Quilled birchbark basket by Hannah McCue, given to the Prince of Wales, 1860. Image: Lori Beavis. Royal Collection Trust/Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, RCIN84337. by Lori Beavis & Laura PeersHiawatha First Nation (HFN) and the Peterborough Museum & Archives (PMA) have been awarded ...
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Keeping connected, the British Museum
by Amber Lincoln Arctic: Culture and Climate 360˚ Tour from the British Museum (screenshot). I’m grateful to hear about the culture, art, heritage and histories of the regions surrounding the Great Lakes. I’m one of two permanent curators in the Americas (north and south) section at the ...
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre Featured in Stories from the Land on CBC
by Krista Barclay Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung, July 2019. Photo by Kyle Byron. Through Ryan McMahon’s new CBC documentary Stories from the Land you will learn about Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (the place of the long rapids) located on Manidoo Ziibi (Rainy River) in Northwestern Ontario. Owned and operated ...
Concrete Lessons: Policies and Practices Affecting the Impact of COVID-19 for Urban Indigenous Communities in the United States and Canada
by Heather Howard-Bobiwash, Jennie R. Joe, & Susan Lobo Throughout the Americas, most Indigenous people move through urban areas and make their homes in cities. Yet, the specific issues and concerns facing Indigenous people in cities, and the positive protective factors their vibrant ...
Thanks and Well-Wishes to Olivia White
by Bradley Clements Image from Olivia White Olivia White has been a huge help in producing the last seven newsletters as a GRASAC Research Assistant. Now she is going on to a position as an Archives Assistant at the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County, Ontario. There, she will ...