Festival du Voyageur February 16-25, 2024

February 19, 2024Posted inKnow Archive
This year's Festival du Voyageur will take place February 16-25, 2024. Western Canada's largest  winter festival has a wide variety of entertainment from national to local entertainers, Indigenous/FNIM cuisine, fiddling and jigging competitions, a beard growing competition and lots of activities for kids. There is even a giant ice wall you can climb with the help of professional assistants. The Festival takes place at Whittier Park at the southeast confluence of where the AssiniboineRiver intersects with the Red River at 836 Rue St Joseph in St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2Y 0H8. For a brief history of Festival du Voyageur, please go…

Canadian Mini Series Little Bird to be aired in the USA

February 2, 2024Posted inKnow Archive
The 2023 Canadian mini series, Little Bird, about the the "60's Scoop", was filmed in Manitoba. Episodes were shot in Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation and Winnipeg. The Story is about a young girl who was taken away by Child Welfare Authorities in 1968 from a Saskatchewan First Nation community and sent to a Montreal Jewish family and her attempts to reconcile with her Indigenous community. A TV Critic for the Los Angeles Times, Robert Lloyd, referred to Little Bird as a powerful exploration of contemporary Canadian socials ills like the "Sixties Scoop" and assimilation. While these sociological phenomena…

Pitikwé Skatepark opens in Portage Place

January 19, 2024Posted inKnow Archive
Now that it's finally cold in Winnipeg, you may be looking for a warm place to go skateboarding in the comfort of a downtown shopping mall.While the future of the Portage Place Mall are being worked out, the ground floor anchor position on the on the west side of the mall has been repurposed into an in-door skatepark so that skateboard enthusiast can enjoy their passion year-around.The park takes up the entire floor space where the old Staples store used to be.According to a online Cree Dictionary, "Pitikwé" means "enter or come in".Admission prices are $5 under 25 years old, and…

Indigenous Speaks: My very personal story

January 18, 2024Posted inSpecial
"Having open and honest conversations, is where we can each contribute to and support change." Carrie Pacey Manitoba Government Employee Carrie Pacey is an FNIM provincial government employee of twenty-three years currently working in the Department of Consumer Protection and Government Services. She was a participant from the first Sharing Circle (ending December 2022) held with the Manitoba Government employees. Carrie supplied us with an impassioned testimonial about her whole Circles experience and her background. She also shared some interesting facts about her roots. "I am a member of the Esquimalt First Nation in BC and can trace my roots…

How would you say “May the Force Be With You” in Ojibwe?

January 14, 2024Posted inKnow Archive
CTV News at Noon announced on their noon newscast on Dec 19th, 2023 that Disney/Lucasfilm will release an Ojibwe version of the poplar 1977 space drama: "Star Wars - A New Hope". The Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council, APTN and the University of Manitoba will be collaborating with Lucasfilm to make the first Star Wars saga in Ojibwe. And Ojibwe people in Manitoba can can participate by applying through StarWarsOjibwe.com. There is more info at this link.

Extra 1% Top-Up for Donations Made Friday, December 29, 2023

December 29, 2023Posted inNews Archive
This Friday, December 29th, 2023, CanadaHelps is offering to add an extra 1% percent to all donations given to non-profits!Your support will definitely assist in Circles for Reconciliation’s efforts in coordinating more Sharing Circles in 2024 for all Canadians on the path to reconciliation. In the past few months, we were able to move forward on 45 Sharing Circles that went into pending mode due to the pandemic! We have been working tirelessly with our small staff and we are grateful for your support!Ékosi, Miigwech, Ghaniih, Miikwehc, Maarsii, Pidamiye, Quryanarq, Thank you#YearEndGiving #CanadaHelpsRegistered Charity Number: 748256930RR0001Full terms and conditions are…

Lessons From Beyond with Wilfred Buck

December 27, 2023Posted inKnow Archive
Most of the world's cultures have looked to the night sky as a cultural source of inspiration. Canada's Indigenous used the night sky as a "as a map, clock and calendar." Indigenous Knowledge Keeper and Scientist, William Buck is a Cree Elder from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation. He is also the Science Facilitator for the Manitoba First Nation Education Resource Center (MFNERC). He has an extensive knowledge of Astronomy and in particular Indigenous Astronomy. He refers to North Star or Polaris, also commonly known as the bright star at the of the Big Dipper's handle, as "the going home" star (6 Minute,…

North Point Douglas Women’s Centre

December 20, 2023Posted inNews Archive
Every holiday season, in the spirit of giving, Circles for Reconciliation chooses to shine a light on the community work done by another organization. For 2023, we’ve chosen NPDWC. This Centre “walks with women to strengthen their voice, make change, and engage in our community” through a range of services and programs. Their vision is “a safe, healthy, vibrant community for women and families.  Here is a link to their website which gives detail and opportunity to donate.