Cooking Circle- Wild Leeks
2025-05-15 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | 210 Memorial Ave Orillia, Unit 108, 210 Memorial Ave Unit 108, Orillia, ONJ, L3V7V1, Canada
Join Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Registered Nurse/Nutritionist Christal Champagne for an upcoming community offering with the Cooking Circle- Wild Leeks

Description of event:
Want to eat more traditional foods?
Want to learn about harvesting leeks this spring?
Want to learn how to cook with leeks?
Join us in the kitchen for this fun, interactive program. You will learn about the importance of this plant and make a nutritious meal to take home and enjoy!
No cooking experience is needed. All supplies will be provided.
All ages welcomed
When: Thursday, May 15th, 2025
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Time: 12 pm- 2 pm
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Location: Orillia : 210 Memorial Avenue, Suite 108 ​(Community Hub)
Please register for this program by completing the survey below

https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50335516/Cooking-Circle-Wild-Leeks

If you have any question please reach out to Christal Champagne cchampagne@banac.on.ca.

Beading Circle Drop In
2025-05-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-06 10:00 - 12:00
Join Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin’s Life Promoter Courtney Thomas for 6 weeks to learn how to bead every Friday from 10:00am-12:00pm in Orillia!
(Location will be shared after registration)
Starting Friday, May 9th, 2025 for 6 weeks!

Click here to register: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50355996/Beading-Circle-Drop-In-Q1
If you have any questions, please reach out to Courtney at cthomas@banac.on.ca

Re-raising the teepee has been POSTPONED
2025-05-17 10:00 - 14:00 | HEART Retreat at 328 Line 15 North Oro/Medonte, 328 Line 15 North, Oro Medonte, Ontario, Canada
Teepee Raising Postponed

Building Our Bundles: Uplifting Your Spirit
2025-05-20 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-27 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-03 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-10 10:00 - 14:00 | 110 Matchedash Street N, Orillia (Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Match Hub), 110 Matchedash Street N, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 4T8, Canada
Join Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Life Promoters Courtney Thomas and Bawd Elliott for Building Our Bundles: Uplifting Your Spirit 6-week Series!
This series will provide a safe and supportive space to connect with other community members and explore a range of topics related to cultural teachings and building your own bundle. By participating in the program, it will provide you with the tools and resources you need to help you live a good life!
Here is the breakdown of the 6-week Series and what we will be doing each week:

Week 1: What’s in Your Bundle?: What is a bundle? Bundle teachings.

Week 2: Four Sacred Medicines: Teachings about the four sacred medicines and harvesting.

Week 3: Shaker: What are shakers for?

Week 4: Eagle Feather Teachings: Eagle feather dressing and teachings.

Week 5: Ribbon Skirt/Shirt Teachings: Why do we wear ribbon skirts and ribbon skirts?

Week 6: Feast Your Bundles: Potluck Feast! Bring your favorite dish to share!

Throughout the 6 weeks, participants will make a bundle bag, smudge kit, medicine bags, dress a feather, a feather case, a shaker, ribbon skirts/shirts and lastly, bring their favorite dish to feast their bundles.
The series will run every Tuesday from 10:00am – 2:00pm in Orillia.
Click link to register: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50311051/Building-Our-Bundles-Uplifting-Your-Spirit-Q1-2025
If you have any questions, please reach out to Courtney Thomas at cthomas@banac.on.ca or Bawd Elliott at belliott@banac.on.ca

Moon Lodge with Grandmother Renee & Sarah Connors
2025-05-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Microsoft Teams
Monthly virtual Moon Lodge is shifting gears a little bit this fiscal.
It will still be a safe place for women to come together to share their life experiences and embrace the teachings offered by Grandmother Renee and the knowledge shared by Sarah Connors, Naturopath & Indigenous Doula. And it will continue to occur the Third Tuesday of every month, 1-3pm.
Next year, we will be aligning our Moon Teachings with some life cycle wheel teachings. What this means is, we will focus on different age groups each month (some for 2 months because there has been a lot of requests for support in some topics discussed previously in those age groups). This will provide an opportunity for all ages to join us and learn more about some ways they can incorporate these tools and teachings to live the good life in all stages along our journey.
Grandmother Renee calls this “Life Stages Through the Moon Cycles”.
Ongoing until Dec 2025
We meet monthly over Microsoft Teams, email Lianne to receive the link.
Please fill in the registration link below:
Moon Lodge Registration 2025

