indigenous Healing Circle/ Healing Forest\, Last Dual Park\, Perth\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240930T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240930T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20240113T001139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T000430Z
UID:30-1727717400-1727717400@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Perth Orange Shirt Day Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a time of education and reflection as we remember the experiences of the Indigenous children who attended Residential Schools.\nThe ceremony will be directed by local Indigenous Elders and include Pipe Ceremony and drumming.\n\n\nMedia Release: Orange Shirt Day  \nSeptember 30th is Orange Shirt Day and it originated from the amazing courage shown by an Indigenous Woman named Phyllis Jack Webstad who\, in the spring of 2013\, dared to tell her experiences of being at Residential School. Phyllis has said\, “When you wear an Orange Shirt\, it’s like a bit of justice for us survivors in our lifetime and recognition of a system that we can never allow again.”  \nIt is hard for us even to imagine a school system designed to hurt and harm children. The residential school program designed by the Colonial and Canadian Governments forcibly took children from their homes\, denied contact with their parents\, punished them for speaking their own language\, shamed them for their culture and beliefs and treated them shamefully. The main objective was to assimilate Indigenous people into the colonial system at any cost. Yet\, this is exactly what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission confirmed was the truth.  \nBeginning in the fall of 1831 Indigenous families could expect a knock on the door. The local officials had arrived and the truck was ready to leave. The children must go.  \nWe cannot imagine that happening to us or our children.  \nIn her new book\, North of Nowhere\, Marie Wilson said this about the testimony of survivors\, “Their stories are difficult to hear. Do not flinch. Do not hide. I cannot make it softer for you. This is what I witnessed. This history belongs to all of us.”  \nUncovering these truths has rekindled a national reckoning of this traumatic history. The discovery of mass graves of Indigenous Children has vindicated what survivors and their communities have long known. Their combined voices have now been heard and finally acknowledged. Calls for accountability continue to rise across the country from people who are listening and learning about this Canadian Tragedy and our collective part in it. It is a shadow that covers the ground where the Indigenous Children lay buried in places sometimes unknown. But never forgotten by their families and communities.  \nThis year on Monday\, September 30th at 5:30 pm\, we invite you to come to the Orange Shirt Day Ceremony to remember and acknowledge the multigenerational trauma caused by the residential school system in Canada. To respect and honour the Survivors and those who did not return home. Please commit to ongoing learning about the Calls to Action\, listen to personal stories\, find the truth\, and be aware. That is the call to action for each of us.  \nStand up – Speak Up Every Child Matters \nJoin us at the Indigenous Healing Circle – Perth Healing Forest Memorial Site – 35 Craig Street Perth\, Ontario. We ask that you remember this Day by wearing something Orange.  \n Supported by the Lanark County Neighbours for Truth and Reconciliation. \nSupport and Services for those impacted by residential schools are available to you. Please contact the 24–Hour Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419 if you need emotional support.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/orange-shirt-2024/
LOCATION:Indigenous Healing Circle/ Healing Forest\, Last Dual Park\, Perth\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240626T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240626T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20240606T000145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T000250Z
UID:230-1719426600-1719426600@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Finding our way to reconciliation by questioning settler history
DESCRIPTION:A part of reconciliation should be questioning the ideas that justified settlement and the removal of the First Nations from their lands.  These ideas continue to justify settler ownership and exploitation of 99.8 percent of Canada’s land. This talk will explore some of those ideas through the history of settlement on a tract of land adjacent to Cornwall\, Ontario\, then part of the Akwesasne community’s territory but first rented and then sold to settlers in 1847. This and other parts of what were Akwesasne lands are the subject of ongoing land claims. \nBob MacDermid is a retired York University professor and member of the Lanark County Neighbours for Truth and Reconciliation.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/questioning-settler-history-talk/
