The Bank Family Days: Traditional Indigenous Teaching w/ Missy Fishman – December 6, 2020

Sunday, December 6, 2020

 

Join Missy Fishman in an interactive traditional Cedar Tea making and teaching. Then enjoy your tea as Missy guides a craft and teaching about the Medicine Wheel. 

 

 

 

Missy Fishman is a Salish First Nations two-spirit person, and fire keeper. She has done it all from car mechanic, painter, yogi, circus artist and now mother. Missy has guided many teachings for people of all ages and works in the First People’s office at Seneca College. Missy has been a long-time Femmes du Feu supporter and is now on the board for the new Femmes du Feu Creations (not-for-profit organization).

 

The Bank Family Days, produced by Femmes du Feu Creations, is a series of arts & culture events full of engaged activities for families and people of all ages. Activities will take place digitally and at home. Registration is required, but all events are FREE! Each event will include a take home kit with supplies for the activity. Each event will include a series of online videos to watch, a craft to do at home, and an interactive Zoom meeting with the lead artist.

 

 

Online Content and Video Links

Presented by Indigenous Seneca College educators

Toronto purchase:

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/7fc6ab5a-1204-427c-b99d-e93a3aed4dd7

Dish with one Spoon:

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/0d25adc8-ade4-45c6-bb9d-21eb7c900198

Robinson Treaties:

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/b30e29a2-1bb4-4820-baf9-7fd258d57ca6

 

VIDEO LINKS:

Niagara Regional Live Stream Pow Wow 2020

https://youtu.be/j03-xv2fAFk

Holistic health and plant educatorJoseph Pitawanakwat discusses the benefits of traditional medicines at the Durham College Aboriginal Student Centre in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

https://youtu.be/ch8iJdqsWTQ

Medicine Wheel Teaching 101

https://youtu.be/S7nb4rJ_N14

Why do we Smudge?

https://youtu.be/lq97QxrYBZ4

 

WEBSITES:

Niagra Regional Native Centre

https://nrnc.ca/

Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre

http://www.fenfc.org/

Metis Nation of Ontario – Thorold – Niagara Region Metis Council

http://www.niagararegionmetiscouncil.org/

Wasa-Nabin (Urban Aboriginal Youth Program) – NIagra Region

http://nrnc.ca/nrnc-programs/

Ontario First Nations Map

https://images.app.goo.gl/DX1reJsMv1MnCY627

The event is finished.

Our mission

To provide a safe space where all members of the community can engage in social, recreational and professional Arts-based activities, for enjoyment, amusement, education, and creative expression.

To build upon values that lead to personal and community development and growth. To provide the community of artists and cultural workers a space to develop and showcase their work.

To further the cultural and economic growth of the City of Welland, and the greater Niagara area.