Ongoing Red Road to Recovery Peer Support Group
2025-05-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-05-27 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-06-03 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-06-10 18:30 - 20:30
If you have attended Red Road to Recovery series in the past and are looking for continued connection.
This ongoing peer support group meets weekly over zoom, Tuesdays from 630-830pm.
A peer support group is a safe space where community members with similar experiences can connect, share, and support each other.
This peer support group can help you feel less alone in your recovery, learn from others, and maintain hope.
Register by emailing Steve for zoom access.

Arrole Lawrence - Rama
2025-05-21 09:00 - 16:00 | 6036 Rama Road, Rama ON, 6036 Rama Road, Rama, ON, L3V6H6, Canada
Traditional Healing Session with Arrole at Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin’s Rama Clinic.
Please contact our clinic closest to you to make a referral
Barrie Clinic Location
125 Bell Farm Rd, Suite 200
Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Phone: 705-721-9554
Fax: 855-941-2529
Orillia Clinic Location
210 Memorial Ave, Unit 112A&B
Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Phone: 705-259-9520
Fax: 855-941-2531
Sessions are also offered in Midland (Chigamik) and Rama BANAC Head Office, 6030 Rama Rd, Unit 3
A little more about Arrole, Our energy healer
Arrole Lawrence is a Saulteaux healer and band member of the Keeseekoowenin First Nation located in Elphinstone, Manitoba. Over 20 years of practice, he has worked at many First Nations healing centres across south and central Ontario, where he has performed thousands of healing sessions.
The healing centres have given him extensive experience in addressing physical disease, injury rehabilitation, as well as dealing with issues of a mental and emotional nature. Healing has required development of skills sets for addressing physical and emotional trauma, addiction recovery, ancestor healing, the breaking of spiritual agreements and helping clients connect to the heart and spirit so they can live a life in communication with spirit. As an indigenous healer, Arrole helps individuals to quickly resolve, crippling physical ailments, patterns of depression, grief and trauma.
Clients seeking healing are asked to come forward, exchange tobacco for the healing they will be receiving and be prepared to provide permission for the healing work. Once permission is granted, you will be guided inward by closing your eyes, deep breathing, then connecting to the heart.
Once the connection is made, clients are guided through their physical and spiritual systems to address, trauma, drama, fear, pain, suffering and spiritual fragmentation. The work is extensive and so much can be healed in an hour. The goal is always to return the individual to health, wellness and balance for the highest possible outcome.

Ribbon Hoodie Workshop
2025-05-21 10:00 - 15:00
Join Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Life Promoter’s, Courtney Thomas & Bawd Elliott for a Ribbon Hoodie Workshop on Wednesday, May 21st, 2025, from 10:00am – 3:00pm.
We have five (5) spots available for Community Members!!
Click here to register: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50359771/Ribbon-Hoodie-Workshop
Orillia location will be share after registration.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Courtney Thomas cthomas@banac.on.ca and/or Bawd at belliott@banac.on.ca

Arrole Lawrence - Barrie
2025-05-22 09:00 - 16:00 | Barrie Clinic, 125 Bell Farm Rd Suite 200, Barrie, ON, L4M 6L2, Canada
Traditional Healing Session with Arrole at Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin’s Barrie Clinic.
Please contact our clinic closest to you to make a referral
Barrie Clinic Location
125 Bell Farm Rd, Suite 200
Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Phone: 705-721-9554
Fax: 855-941-2529
Orillia Clinic Location
210 Memorial Ave, Unit 112A&B
Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Phone: 705-259-9520
Fax: 855-941-2531
Sessions are also offered in Midland (Chigamik) and Rama BANAC Head Office, 6030 Rama Rd, Unit 3
A little more about Arrole, Our energy healer
Arrole Lawrence is a Saulteaux healer and band member of the Keeseekoowenin First Nation located in Elphinstone, Manitoba. Over 20 years of practice, he has worked at many First Nations healing centres across south and central Ontario, where he has performed thousands of healing sessions.
The healing centres have given him extensive experience in addressing physical disease, injury rehabilitation, as well as dealing with issues of a mental and emotional nature. Healing has required development of skills sets for addressing physical and emotional trauma, addiction recovery, ancestor healing, the breaking of spiritual agreements and helping clients connect to the heart and spirit so they can live a life in communication with spirit. As an indigenous healer, Arrole helps individuals to quickly resolve, crippling physical ailments, patterns of depression, grief and trauma.
Clients seeking healing are asked to come forward, exchange tobacco for the healing they will be receiving and be prepared to provide permission for the healing work. Once permission is granted, you will be guided inward by closing your eyes, deep breathing, then connecting to the heart.
Once the connection is made, clients are guided through their physical and spiritual systems to address, trauma, drama, fear, pain, suffering and spiritual fragmentation. The work is extensive and so much can be healed in an hour. The goal is always to return the individual to health, wellness and balance for the highest possible outcome.

