Please join us in remembering the lives of the lost children and honouring the survivors of Canada’s residential school system during Truth and Reconciliation Week. From Sept. 23 – 27 and on Orange Shirt Day, Sept. 30, the college’s Tsi Titewaya’taró:roks team will host a series of events and educational opportunities at Loyalist’s Belleville and...
In September 2014, the Assembly of First Nations asked all Canadians to join First Nations in wearing an orange shirt in the spirit of healing and reconciliation. The date Sept. 30 was chosen because it is the time of year when Indigenous children were taken away from their homes and placed in residential schools. Loyalist...
Experience the beauty of Anishinaabe Traditional Knowledge through an immersive workshop on preserving a deer hide. This hands-on opportunity, led by Anishinaabe Knowledge Keeper Helena Neveau, will guide participants through the sacred and skillful process of transforming a deer hide while learning about its cultural significance. This is a drop-in workshop taking place in the A'nó:wara Learning Circle. The workshop...
Experience the beauty of Anishinaabe Traditional Knowledge through an immersive workshop on preserving a deer hide. This hands-on opportunity, led by Anishinaabe Knowledge Keeper Helena Neveau, will guide participants through the sacred and skillful process of transforming a deer hide while learning about its cultural significance. This is a drop-in workshop taking place in the A'nó:wara Learning Circle. The workshop...
Experience the beauty of Anishinaabe Traditional Knowledge through an immersive workshop on preserving a deer hide. This hands-on opportunity, led by Anishinaabe Knowledge Keeper Helena Neveau, will guide participants through the sacred and skillful process of transforming a deer hide while learning about its cultural significance. This is a drop-in workshop taking place in the A'nó:wara Learning Circle. The workshop...
Loyalist College is proud to host the 30th annual Indigenous Arts Festival, a celebration of Indigenous entrepreneurship through art, craft, music, and food. Formerly known as the Native Arts Festival, this event includes a free public market organized by the College’s Tsi Titewaya’tarό:roks Indigenous Centre. Guests can enjoy live music and delicious culinary options, including...
Learn the traditional craft of birch bark canoe building in this hands-on workshop.
All are welcome to come to Tsi Titewayataro:roks (1H6) and participate in a DIY Beaded Lanyard experience. Event supplies are limited and available on a first come first served basis.
Come out, drop your tobacco, and set your intention.
Half-hour group bookings will be available for guided experiences through the Walking Timeline. Tours will be facilitated by Tsi Titewaya’taró:roks Indigenous Centre staff and the Indigenous Student Government representative. Book...
Melissa Brant will present her completed artwork and share the teachings and intentions reflected within the piece. Melissa Brant is a self-taught Indigenous artist from the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte. Her work is vibrant, intuitive, and rooted in energy, storytelling, and joy. With every brushstroke, she shares a playful perspective on life’s beauty,...
Truth and Reconciliation Week will conclude by inviting students and employees to create an intention wampum. Participants will identify an intention they will carry forward in their own work/lives. Book...