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Ottawa, Minoshkite Indigenous Music & Arts Festival is back! ✨
Minoshkite (MEE-NO-SHKEET) which translates to “music to the ears” in Algonquin, returns for its fourth year with a two-day festival celebrating Indigenous music and art.
DAY 1 | November 22 | Club SAW
✨Aysanabee (@_aysanabee_ )
✨Shawnee Kish (@shawneekish)
✨ASPECTS (@theaspects)
✨AIYANA (@aiyanalouis)
✨Hosted by: Theland Kicknosway (@the_landk)
DAY 2 | November 23 | Bronson Centre
✨The Halluci Nation (@thehallucination)
✨Wolf Saga (@wolf.saga)
✨SIIBII (@siibiimusic)
✨LOR (@goingcrazyywannacome)
✨Hosted by: Theland Kicknosway (@the_landk)
📍Club SAW (Day 1)| Bronson Centre (Day 2)
🎟️ Pay-What-You-Can (suggested $10)
✨Ticket link in bio!
Presented in collaboration with the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund (@downiewenjack), SUPERCONNECTED (@wearesuperconnected), and Canada’s Music Incubator (@cmincubator), with support from Ottawa Music Industry Coalition (@ottawamic), Club SAW (@saw_centre), and Bronson Centre (@bronsoncentremusictheatre).
Minoshkite is made possible thanks to the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund (@cdn.heritage).
#minoshkite #ottawa #ottawaevents #ottawamusic
26 Oct 2026
Chanie was a 12-year-old Anishinaabe boy from Marten Falls First Nation who was taken from his family and sent to the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in Kenora, Ontario. In 1966, he ran away in an attempt to return home to his family. He never made it.
Chanie’s story was brought to a wider audience through Secret Path, prompting many people to learn about his life and the history of residential schools for the first time. Today, Chanie’s story reminds us of the children, families, and communities whose lives continue to be impacted by the residential school system and other colonial policies.
Chanie joined the spirit world on October 22, 1966, and Gord on October 17, 2017. Together, these dates bookend Secret Path Week and give us an opportunity to remember both Gord and Chanie while continuing the work that Secret Path helped inspire.
#ChanieWenjack #SecretPath
22 Oct 2026
Ten years ago, Gord released Secret Path, inspired by the story of Chanie Wenjack. Best known as the frontman of The Tragically Hip, Gord was a celebrated Canadian artist who used his voice to draw attention to the history of residential schools and call on all people to take action toward reconciliation. Through Secret Path, he helped bring Chanie’s story into public conversation and created a lasting invitation to Do Something.
Gord joined the spirit world on October 17, 2017, and Chanie on October 22, 1966. Together, these dates mark the beginning and end of Secret Path Week and give us an opportunity to remember both Gord and Chanie while continuing the work that Secret Path helped inspire.
secretpathweek.ca
#GordDownie #SecretPathWeek #SecretPath10
17 Oct 2026
Sudbury is welcoming back the Madwewetoon Indigenous Music & Arts Festival for its third edition!✨
Madwewetoon (muh-DWAY-weh-toon) which translates to “make it sound, play it” in Ojibwe returns to Knox Hall on December 4th, 2026.
Featuring:
✨Julian Taylor (@juliantaylormusic )
✨ Thea May (@theamaymusic )
✨ JD Crosstown (@jdcrosstown )
✨ Lisa Marie Naponse (@lisamarienaponse)
📍Knox Hall
🎟️ Pay-What-You-Can (suggested $10)
✨Ticket link in bio!
Presented in partnership with The Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund (@downiewenjack), SUPERCONNECTED (@wearesuperconnected) and Canada’s Music Incubator (@cmincubator), with support from Knox Hall (@knoxhallvip) and Sudbury.com (@sudburycom).
Madwewetoon is made possible thanks to the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund (@cdn.heritage).
#madwewetoon #sudbury #sudburyevents #sudburymusic
09 Nov 2026
Since 2022, Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund has committed more than $4.5M to support Indigenous cultural, educational, and artistic activities through the Reconciliation Action and Capacity Building grant streams.
