Join us as we celebrate Indigenous education and ways of knowing at Crawford Lake
On Samedi, June 24th, come out to Crawford Lake Conservation Area with your family and friends as we celebrate Indigenous voices, histories, and cultural teachings with a series of interactive tours and talks. Learn from Indigenous educators and specialists in their fields on topics spanning gardening, food sovereignty, wampum belts, plant medicine, and traditional forest knowledge.
Activities are running from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and will be delivered in the teaching village and on the trails at Crawford Lake:
- Fireside Food Sovereignty Teachings with Kitty and Adrianne Lickers, running from 11:30 to 2:00 p.m.
- Garden Teachings at the Three Sisters Garden with Ojibiikaan Indigenous Cultural Network, running from 11:30-2:00 p.m.
- Longhouse Village Tours with Crawford Lake’s Educators, running every 30 minutes from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Traditional Practices and Medicine Walk* with Brad Howie, running from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
- Wampum Belts Woven Through Anishinaabe History* with Brian Charles, running from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
*Registration is required for selected activities. Additional fees apply.
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (no pre-booking required)
Kitty R Lynn and Adrianne Lickers Xavier, mother and daughter, are Onondaga from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory (Southern Ontario, Canada). They will share stories about their time and experiences; growing, sharing and teaching about food and community. They will share ideas and stories of Indigenous Food sovereignty, gardens, and favourite food stories.
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (no pre-booking required)
Presented by the Ojibiikaan Indigenous Cultural Network
Ojibiikaan’s gifted plant teachers will be answering questions and giving garden teachings at the Three Sisters Garden.
Every 30 minutes from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (no pre-booking required)
Our Crawford Lake Educators will provide a guided tour of our Longhouse Village including our three reconstructed 15th-Century longhouses that highlight some of the artifacts used in the day to day lives of the people who once lived in the village.
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Cost: Gate fee +$10
Pre-registration required with your event booking.
Brad Howie, Indigenous Education Coordinator at Conservation Halton, will be delivering a walk through the forest at Crawford Lake discussing medicines and traditional uses of plants.
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Cost: Gate fee +$10
Pre-registration required with your event booking.
We are honored to welcome Brian Charles to Crawford Lake who will be presenting “Wampum Belts Woven Through Anishinaabe History”. Illuminating how wampum was used to record relationships and treaties between First Peoples of the Eastern Woodland.
