By Cara Krmpotich Left to right: Lori Beavis, Ruth Phillips, Alan Ojiig Corbiere and Cara Krmpotich along the bank of the Credit River. On October 14-16, GRASAC members visited University of Toronto Mississauga and Mississaugas of the Credit territory for an international gathering focused on ...
Kay-nah-chi-wah-nung Gathering
By Pamela Klassen, Art Hunter, Krista Barclay, & Teagan de Laronde With eagles circling over the river and the northern lights dancing at night, the Manitou Mounds hosted a gathering of over fifty people, including many GRASAC members, on the weekend of October 1-2. The ...
Moved to Action: Activating UNDRIP in Canadian Museums
from the Canadian Museums Association In 2015, the Canadian Museums Association (CMA) was named in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action #67, to deliver a report and recommendations as part of a national review of museum policies and their relationship with the United Nations ...
GRASAC at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Gathering
By Bradley Clements If our first work travel since 2019 goes well, GRASAC co-director Cara Krmpotich and I will be at Rainy River First Nation when this newsletter is sent out! We are attending the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Gathering on Museums, Communities, and Universities Working Together, ...
Orange Shirt Day
Survivors’ Flag, from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Learn more about the flag here. Yesterday was Orange Shirt Day, and the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. We at GRASAC acknowledge that this important week can be challenging, and that the ...