Peel District School Board, Maawnjidiing Wiingushkeng Centre for Indigenous Excellence and Land-Based Learning, learn how to build a traditional birch bark canoe at the Heartlake conservation area with teaching by Chuck Commanda Inspired by land-based learning, as a way of earning credit accumulation for indigenous students, the Maawnjidiing Wiingushkeng Centre offered students of the PDSB […]
There are plenty of close-range options for connecting with nature as we move into the fall months. Toronto is home to some incredible green spaces to watch the leaves change. We’ve picked a few of our favourites from across the city. Rattlesnake Point Hike to the Buffalo Crag for an incredible view of the changing […]
Digging in soil and tending a garden can improve your mental and physical health, according to gardening experts, so why not get your hands dirty during the COVID-19 pandemic and do some planting? Isaac Crosby is a program coordinator and the lead hand in urban agriculture at Evergreen Brickworks in Toronto. Crosby is from Anderdon […]
When many people hear ‘tobacco’, the first thing that comes to mind is cigarettes. The deeper Indigenous traditions associated with tobacco are often forgotten. We’re here to educate and remind you about the importance of tobacco as a healing medicine, a tool in prayer and a significant offering when forming new relationships. Tobacco’s healing power […]