Finding your spirit within Q1
2025-05-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-05 10:00 - 12:00 | HEART Retreat at 328 Line 15 North Oro/Medonte, 328 Line 15 North, Oro Medonte, Ontario, Canada
Please come and join Chris for a 7 week series exploring connection to the Land and the spirit within us. Important to attend each week. This series will take place at HEART retreat at 328 Line 15 N Oro/Medonte at 10 am each week.

Traditional Archery at HEART Retreat
2025-05-23 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-05-30 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-06-06 10:30 - 12:00 | HEART Retreat at 328 Line 15 North Oro/Medonte, 328 Line 15 North, Oro Medonte, Ontario, Canada
Come join Chris the Land Based Healing Coordinator and practice Traditional Archery on the Land at HEART Retreat. May until the end of Aug.

Grandmother Grandfather Series with Myrtle Jamieson
2025-05-29 12:00 - 13:30
Good day,
We are thrilled to welcome Myrtle Jamieson from Beausoleil First Nation to join us for the next Grandmother & Grandfather’s Storytelling Sharing Series on Thursday, May 29th, 2025
Myrtle will share stories from her past about her community, culture, language, what she has learned along the way about the Anishinaabe ways of knowing and being.
Join us via 2 Options:
Over Zoom (Virtually):
12:00-1:30pm or
Register here: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50356133/Myrtle-Grandfather-Grandmother-Sharing-Series-2025-Virtual-Registration-copy
In person: 562 King St, Midland, ON
11:15am-1:30pm
Register here: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50356134/Myrtle-Grandfather-Grandmother-Sharing-Series-2025-In-Person-Registration-copy
A light lunch will be served (Chili)
Please note there is limited (10 spots) in person and parking is 2 doors down at the church due to limited parking spaces at BANAC Midland office.

Flag Raising Ceremony
2025-06-02 13:00 - 14:00
Good day,
We will be starting the month by acknowledging National Indigenous History month with a flag raising ceremony in Barrie.
City Hall Address (Near the flag poles in the courtyard)
70 Collier St
Barrie, ON, L4M 1G8
On Monday, June 2, 2025 at 1pm.
More details to come related to a Storytelling through song event at the Meridian Place later in the month, June 25th from 3-6pm followed by the lawn chair luminata hosting another Indigenous film at dusk! Save the date!
We hope to see you there!

Odemin Moon Drum Social 2025
2025-06-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Ferndale Banquet Hall, 24 Ferndale Industrial Drive, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 9W2, Canada
Join Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin for our Odemin Moon Drum Social on Friday, June 6th, 2025, at Ferndale Banquet Hall from 6:00pm – 9:00pm!!
Everyone is welcome! (no registration is required)
A light dinner and refreshments will be served at 6:00pm!
We are thrilled to welcome back:

MC: Allan Manitowabi
Host Drum: Ashunyung Singers
Co-Host Drum: Oshki Gnebig Mnis Singers
Water Drum: Haudenosaunee Singers

There will be craft vendors on site!!
Important Considerations: (please read before attending)

We ask that you please stay home if you are feeling ill. Let’s consider our Elders and keep everyone healthy!
This is a drug and alcohol-free event!

Mark your calendars, come listen to the drums and come rock your moccs with us!!
If you have any questions, please reach out to me at cthomas@banac.on.ca or text 705-795-3371

Caribou Tufting with Hunter Corbiere
2025-06-11 11:00 - 15:00
Join Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Life Promoter’s, Courtney Thomas and Bawd Elliott for a Caribou Tufting Workshop with Hunter Corbiere on Wednesday, June 11th, 2025, from 11:00am – 3:00pm.

