Debwewin Exhibit at QEPCCC

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Debwewin: The Oakville Truth Project is the result of a project 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. The project has been designed as a reciprocal partnership, in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous partners worked together to create this meaningful exhibition to educate community members on our shared histories and promote Truth and Reconciliation.

This exhibit is meant to be a conversation-starter about reconciliation. To walk the path of reconciliation means talking to and getting to know each other, assuming goodwill, and coming together from a place of peace, respect, and equity. It highlights the Mississaugas of the Credit’s intimate knowledge of and relationship with the lands and waterways of their traditional territory, their long and ongoing presence in the Oakville region, and the fact that all of the people who live in this area are treaty people, who have treaty responsibilities to this day.

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. It might be a great way for your site to connect with community in learning, experiencing and honouring Truth & Reconciliation.

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Town of Oakville

The Town of Oakville is located on Treaty 14 and 22 lands, the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee. Oakville is home to many different First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. A vibrant and impressive community within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the Town of Oakville is a beautiful lakeside town with a strong heritage, preserved and celebrated by residents and visitors alike. Since the 1800s, it has become one of the most coveted areas to live and work in Ontario, with 225,000 residents calling Oakville home. The town offers all the advantages of a well-serviced urban centre with first-rate facilities and amenities while maintaining its small-town feel.