Indigenous people have always known Creator and Creation. They have been imparted the language, the songs and ceremonies of this land. Indigenous people have a holistic world view that is important to respect, understand and acknowledge and their teachings and wisdom are needed by western society today. Join John Snow Jr. in a dialogue about...
Corporal Clarke is in need for a second officer at the Canmore NWMP Barracks. Do you know how to groom and ride a horse? Know how to make your bed with precesion? Have a superior knowledge of the area's terrain? Then you just might be the person Corporal Clarke is looking for! This fun drop-in...
Corporal Clarke is in need for a second officer at the Canmore NWMP Barracks. Do you know how to groom and ride a horse? Know how to make your bed with precesion? Have a superior knowledge of the area's terrain? Then you just might be the person Corporal Clarke is looking for! This fun drop-in...
This National Indigenous History Month, the Canmore Museum dives into the history and interpretations of Treaty 7 through the book The True Spirit and Original Intent of Treaty 7. It is based on the testimony of over 80 elders from the five First Nations involved in Treaty 7—the Kainai, Pikanni, Siksika, Stoney, and Tsuu T'ina....
Join us as we honour Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee by reflecting on the relationship between The Crown and the Îyârhe Nakoda. On August 21, the Canmore Museum is honouring Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee with events that highlight service and duty as hallmarks of her 70-year reign as Queen of Canada. As part...
Join Mary-Beth Laviolette in conversation with author and professor Dr. Courtney Mason of Thompson University (Kamloops, BC) and Tony Snow, our Associate Curator of Indigenous Cultural Content, about the book "Spirits of The Rockies: Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park". ABOUT THE BOOK As we travel along the TransCanada towards the towering terrain...
Join Trudy Wesley, author Ne Îethka Makochî Chach, This is Our Home, and Natasha Wesley, author of Îethkaîhâ Yawabi, Counting in Stoney, for a reading of their two books followed by an animal craft activity and an animal friendship dance. Light refreshments will be served following the activity. Indigenous languages have long been underrepresented in...
As the facilitator dresses two life size mannequins with the Nakoda Sioux style traditional dresses, she integrates storytelling within cultural pedagogy. Workshop themes include historical impacts of settlement, intergenerational trauma, language and communication, beadwork and traditional dress regalia origins, song and dance, rites of passage, addictions, suicide, MMIWG, healthy relationships and parenting, grief, trauma and...
As the facilitator dresses two life size mannequins with the Nakoda Sioux style traditional dresses, she integrates storytelling within cultural pedagogy. Workshop themes include historical impacts of settlement, intergenerational trauma, language and communication, beadwork and traditional dress regalia origins, song and dance, rites of passage, addictions, suicide, MMIWG, healthy relationships and parenting, grief, trauma and...
The community is invited to participate in a special ceremony as the Canmore Museum welcomes John Snow Jr. (Chiniki), David Bearspaw (Bearspaw), Trudy Wesley (Wesley) and Glenda Crawler (Wesley) as members of the museum's new Stoney Nakoda Advisory Circle. We will also be welcoming Tony Snow, who is joining us for a two-year Indigenous Cultural...
Join Tony Snow, our new Curator of Indigenous Content, in our informal Human Library drop-in program to learn more about Îyârhe Nakoda culture, language, and traditions, as well misunderstanding of traditional ecological knowledge. Tony Snow is an Îyârhe (Stoney) Nakoda Nation member and grew up on Treaty No. 7 land at Morley, Alberta. He is descended from...
As the facilitator dresses two life size mannequins with the Nakoda Sioux style traditional dresses, she integrates storytelling within cultural pedagogy. Workshop themes include historical impacts of settlement, intergenerational trauma, language and communication, beadwork and traditional dress regalia origins, song and dance, rites of passage, addictions, suicide, MMIWG, healthy relationships and parenting, grief, trauma and...
