Join us this Saturday on our YouTube channel as we feature the fascinating presentation by Gimaa (Chief) R. Stacey Laforme recorded during the Heritage Mississauga AGM on June 27, 2021. Gimaa (Chief) Laforme discussed current issues and discoveries that have, and continue to, affect Indigenous communities and Canada as a Nation. Although throughout the presentation,…
Heritage Mississauga has undertaken several interpretive panel projects throughout the City of Mississauga. The panels began as comprehensive special research projects which documented the history of a specific part of Mississauga’s heritage. In our series “Interpreting Heritage”, we will be looking at the various panels throughout Mississauga. Today we invite you to explore our “The…
This year we will be recognizing Canada Day differently as we collectively unite as a nation to stand in solidarity with our Indigenous communities who are in unimaginable pain mourning for the many children lost in Residential Schools across Canada. As Canadians we acknowledge when our communities are suffering and we support them. That is…
As Canadians around the world prepare to celebrate Canada Day, we feel a shift in our perception of our country and a weight in our hearts that casts a long shadow over our typically jubilant day in which we recognize and celebrate the history of our country and what it means to be Canadian. This…
These are difficult days. The dark story of Residential Schools, although whispered for years, is being shouted across this land. Here we are on the eve of Canada Day, yet it is hard to think of celebratory things in the midst of immense sorrow and heartbreak. I wish healing for those most affected, and reflection…
Welcome to our 54th installment of “Ask a Historian”. Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson for our next episode of “Ask A Historian” on June 24th at 4:00 p.m. on our YouTube channel. This week Matthew welcomes returning guest John Dunlop, Manager of Heritage Planning & Indigenous Relations at the City of Mississauga, as they explore the…
John Street in Port Credit was laid out by surveyor Robert Lynn in 1835, and named for John Jones of the nearby Credit Mission Village. John, whose Indigenous name was Thayendanegea (or Tyantenagen), was the elder brother of Kahkewaquonaby (Reverend Peter Jones). Thayendanegea (1798-1847) and Kahkewaquonaby (1802-1856) were the sons of surveyor Augustus Jones and…
June 21 is #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay. On this day, and everyday, all Canadians are asked to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and to explore the entirety of the history and experiences of Indigenous peoples in Canada. June is the fifth moon of the Anishinaabe…
It was chilly, breezy Sunday in 2014 – November 9, 2014 to be exact – and we were gathered along Mississauga Road, not far from the entrance to the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club, for the opening ceremonies for Chi-twaa Tigannes – the Sacred Garden. I recall having a conversation with one of the audience…
Outrage at the news from the Kamloops Indian Residential School. A statue toppled. The anger is palpable. Sadly the story is not a new one, and unfortunately it is likely a story that we will hear again … and again. The road to healing, of reconciling our history with finding a path forward, will be…