This is an archived event from Culture Days 2024.
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KARIOS Blanket Exercise
In-person
History & heritage Indigenous Truth and ReconciliationDate and time
Location
Meridian Community Centre
100 Meridian Way, Fonthill, ON
Pelham, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Join us for a blanket exercise facilitation with Jodi Vander Heide-Buswa! Jodi is a Seneca Deer Clan woman traditionally from Alleghany, NY. She is an artist, speaker, educator, mom-preneur, facilitator, and founder of Niswi B - Buswa, Beadwork, Biiziigahan.
The KARIOS Blanket Exercise is an interactive activity that takes you through the history of colonization in Canada. The exercise was created by KARIOS as a response to the 1996 report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in 1997 with consultation from Indigenous Elders and representatives.
When: Monday, September 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Where: Meridian Community Centre (Accursi Room) - 100 Meridian Way
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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.”