December is the 11th moon of the Anishinaabe lunar calendar and is known as Spirit Moon or Manidoo Dibik Giizis (Mu-ni-doh Du-bik Gi-zis). Manidoo Dibik Giizis or Spirit Moon, is a time for going inwards, getting way from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. A natural cycle that is followed by the beings of…
Join us on November 17, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. as we continue our Indigenous Conversations with Gimaa (Chief) Stacey Laforme as he discusses Truth & Reconciliation. R. Stacey Laforme is the elected Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN). Born and raised on MCFN, Chief Laforme has served his community for over…
Provisional Agreement 13-A was ratified with the signing of Treaty 14 on September 5, 1806, also known as the “Head of the Lake Purchase”. The Mississaugas were compensated 1000 pounds of Province currency, given largely in trade goods. Treaty 14 encompassed some 85,000 acres of land. Treaty 14, was signed William Claus on behalf of…
Join us for our first webinar in our 2021 Indigenous Conversations series, as we welcome Former Chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Carolyn King. Carolyn delivers her unique, informative workshop, Indian 101. She has been engaged by government, colleges and universities, businesses and community organizations to do cross-cultural training sessions and presentations to help people…
Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson for a special episode of “Ask A Historian” on September 30, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. on our YouTube channel. We will be airing this episode earlier to allow our followers to participate in the numerous events that will be taking place in recognition of Orange Shirt Day and the National Day…
Let’s all mark tomorrow, September 30, by wearing orange in honour of Orange Shirt Day. Coinciding with the day and aligning with the Federal government’s adoption of September 30 as a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the City of Mississauga also chose to honour the day by closing City facilities for a day of…
Join Historian Matthew Wilkinson for this episode of Ask A Historian. This week, Matthew answers the most frequent questions we receive from the community about the stories of the Mississaugas and the history of Residential Schools, the Credit Mission, and the infamous Jones Brothers. Matthew also provides some in-depth resources to support you in your…
The “Sixties Scoop” refers to the large-scale removal or “scooping” of more than 20,000 Indigenous children that were removed from their homes, communities, and families of birth through the 1960s that was supported by the Canadian Government. Indigenous children were adopted into predominantly non-Indigenous, middle-class families across the United States and Canada. This displacement left…
Chanie Wenjack was only 12 years old when he ran away from a residential school near Kenora. Due to the harsh weather and environment, Chanie died from hunger and exposure on October 23, 1966. His death in 1966 sparked national attention and the first inquest into the treatment of Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools….
In June 2015, members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) presented 94 Calls to Action that would help “redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation” with Indigenous peoples. Throughout the month of September and leading up to #OrangeShirtDay and #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation we will be reminding the governments of the…