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Stopping the spread of COVID-19 is a team effort, and for most of us, our way to contribute is to stay home. If you are not an essential worker, limit your trips out as much as you can. You’ll be protecting everyone. We’re all in this together, #ygk! For information on changes to City services, visit the City’s COVID-19 webpage.

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Kaha:wi Traditional Indigenous Dance Workshop

Dance Workshop

On Thursday, March 2nd, grade 7 and 8 elementary school students participated in a Traditional Indigenous Dance workshop at Southview Public School in Napanee, Ontario. The workshop was hosted by two members of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, an outstanding Indigenous dance performance group.

Who are the Indigenous Peoples of Kingston Today?

Who are the Indigenous Peoples of Kingston Today?

Today, Kingston continues to have a vibrant Indigenous population, with over 10,000 residents (approximately 8% of the population). Our current day population has Indigenous peoples from many different Indigenous cultural backgrounds – Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Mi’kmaq, Métis, Lakota, Huron, Sioux, Inuit, Cree, Stó:lō, and many more. The diversity of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples makes Kingston a centre of rich Indigenous cultural identity, knowledge, language, and tradition.

Reconciliation is Acknowledging the Land We Walk On

Walking through a forest

How important is the acknowledgement of land? Reconciliation includes acknowledgement of the traditional territories where Kingston is situated. Since time immemorial, the area now known as Kingston has maintained a rich history of Indigenous activity and settlement by the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples.

ReconciliACTION

ReconciliACTION

While in Ottawa for a conference on reconciliation in January 2017, Anishinaabe Elder Commanda spoke about the concept of ‘ReconciliACTION.’ She suggested that we need to do more than merely speak about reconciliation and the wrongs of the past; we need to move to meaningful action. She called this “Reconcili-action.”

What does Reconcili-action look like for Kingston and where do we begin?

What is Reconciliation?

TRC Final Report