This session is rescheduled from March 21, 2024.

An interactive exercise designed to deepen your understanding of the denial of Indigenous People's nationhood in Turtle Island. This session will take place in the Joan Gloade Gathering Space—follow the signs when you enter the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre. Please show up on time. Registration is required and can be done by signing up here: bit.ly/eoed-blanket-exercise before Monday, May 6.

CANCELLED: Sorry everyone! We have to cancel this session due to illness.

Join Mel for an immersive exploration of Mi'kmaq plant wisdom. Discover the holistic approach to land stewardship, traditional Indigenous plants, and their modern applications for health and healing. Embrace self-care practices rooted in nature, craft your smudging kit, and honour Mother Earth's gifts.

Join Killa in beading your own nature-inspired badge while learning about the importance of plant medicine through a Mi’kmaq lens. No experience necessary! Starting in April, sign up for free climate action challenges and earn other badges designed by local artists.

Join speaker Tammy Williams sharing concepts of Mi'kmaw culture. Netukulimk embodies a profound sustainable connection to the land for seven generations, through stewardship. A reminder that our well-being is intricately tied to the health of our environment. M’sit no’kmaq—all my relations!

Kwe’! Join Sipu from the Mi’kmaw community of Listuguj, QC to learn about beading, explore new techniques, and share community history through stories. Sipu grew up on reserve with many teachings passed down and is excited to share their knowledge!

Let’s explore the significance of land acknowledgments and reflect on our unique role as treaty people living on treaty lands. Come learn the who, what, when, where and why of land acknowledgments. Everyone welcome!

Join in for this screening of a Canadian documentary exploring environmental racism. Based on Ingrid Waldron's book and directed by Halifax born Elliot Page, this film examines disproportionate effects of the environmental damage within Mi'kmaw and African Nova Scotian communities.

Kwe’! Join Sipu from the Mi’kmaw community of Listuguj, QC to learn about beading, explore new techniques, and share community history through stories. Sipu grew up on reserve with many teachings passed down and is excited to share their knowledge!

Kwe’! Join Sipu from the Mi’kmaw community of Listuguj, QC to learn about beading, explore new techniques, and share community history through stories. Sipu grew up on reserve with many teachings passed down and is excited to share their knowledge!

Jesse, a mother of 4, Personal Trainer, Fancy Shawl dancer, Mi’kmaq artisan, Indigenous Wellness advocate, and Active Living Community Coordinator at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre. Join her in this session to explore what to expect at a powwow and cover common powwow etiquette.

Please note that the Blanket Exercise session scheduled for 6pm tonight is postponed due to unforeseen circumstances! It will be rescheduled ASAP. Thank you for your understanding.

An interactive exercise designed to deepen your understanding of the denial of Indigenous People's nationhood in Turtle Island. This session will take place in the Joan Gloade Gathering Space—follow the signs when you enter the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre. Please show up on time. Registration is required and can be done by signing up here: bit.ly/eoed-blanket-exercise before Monday, March 18.

Between 2003 and 2011, community singers from Atlantic Canada/Mi’kma’ki (and across Turtle Island) gathered to create three deep ecology choral recordings. Come hear the story—and learn a simple, beautiful Earth Charter chant to carry you into spring!

Join us as we celebrate the opening of Spring Program! Drop in to the Shop at any time between 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to get a taste of what sessions are to come between March 13 and May 8. There will be food, a drum circle, a smudge circle, and session samples including carving with Jackie Toner and screen printing with Wonder’neath. What to expect:

3:30 p.m. Drum Circle and Smudge Circle hosted by the Sircle of Sisters

4 p.m. Session samples including carving with Jackie Toner and silkscreen printing with Wonder’neath. The clothing we'll be screen printing on is from local second-hand stores!

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Community Dinner provided by Frances and Dora with Throat Singing Ceremony

Learn to make a beaded medicine wheel pin with the four traditional colours: black, red, yellow, and white. Information about the Mi’kmaw medicine wheel will be provided. 

Learn to make a beaded medicine wheel pin with the four traditional colours: black, red, yellow, and white. Information about the Mi’kmaw medicine wheel will be provided. 

Come along for tea and snacks as we share our hopes and learnings for Mi’kmaw History Month and any realizations and new practices that have come to light. A traditional smudge will be offered at the beginning of each session. 

Learn to make a beaded medicine wheel pin with the four traditional colours: black, red, yellow, and white. Information about the Mi’kmaw medicine wheel will be provided. 

Sorry folks, this session is cancelled due to illness. Come and learn about the many Mi’kmaw athletes who have been inducted into the Mi’kmaq Sports Hall of Fame and their contributions to the world of sports. Sport plays a role in the celebration of Indigenous culture and our nation-wide effort to reconcile. Did you know that Calls to Action 87 to 91 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report relate to sport and reconciliation?

Learn to make a beaded medicine wheel pin with the four traditional colours: black, red, yellow, and white. Information about the Mi’kmaw medicine wheel will be provided. 

Learn to make a beaded medicine wheel pin with the four traditional colours: black, red, yellow, and white. Information about the Mi’kmaw medicine wheel will be provided. 

As treaty people, we are all called to learn about and understand the treaties of the territories where we live, work, and play. Come and learn about the Peace and Friendship Treaties that govern Mi’kmaq-Euro-Canadian government relations and why they are so important. 

Have a cup of tea and engage in teachings about the Mi’kmaw Medicine Wheel, a powerful Indigenous symbol. Bring your questions as we learn together! 

Learn to make a beaded medicine wheel pin with the four traditional colours: black, red, yellow, and white. Information about the Mi’kmaw medicine wheel will be provided. 

Enjoy a piece of homemade luskinikn while chatting about Mi’kmaw culture with Charlotte. We’ll bring the luski and the fixings! Luskinikn or Luski is a Mi'kmaq word for bannock or fry bread.

Come along for tea and snacks as we share our hopes and learnings for Mi’kmaw History Month and any realizations and new practices that have come to light. A traditional smudge will be offered at the beginning of each session. 

Learn to make a beaded medicine wheel pin with the four traditional colours: black, red, yellow, and white. Information about the Mi’kmaw medicine wheel will be provided. 

Learn to make a pin to wear on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30) and beyond. Hosted by Killa and Nat.

Learn to make a pin to wear on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30) and beyond. Hosted by Killa and Nat.

Enjoy a piece of homemade luskinikn, while chatting about Mi'kmaw culture. Hosted by Charlotte.

Learn to make a pin to wear on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30) and beyond. Hosted by Killa and Nat.