September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation across Canada. The day recognizes the legacy of the Residential “school” system, the missing children, the families left behind, and the intergenerational impacts of this shared history.  

Programs across the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre will have tables set up in the Joan Glode Room with resources and hands on activities geared towards taking reconciliatory action at the neighbourhood level. 

Begin or continue your Reconciliation journey by attending Truth & Reconciliation: Every Day Action sessions throughout the Fall Program. Additionally, check out our Reconciliation Resources page for more information www.halifaxiseveryone.ca/reconciliation-resources.

October 1st is Treaty Day in Nova Scotia and marks the beginning of Mi’kmaq History Month. This year’s theme is A’tukwemk aq A’tukowinu’k – Storytelling and Storytellers. For more information about Mi’kmaq History Month, check out www.mikmaqhistorymonth.ca. 

Today also marks the first day of Fall Program so join us at the Neighbourhood Shop for a day of learning, hands-on activities, and good conversation! As people living in Nova Scotia under the Peace and Friendship Treaties, let’s work to understand our treaty responsibilities. Explore what it means to be a treaty person with your neighbours today!

Learn how to introduce yourself in the Mi’kmaw language and practice with your fellow participants! This session is designed for beginners, but advanced speakers are also welcome to practice with us.

Join us at the George Dixon Centre for a hands-on Community Build Trailer session! Together with youth from the George Dixon Youth Program, we’ll build a Gaga Ball court, creating space for fun, connection, and youth-led community building. 

The FACES of Our Community is a self-portrait session, which the question: ‘What is unique about me?’ By expressing ourselves creatively, using papier-mâché, paint and decorative materials, we will reflect on Canada as a mosaic: a society of individuals that allows for diversity, inviting inclusion & cooperation.

Join Killa as she chats through the experience of attending a powwow. Learn the dos and don’ts for powwow including respectful protocol for dancers, drums, different dance styles, what the differences are between traditional and competition powwows, when audience members can participate, and more! We encourage you to come with questions about powwows and an open mind to learning. Everyone is welcome to join the conversation! 

Session host Killa Atencio is from the Listuguj First Nation in Quebec and is Every One Every Day’s Co-Director of Operations.

Step into the Full Moon’s portal with Shreya and explore the stories awaiting expression. Shape them into form through the tactile, playful magic of clay. 

Stories help us learn and connect. The oral tradition of storytelling has always held a significant place in Mi’kmaq culture. This year’s Mi’kmaq History Month theme honours storytelling and the role of storytellers in community. Come and listen to host Savvy as she shares some spooky Mi’kmaq stories! Folks are encouraged to bring a story with them to share as well. 

Savvy is from Elsipogtog First Nation and lives in Kjipuktuk. She is an entrepreneur, activist, and public speaker. As the founder of the #SpeakMikmaq campaign, she is a dedicated teacher of the Mi’kmaq language and culture. 

Join Teresa and Frances as they share about Inuit culture through a fun game of bingo! Folks will learn the Nunatsiavut dialect from the Inuktitut language. Bingo prizes include seal skin and rabbit fur keychains along with mini T&R booklets. After the game, folks can taste salmon caught in Labrador by the hosts then chat over tea and Bannock while viewing pictures from Rigolet, Nunatsiavut. 

Frances runs the Atelihai Inuit program at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre that supports Inuit families in the Maritime Provinces. Teresa attends the program and has been involved with the urban Indigenous community in Halifax for nearly 30 years.

Join Ashley-Rose and learn to build frame looms for handweaving! These small looms are perfect to learn weaving basics and make fun projects. Chat about common materials that can be used for weaving or other textile related fun! 

Be advised this session will be loud. 

Mutaz is back with some more Sign Language basics. Come learn and practice American Sign Language with your neighbours!

Got old tissue or tea boxes lying around? Don’t toss them — turn them into something beautiful! Join resident Bet to cut, fold, bind, and design your very own personalized notebook using recycled cardboard boxes. No experience needed, just bring your creativity (and those empty boxes)!

