Debwewin: The Oakville Truth Project

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The Oakville Museum will present “Debwewin: The Oakville Truth Project” Exhibition at The Crossing, which was created as a partnership between the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Oakville Community Foundation, and the Oakville Museum, with collaboration from the Debwewin Advisory Council and Know History.

“Debwewin: The Oakville Truth Project” is an exhibition about the historical and contemporary Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. The exhibit shares community knowledge, archival documents, and videos, offering a better understanding of past and present Treaty relationships in what is now Oakville. It provides access to important information about the history and culture of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, highlighting their intimate knowledge of and relationship with the lands and waterways of their traditional territory, and their long and ongoing presence in the Oakville region. In telling the Indigenous history of Oakville, the exhibit reframes the Treaty relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples as one of shared benefits and responsibilities as Treaty relationships were intended to be built on reciprocity, respect, and renewal—mutually beneficial contracts between nations.

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Oakville Museum

Erchless Estate was once home to Oakville’s founding family, but is now the setting for Oakville's community museum. The Oakville Museum offers guided tours of the Chisholm family home, changing exhibitions, special events and programs that tell the fascinating stories of our town.