Inuit Games / Les jeux inuit

Available On-Demand until June 30th

Inuit Games / Les jeux inuit Aalla (Stranger) and his son Damian guide us through several traditional Inuit games. Set in the Qilalukkat exhibition, inside the Museum’s Canada Goose Arctic Gallery. Aalla (Stranger) et son fils, Damian, nous guident à travers plusieurs jeux traditionnels inuits. L'exposition Qilalukkat se déroule dans la Galerie de l'Arctique Canada...

A virtual visit to Qilalukkat! at the Canadian Museum of Nature / Une visite virtuelle a Qilalukkat! à la musée canadienne de la nature

Available On-Demand until June 30th

Discover beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) and their relationship with the Inuit people of the Western Arctic, the Inuvialuit. Qilalukkat! Belugas and Inuvialuit: Our Survival Together explores the history and traditions of beluga harvesting, a vital part of present-day Inuvialuit life. Created by Inuvialuit curator, Myrna Pokiak from Tuktoyaktuk, the exhibition follows a modern Inuvialuilt family...

Official Opening Ceremony

Join Elder Annie Smith St Georges
Available On-Demand until June 30th

Join Elder Annie Smith St Georges for an official opening ceremony and virtual welcome to the unceded Algonquin territory. We want to recognize and respect the tremendous grief our community is feeling right now and welcome everyone to join the elder in a virtual smudge. For our friends who do not know, a smudge is...

Author Reading and Teaching: Nibi’s Water Song with Sunshine Tenasco

Live premiere June 1st 1:00 pm EDT
Available On-Demand until June 30th

Live premiere June 1st 1:00 pm EDT

Sunshine Tenasco reads her book, Nibi's Water Song, a story about a young girl's search for clean water. Schools and students are invited to participate in writing a letter in support of the clean water petition if they wish. Sunshine Tenasco is Anishinabe from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, Quebec. She is a mom of four kids...

Free

Natural Printmaking with Emily Brascoupé-Hoefler, Algonquin artist

Live premiere June 3rd 1:00 pm EDT
Available On-Demand until June 30th

Live premiere June 3rd 1:00 pm EDT

Pre-registered Students/Teachers from Across Canada are invited to this pre-recorded art workshop and live Q&A with Emily Hoefler-Brascoupé. Collect flat natural objects, like leaves, flowers, flat pebbles, feathers and other items found in nature, to create prints from these natural materials. Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Emily Brascoupé-Hoefler studied visual art and photography at...

Free

Canada Goose Paint Night

Simon Brascoupé, Algonquin Artist and Curator
Available On-Demand until June 30th

Simon Brascoupé, Algonquin Artist and Curator

Simon Brascoupé, Algonquin Artist and Curator will lead a live online class on painting the iconic Canada Goose. He will begin by telling two Canada Goose stories: Canada Geese classic flying pattern teaching and Nanabush and the Canada Geese.

The artist will then teach participants how to draw Canada Goose and paint it using acrylic paints on canvas.

$22.5

Algonquin Language BINGO June 4

Join us to play Four Directions Bingo starting Friday, June 4th at 6pm! North is Kiwedin. East is Wabanong. South is Shawanong. West is Pangishimo.

Each Winner with the 4 directions (4 correctly placed numbers) receives $50. A full card gives you a jackpot of $500!

Create A Traditional Hand Drum

David Finkle

David Finkle

Make your own hand drum! Watch the video link provided and let David guide you in learning how to make your very own indigenous hand drum! David guides you in great detail (in real-time) on everything you need to know to craft your very own traditional indigenous hand drum.

Why not join Jamie Morse's Metis Beadwork Style Paint Night and paint a gorgeous floral design...

$85

Got Land? Indigenous Comedy

Available On-Demand until June 30th

Eight performers

18+ PARENTAL ADVISORY This content intended for mature audiences. The program contains adult themes, strong language and dialogue that some viewers may find offensive. Viewer discretion is advised Got Land? Comedy is a stand-up comedy variety show, where First Nation, Inuk and Metis entertainers tell jokes and share individual life stories. Got Land? Comedy was...

Free

Discover Traditional Teas

Chef Paul Owl
Available On-Demand until June 30th

Chef Paul Owl\

Meet our farm animals, and explore our story of our sustainability and the tale of treeteas brewing followed by a quick forage near the farm. Participants will explore simple techniques used to build and extract the incredible flavours of our teas. Register for this workshop and all required materials will be delivered to your door...

$20

Curried Caribou

Chef Trudy Metcalfe-Coe
Available On-Demand until June 30th

Chef Trudy Metcalfe-Coe

Trudy’s workshop features Caribou donated by SSIF, traditionally harvested by Inuit hunters Kivalliq Arctic Foods. This delectable Curried Caribou meal also features roasted cauliflower with Indian spices. Add on Chef Trudy Metcalfe-Coe's Fresh Blueberry Pallauga with Lemon Curd (Pallauga is a biscuit-type recipe equivalent to Bannock) or Upside Down Berry Crumble with Fresh Blackberries and...

$50/2

Colouring Contest

Weekly colouring contests will engage youth of all ages. Original works of art have been purchased from 3 Indigenous artists (Pam Callou, Cristi Belcourt and Jason Gullo) and is available online to download. Participants can upload their finished works (by age) to social media using the hashtag #SSIFColouring and encourage votes. Weekly prizes by vote...

Artcirq : Inuit Culture & Northern Life

Live premiere June 8th 1:00 pm EDT
Available On-Demand until June 30th

Live premiere June 8th 1:00 pm EDT

Pre-registered Students/Teachers from Across Canada are invited to this a documentary performance and live Q& A session with Circus Without Borders. The youth involved in this project will introduce themselves, and talk about how circus skills have been used to eliminate suicide in their community. Artcirq is an Inuit-performing arts collective with the mission to...

Free

Summer Birds Storytelling and Stencil Print Art with Simon Brascoupé

Live premiere June 10th 1:00 pm EDT
Available On-Demand until June 30th

Live premiere June 10th 1:00 pm EDT

Pre-registered Students and Teachers from across Canada are invited to this stencil print workshop which includes storytelling about the summer birds. Simon’s grandmother would tell him and his brothers the story of the summer birds, where a giant head kept birds in a large cage preventing spring and summer from coming. Participants will hear the...

Free