Join hosts Carole, Francine, and Lorri for a cozy afternoon of crafting and chatting! The table talk theme is art, crafts, and storytelling. Join your neighbours for a good conversation over Muskeg tea and Bannock (called ‘li galette’ in the Michif language).  While sharing stories, learn to bead and create your own beautiful flower design. Everyone is welcome to learn about Métis crafts like floral beading and finger woven sashes.

Carole is originally from Manitoba and a proud citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Francine is Métis-Cree from Treaty Six and Treaty Eight territory. Lorri's roots are Cree-Métis from Treaty One and Treaty Six territory.

Join Bryan Blue (Bear) at the Neighbourhood Shop for a sharing circle as we discuss, learn, and share some teachings of the Sweat Lodge Ceremony. Our ways have deep historical significance that support on-going community wellness.

We’re learning Argentinian Tango! We’ll get into the basics of partnering, learn about the music and come away with a few new steps to break out on the dance floor. We can’t wait to see you there!

We’ll discuss block materials and pros and cons, the tools, safety, drawing (and positive and negative space), transferring images to the block, and different ways to remove material for different effects (cutting tools, abrasives, rotary tools).

Do you use pre-written land acknowledgements in your work? Have you been interested in writing your own land acknowledgment but weren’t sure where to start? Come learn about the importance of land acknowledgments. All are welcome to attend and reflect on their unique roles as treaty people living on treaty lands. Come learn the who, what, when, where, and why and have the chance to create your own land acknowledgment.    

Session host Tammy Mudge is from Glooscap First Nation and is Every One Every Day’s Co-Director of Strategy. 

We’ve got lots of scrap fabric that is itching to be used, and Caitlin has some creative ideas for what we can turn them into. Join our sewing party and make some handy everyday items!

Masks required at this session. 

Join us at the neighborhood shop to finish up your scrappy sewing projects or just drop in and do a little sewing!

Masks required at this session. 

In her award-winning documentary, director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit as they campaign to challenge long-established perceptions of seal hunting. Armed with social media and their own sense of humour and justice, this group is bringing its own voice into the conversation and presenting themselves to the world as a modern people in dire need of a sustainable economy. 

We invite you to join us for a screening of this powerful documentary, followed by an open conversation about food security, environmental stewardship, and traditional living.

Join Deanna and Natalie to create unique, monoprinted bookmarks using local botanical plant matter. Materials will be provided, and participants are welcome to bring any plants that inspire them.

Masks required at this session. 

We will start or continue carving the blocks, discuss how to avoid & deal with slips and accidents, and how to create textures, patterns, as well as how to achieve tones and shading, volume, and perspective.

Spanning more than a decade, Yintah follows Howilhkat Freda Huson, Sleydo’ Molly Wickham, and their Wet’suwet’en Nation as they reoccupy and protect their ancestral lands from the Canadian government and some of the largest fossil fuel companies on Earth. Yintah (meaning "land" in Wet’suwet’en) is a documentary about Indigenous sovereignty, resistance, and the struggle to defend unceded territory from colonial industry. 

Join co-hosts Larissa and Megan for a screening of this powerful documentary, followed by an open conversation about Indigenous land rights and modern-day colonialism through resource extraction and environmental racism. Please note: The documentary is rated R and contains scenes of violence. Image: CC BY 2.0 Unist'ot'en Camp

Waltes is a uniquely Mi’kmaq game played with dice made traditionally from bone, wooden sticks, and a carved wooden bowl. It is a game of chance and strategy, with origins rooted in culture and storytelling. 

Join Aaron at the Neighbourhood Shop to learn how to play the game of Waltes with neighbours, friends, or family.  

Aaron is from Eskasoni First Nation in Cape Breton.

The Waltes board illustration above is from our Spring 2022 program cover illustration by Shannon Long.

Exploring proper press setup, the critical role of correct pressure, ink preparation and inking the block. Then we will print test prints and examine them, discussing what changes to consider before final prints.

Latispànica Cultural Association is back to teach us how to make another delicious traditional recipe!  Join us for an afternoon of learning and cooking with your neighbours.

All your hard work comes to life as you prepare and print your final versions. We’ll print a small, numbered, edition of your print and enjoy the fact that each is unique in its own way.