Moccasin Identifier Project

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Join the Town of Pelham and the Lincoln Pelham Public Library to learn more about Indigenous history through the Moccasin Identifier Project! This project was created by Carolyn King in partnership with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Greenbelt Foundation to promote public awareness of significant cultural historic sites and the ancestral presence of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples across Turtle Island.

The moccasin stencils were designed by Phillip Cote, based on moccasins held in the private collection of the Bata Shoe Museum. The four styles of moccasins reflect the four linguistic groups in Ontario:

Cree – mainly located in Northern Ontario

Anishinaabe – throughout much of Ontario

Huron - Wendat to the East

Seneca - from New York State into Southwestern Ontario through Niagara

When: Monday, September 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Where: Meridian Community Centre - 100 Meridian Way

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• National Day of Truth and Reconciliation pelham.ca

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Town of Pelham

The Town of Pelham is a fusion of rural and urban communities offering unique lifestyles rich with history, agriculture, and commercial industries. Pelham's central location within the Niagara Region of Ontario makes it an ideal community for commuters, lifelong residents, tourists and businesses. Pelham embraces technological and urban change while preserving an inviting small-town feel.

As a municipality, the Town serves 18,192 residents through various integrated systems of services, including but not limited to water and wastewater management, road maintenance, building codes, libraries, parks, community events and recreational programming. The Town of Pelham's 2023-2027 Strategic Plan includes the mission to be “a caring, active and sustainable community” that “promotes an exceptional quality of life and values its people, their experiences and the environment.”