Hunter Corbiere is an Anishinaabekwe, and a band member of M’Chigeeng First Nation located on Manitoulin Island. She is the owner and operator of Noopimiing Creations. Hunter is a self-taught artist, ranging from beading, tufting, moccasin making, and porcupine quill work; carrying on the artwork of her grandmother.

If this workshop interests you, please pre-register. You will be contacted via email with further details if there is space available.
Click here to pre-register: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50361806/Caribou-Tufting-Workshop-June-11-2025
Orillia location will be share afterwards.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Courtney Thomas cthomas@banac.on.ca and/or Bawd at belliott@banac.on.ca

TH Esstin Mcleod Session's (Medicine Healer)
2025-06-12 09:00 - 16:00
Traditional Healing Session with Esstin Mcleod in Mamaway Wiidokdaadwins Match Hub Barrie (in-person)
Please contact our clinic closest to you to make a referral
Barrie Clinic Location
125 Bell Farm Rd, Suite 200
Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Phone: 705-721-9554
Fax: 855-941-2529
Orillia Clinic Location
210 Memorial Ave, Unit 112A&B
Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Phone: 705-259-9520
Fax: 855-941-2531
A little more about Esstin;
Esstin (Niganobe), Anishinaabe Kwe of the Mississaugi First Nations in Mid-Northern Ontario, is a Healer / Medicine Practitioner. Esstin provides spiritual consultation and remedies to Native Health Care Centers in northern Ontario.
As Medicine Practitioner, Esstin provides plant-based remedies and instruction. As a Healer, Esstin works with spiritual energies and is influenced by ceremonial practices and Anishinaabe Elders and teachers. Throughout her 30 years of study and experience, Esstin developed a “Anishinaabe Wisdom Healing,” workshop series. Esstin facilitates Anishinaabe Women’s retreats and healing workshops utilizing the Medicine Wheel as an approach to holistic health and healing.
Please prepare your tobacco ahead of time to provide to Esstin Mcleod at your session.
Due to high demand, we ask that you please call if you have to cancel your appointment so others on the waitlist can see Esstin. Miigwech for your understanding.

Arrole Lawrence - Orillia
2025-06-12 09:00 - 16:00 | 210 Memorial Ave Orillia, Unit 108, 210 Memorial Ave Unit 108, Orillia, ONJ, L3V7V1, Canada
Traditional Healing Session with Arrole at Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin’s Orillia Clinic.
Please contact our clinic closest to you to make a referral
Barrie Clinic Location
125 Bell Farm Rd, Suite 200
Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Phone: 705-721-9554
Fax: 855-941-2529
Orillia Clinic Location
210 Memorial Ave, Unit 112A&B
Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Phone: 705-259-9520
Fax: 855-941-2531
Sessions are also offered in Midland (Chigamik) and Rama BANAC Head Office, 6030 Rama Rd, Unit 3
A little more about Arrole, Our energy healer
Arrole Lawrence is a Saulteaux healer and band member of the Keeseekoowenin First Nation located in Elphinstone, Manitoba. Over 20 years of practice, he has worked at many First Nations healing centres across south and central Ontario, where he has performed thousands of healing sessions.
The healing centres have given him extensive experience in addressing physical disease, injury rehabilitation, as well as dealing with issues of a mental and emotional nature. Healing has required development of skills sets for addressing physical and emotional trauma, addiction recovery, ancestor healing, the breaking of spiritual agreements and helping clients connect to the heart and spirit so they can live a life in communication with spirit. As an indigenous healer, Arrole helps individuals to quickly resolve, crippling physical ailments, patterns of depression, grief and trauma.
Clients seeking healing are asked to come forward, exchange tobacco for the healing they will be receiving and be prepared to provide permission for the healing work. Once permission is granted, you will be guided inward by closing your eyes, deep breathing, then connecting to the heart.
Once the connection is made, clients are guided through their physical and spiritual systems to address, trauma, drama, fear, pain, suffering and spiritual fragmentation. The work is extensive and so much can be healed in an hour. The goal is always to return the individual to health, wellness and balance for the highest possible outcome.