LOCATION:The Table Community Food Centre\, 190 Gore Street East\, Perth\, Ontario\, K7H1K3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240620T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240620T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20240604T220818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T220833Z
UID:226-1718906400-1718906400@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Celebrating Summer Solstice Together
DESCRIPTION:Mississippi Mills All My Relations (MMAMR) is a group of community members who recognize that we all have a responsibility to help restore what was once a relationship of trust and friendship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples in our country. This year MMAMR is partnering with the Municipality of Mississippi Mills to host a Summer Solstice celebration bringing together Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. \nThis celebration\, open to everyone in the community\, will include Indigenous ceremony\, music\, jingle dancing\, crafts\, Inuit games and songs by Almonte’s Rhythm and Song Community Choir. \nDo you have something to contribute? We want to hear from you! We are hoping that some musicians from our community\, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous\, might bring a song or two that celebrates summer solstice and/or mother earth. We are also looking for vendors of crafts and finger foods that are produced honouring mother earth. If you are interested in participating\, please email mm.allmyrelations@gmail.com and tell us about what contribution you would like to make to this celebration. \nJoin us Thursday\, June 20th in Riverfront Park starting at 6pm\, ceremony at 6:30pm. An alternative indoor location will be available in the event of rain. Learn about the dance\, music\, food and rituals of Indigenous peoples and have fun celebrating the longest day of the year together. You’ll also have the chance to explore the Seven Gifts project MMAMR completed last year in Riverfront Park with Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists\, elders\, and knowledge keepers. \n– Miigwetch\, Maarsi\, Qujannamiik\, Thank you.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/mmamr-celebrating-summer-solstice-together/
LOCATION:Riverfront Park Almonte\, Almonte\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240615T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240615T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20240604T215915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T220118Z
UID:221-1718456400-1718456400@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Memorial Installation Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Mississippi Mills All My Relations (MMAMR) is participating in The Canadian Library\, a community-engaged art initiative of 8000 books to honour Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQQTIA+ people. Various small groups in the community have wrapped 120 books with Indigenous-designed fabrics and put gold-lettered names on the spines pay tribute to the lives lost and the grief suffered by their loved ones. The names on the books have been shared by elders and families who want their stories told. Some books remain nameless to honour those who may never have a chance to tell their story. \nOn June 15 at 1pm\, a memorial ceremony will be led by Elder Barb Brant\, Mohawk\, Turtle Clan. The books will come together in one bookcase to be installed at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. Eventually\, The Canadian Library will decide where the books will be permanently displayed. \nElder Barb Brant\, Mohawk\, Turtle Clan will lead the Ceremony\, with Knowledge Keeper Dylan Jenkins. Tony Belcourt\, Métis Knowledge Keeper and Elder\, and Mayor Christa Lowry will provide welcoming addresses. We will read and honour the names of those represented on the books. Seating capacity is 75. Please register by clicking the link June15Ceremony.eventbrite.ca\, to ensure you have a seat. Once seating capacity is reached\, people are encouraged to join for standing room only. This free event will last about an hour. \nThe bookcase will remain at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum until a permanent home is determined for it by The Canadian Library. \n“Through Art. We Reconcile\, Reconnect\, & Rebuild.”\nThe Canadian Library
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/mmamr-memorial-installation-ceremony/
LOCATION:Mississippi Valley Textile Museum\, 3 Rosamond Street East\, Mississippi Mills\, Ontario\, K0A 1A0\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240609T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240609T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20240603T110232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T112013Z
UID:216-1717938000-1717945200@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Drum Circle for Indigenous Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Indigenous Heritage Month\, we invite all community to gather at Perth’s Indigenous Healing Circle. We will hold a drum circle with members of the Lanark Drum Circle and enjoy songs and their teachings. Come and experience the heartbeat of Mother Earth and join us in a round dance. Drum\, sticks & rattles to loan for the circle. No experience needed\, as we all learn from each other in the circle. \nNO BARRIERS – ALL AGES\, GENDER & NATION WELCOME