The Blanket Fund is a program of the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund and is generously supported by Canadian Tire Corporation through its stewardship of the Hudson’s Bay Stripes™ Point Blankets. @canadiantire @hudsonsbay
Every Hudson's Bay Point Blanket purchase helps support Indigenous-led initiatives, with 100% of Canadian Tire Corporation's net proceeds and a guaranteed minimum of $1 million annually donated to The Blanket Fund.
Learn more at TheBlanketFund.ca.
#ReconciliACTION #DoSomething #TheBlanketFund #DownieWenjackFund #OshkiWupoowane #CanadianTire
Depuis 2022, Oshki Wupoowane | le Fonds des couvertures a investi plus de 4,5 M$ en vue de soutenir des activités culturelles, éducatives et artistiques autochtones au moyen de la Subvention d’action pour la réconciliation et de la Subvention pour le renforcement des capacités.
Le Fonds des couvertures est un programme du Fonds Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack qui bénéficie du généreux soutien de la Société Canadian Tire par sa gestion des couvertures à points Rayures de La Baie d’HudsonMC. @canadiantirefr @labaieofficial
Chaque achat d’une couverture à points Rayures de La Baie d’HudsonMC contribue à soutenir des initiatives dirigées par des Autochtones, la Société Canadian Tire versant la totalité de son produit net, à raison d’une somme minimale garantie de 1 000 000 $ annuellement, au Fonds des couvertures.
Détails à TheBlanketFund.ca/fr
#RéconciliACTION #Fairesquelquechose #LeFondsDesCouvertures #FondsDownieWenjack
09 Nov 2026
Indigenous Veterans Day was founded by the National Aboriginal Veterans Association in the early 1990s to honour the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces. For generations, Indigenous veterans have defended this land and contributed to peacekeeping missions, often while facing discrimination at home and limited recognition of their service.
Indigenous Veterans Day is a time to remember their courage and sacrifice, to acknowledge the inequities they endured, and to ensure their contributions are fully recognized within Canada’s history.
🎥 Watch DWF LIVE with Indigenous Veteran Alex Maurice (link in bio)
🌺 Research and attend a ceremony in your community to honour Indigenous Veterans
#IndigenousVeteransDay #IndigenousVeterans #LestWeForget #RemembranceDay #FirstNations #Inuit #Métis #Reconciliation #DWFLIVE #DownieWenjack
08 Nov 2026
Educators, your class could win a virtual visit with one of our Artist Ambassadors! 🎨🎶📚
Spots in our fall sessions are still available, and entries are open all year, so submit your reconciliACTION today!
How it works:
✅ Submit your reconciliACTION at legacyschools.ca (link in bio) and tell us about the reconciliation work or learning happening in your classroom or group
✅ DWF selects the winners, and Legacy Schools educators are notified through The HUB
✅ Winners pick their preferred Artist Ambassador and time slot from the published roster, first come, first served
✅ Each session brings one Artist Ambassador together with up to four classrooms on Zoom for a full hour
Fall sessions (9:30 AM ET and 2:00 PM ET):
🖌️ Nov 18: Trevaun Robinson, Visual Artist @trevaunrobinson
📖 Nov 25: Drew Hayden Taylor, Author
🖍️ Dec 2: Starlit Simon, Author and Visual Artist @starlit.ann.simon
🎤 Dec 9: Leah Belle, Musician @leahbelle.official
🎄 Dec 16: Holiday Special with Lloyd Gwin, Métis Santa
Not a Legacy School yet? Join free at legacyschools.ca and bring reconciliation into your classroom
#LegacySchools #ReconciliACTION #Educators #DoSomething
07 Nov 2026
Inuit Day was first commemorated on November 7, 2006, by the Inuit Circumpolar Council to honour Inuit unity and to recognize the shared language, traditions, and histories of Inuit. There are over 160,000 Inuit within Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Russia.
