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STORIES OF CANMORE BOOK CLUB | SPIRITS OF THE ROCKIES: REASSERTING AN INDIGENOUS PRESENCE IN BANFF NATIONAL PARK

Virtual Event Virtual Event

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...

Free

STONEY NAKODA STORYTIME

Canmore Museum 902B 7th Ave, Canmore, AB, Canada

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...

Free

MEMBER MONDAY | GARDEN HARVEST

NWMP Barracks 609 8th Street, Canmore, Alberta, Canada

Member Mondays are a fantastic way for Museum members to get acquainted with one another and with the work of the Canmore Museum. We invite members of the community to participate in Member Mondays as a way to learn about how members support the Canmore Museum and the many ways that the museum contributes to...

Free

MAKING HER DRESS WORKSHOP

Canmore Museum 902B 7th Ave, Canmore, AB, Canada

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...

$50.00 – $60.00

MAKING HER DRESS WORKSHOP

Canmore Museum 902B 7th Ave, Canmore, AB, Canada

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...

ASK A GEOLOGIST | APGEA ROCK AND FOSSIL CLINIC

Canmore Museum 902B 7th Ave, Canmore, AB, Canada

Do you have a rock that you have collected because it caught your eye but don’t know what it is? Bring it down to the Museum to have a professional geologist help identify it. If you don’t already have a favourite rock, you might find one among the select samples that we will have available...

WELCOME CEREMONY

Canmore Museum 902B 7th Ave, Canmore, AB, Canada

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...

STORIES OF CANMORE BOOK CLUB | THE SCENIC GEOLOGY OF ALBERTA – A ROADSIDE TOURING AND HIKING GUIDE

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join Mary-Beth Laviolette in conversation with Dale Leckie about his adventures and what makes this province geologically a special place to explore. ABOUT THE BOOK It’s an Alberta best seller. Since its release in 2021, The Scenic Geology of Alberta with its wonderful illustrations, maps and photographs has made Alberta’s unique geology accessible and attractive...

Free

MEMBER MONDAY | UNCOVERING CANMORE’S HERITAGE

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Member Mondays are a fantastic way for Museum members to get acquainted with one another and with the work of the Canmore Museum. We invite members of the community to participate in Member Mondays as a way to learn about how members support the Canmore Museum and the many ways that the museum contributes to...

Free

65 PEAK CHALLENGE

NWMP Barracks 609 8th Street, Canmore, Alberta, Canada

To celebrate his 65th birthday in 2021, Calgary adventurer Ben Berg wanted to summit 65 peaks in the Rockies in one year. Berg and his husband Larry Welsman started in January with a winter hike up Yates Mountain via Prairie View Trail. By the end of September, they had achieved their goal by scaling Mount...

Free

COLLECTIONS TOUR | HOTEL, MOTEL AND HOLIDAY INN

Canmore Museum 902B 7th Ave, Canmore, AB, Canada

You have most certainly heard of the Canmore Hotel, but Canmore has a long history of motels, lodges, and cabins where travelers and new arrivals took a rest or settled in. Join us as we explore the history of lodging in Canmore and the Bow Valley. We will look at photos, postcards, and other ephemera...

Free – $5.00

SPOOKY KITCHEN SCIENCE AND GHOSTLY TALES

NWMP Barracks 609 8th Street, Canmore, Alberta, Canada

Have you ever wondered how many spooky creations can be made with materials commonly found in a kitchen? Perhaps you have created one or two yourself, such as making a volcano. But have you ever made them spooky? Drop by the Barracks to see our 15 minute Spooky Kitchen Science show which will be offered...

Free