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/drum-circle-heritage-month-2024/
LOCATION:Indigenous Healing Circle/ Healing Forest\, Last Dual Park\, Perth\, Ontario\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240505T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240505T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20240420T180534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T180758Z
UID:82-1714914000-1714914000@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Red Dress Day Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:May 5th is the National Day of Awareness in Canada for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women\, Girls\, and Two-Spirit People. (MMIWG2S) In May 2019\, the National Inquiry on MMIWG2S report was released and it concluded that the murder and disappearance of Indigenous Women and Girls is an ongoing genocide. \nStatistics tell us that more Native Women go missing and are murdered each year compared to women from all other groups. Native Women are two and a half times more likely to experience violent crimes\, and at least two times more likely to experience rape or sexual assault crimes compared to others. 4 out of 5 Native Women have experienced violence. Native Women face murder rates 10 times above the national average. The murder rate for Native Women is about three times more than for non-Indigenous Women. It continues today and it must stop! \nIs this not a reason to Stand Up and say No More? \nPlease stand with us as we encourage all community members to honour this day by attending a Red Dress Day Ceremony near where you live\, displaying a Red Dress in your window or front yard\, and wearing red. We want to see participation from as many people\, homes\, and businesses as possible. Post pictures to your social media using hashtags such as #MMIWG\, @MMIWG2S\, #WhyWeWearRed\, and #NoMoreStolenSisters. \nWe also invite the community to attend the Red Dress Ceremony here with us in Perth at the Indigenous Healing Circle – National Healing Forest Memorial Site at 35 Craig Street\, Perth\, Ontario. The Lanark Drum Circle will be offering traditional ceremonial songs\, and there will be speakers and families of murdered or missing women and girls will be attending. \nSupported by the Lanark County Neighbours for Truth and Reconciliation. \nYou can connect with the MMIWGTS+ support line at 1-844-413-6649. This line is available free of charge\, 24 hours a day\, 7 days a week. \nWe need to continue to bring awareness to the ongoing tragedy of this issue because the rate of disappearance and murders of Native People\, particularly Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People goes virtually unnoticed until we decide to: \nStand Up and Make Change and Protect Women and Girls.
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/red-dress-day-2024/
LOCATION:Indigenous Healing Circle/ Healing Forest\, Last Dual Park\, Perth\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230611T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230611T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20240426T223228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T223228Z
UID:199-1686481200-1686492000@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Indigenous Plaque Dedication Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this important event. RSVP required here:\nhttps://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-table-community-food-centre/events/honoring-chief-shawinipinessi-plaque-dedication/ \nAlgonquins of Bedford\, Oso and South Sherbrooke – Plaque Dedication\nSunday\, 11 June 2023 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM\, ABC Hall 3166 Bolingbroke Rd. \, Maberly\, K0H 2B0
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/indigenous-plaque-dedication-ceremony/
LOCATION:ABC Hall\, 3166 Bolingbroke Rd\, Maberly\, Ontario\, K0H 2B0\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230604T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230604T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T030610
CREATED:20240426T223552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T223656Z
UID:203-1685883600-1685890800@lanarkcountyneighbours.ca
SUMMARY:Inauguration of the Indigenous Healing Circle
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, June 4th at the Indigenous Healing Circle in Perth’s Last Duel Park at 22 Craig Street.\nCeremony begins at 1pm.\nThe inauguration ceremony will be followed by a cultural celebration to honour Indigenous History Month.\nTraditional Indigenous Songs with the Lanark Drum Circle\, demo dancing\, crafts workshops\, round dance\, small feast and giveway.\nALL ARE WELCOME!
URL:https://lanarkcountyneighbours.ca/event/inauguration-of-the-indigenous-healing-circle/
LOCATION:Indigenous Healing Circle/ Healing Forest\, Last Dual Park\, Perth\, Ontario\, Canada
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