Inuit Day is a time to celebrate resilience and identity while acknowledging the importance of protecting Inuit rights, languages, and ways of life. It reminds us of the need to listen, learn, and support Inuit-led approaches to education, policy, and reconciliation. #DoSomething:
🎧 Listen to Inuk business leader Clint Davis’ interview on A DAY TO LISTEN.
📺 Watch DWF LIVE: Inuit Traditions with Qattuu.
🔗 Links in bio.
#InuitDay #Inuit #InuitNunangat #Reconciliation
07 Nov 2026
A look back at an unforgettable night celebrating 10 years of Secret Path 🎵💜👏 Stay tuned for the extended video!
Chi-miigwetch to everyone who joined us, from the incredible artists and speakers to the families, partners, and supporters who made the evening so special. We’re grateful to have celebrated this milestone with our amazing community as we continue moving reconciliation forward, together.
#SP10 #DoSomething
06 Nov 2026
Calls to abolish the Indian Act are not new. In 1969, Canada proposed doing just that through a policy known as the White Paper.
Presented as a path toward equality, the proposal sought to end the distinct legal status of First Nations and shift federal responsibilities to the provinces. First Nations pushed back, challenging an approach that threatened their rights and treaty relationships.
The Indian Association of Alberta’s response, Citizens Plus, became known as the Red Paper. It affirmed a message that remains relevant today: First Nations’ rights and relationships with the Crown cannot simply be erased through federal policy.
As Canada marks 150 years since the Indian Act was enacted, this history offers essential context. First Nations have different perspectives on what should happen next. Meaningful change requires First Nations leadership, respect for their inherent and treaty rights, and accountability for Canada’s responsibilities.
Read our latest blog, “The Future of the Indian Act,” at the link in bio 🔗
#IndianAct #FirstNations #TreatyRights #InherentRights #Reconciliation #DoSomething
06 Nov 2026
Ten years after Secret Path, artists and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund marked the anniversary with a special gathering at The Concert Hall.
William Prince, Amanda Rheaume, Aysanabee, Drives the Common Man, Julian Taylor, Natasha Fisher, Nimkii and the Niniis, Sebastian Gaskin, Thea May, Tom Wilson & Thompson Wilson and Wolf Saga performed songs from Secret Path, covers of The Tragically Hip and their own music.
Secret Path tells the story of Chanie, a 12-year-old Anishinaabe boy who died in 1966 trying to return home after fleeing residential school. His family was 600 kilometres away, in Ogoki Post.
In the final years of his life, The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie worked with the Wenjack family to create Secret Path: an album, a graphic novel with artist Jeff Lemire, and later an animated film.
“Ten years later, Chanie’s story has reached people and communities across the country and helped inspire more than three million meaningful actions that move reconciliation forward,” said Mike Downie, Gord’s brother and a co-founder of the Fund.
As the Fund tells it, what began as a collaboration between two families has grown into a national movement:
750,000 students have learned through its Legacy Schools program, 11,600 educators have been equipped to teach Indigenous histories, cultures and perspectives, and 145 Legacy Spaces have been created.
More than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children were sent to residential schools in Canada, and hundreds of thousands more Native American children were sent to boarding schools in the United States. The effects are still felt today.
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Support for residential school survivors and their families: National Indian Residential School Crisis Line, 24 hours, 1-866-925-4419.
Photos: Brendan Albert
Illustration: Jeff Lemire
#Education | #Toronto
05 Nov 2026
The Hudson’s Bay Stripes Winter '26 Collection is available starting today, and the Point Blanket continues to support Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund 💜 Shop now at Canadian Tire stores throughout Canada and online!
@CanadianTire continues to donate 100% of its net proceeds to The Blanket Fund from every @HudsonsBay Stripes Point Blanket sold.
🔗 Read the full announcement at the link in bio.
#TheBlanketFund #OshkiWupoowane #Reconciliation #DownieWenjack #HudsonsBayStripes
05 Nov 2026
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