Grandfather Grandmother's Sharing Series
2025-01-22 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | 562 King St, Midland ON, 562 King St, Midland, Ontario, L4R 4P3, Canada
We are thrilled to welcome Hector Copegog to launch the Grandfather/ Grandmother’s Sharing Series on January 22nd, 2025 between 12-1:30pm.
He will share stories from his past about his community, culture, language, what he has learned along the way about the Anishinaabe ways of knowing.
If you would like to join us in person (562 King St, Midland, ON), please register here: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50294936/Grandfather-Grandmother-Sharing-Series-2025-In-Person-Registration
Please note there is limited spots in person (10) and parking is 2 doors down at the church due to limited parking space at BANAC Midland office.
If you would like to join us virtually over zoom, you can register here: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50294859/Grandfather-Grandmother-Sharing-Series-2025-Registration

Virtual Red Road to Recovery
2025-01-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtually
A 10-week program that uses the Medicine Wheel as a teaching tool and our Indigenous approach to healing to address the
Physical, Emotional, Mental, and Spiritual
aspects of addiction and mental health recovery.
On Zoom
Red Road Facilitators: Kathy St.Amant and Steve Beaupre

Digital Storytelling with Bawd
2025-01-22 20:00 - 21:00
Please join us for some digital storytelling on Zoom. The next show will be January 22nd at 8:00 p.m. Please register for this event by clicking on the link below. Thanks a bunch!
Digital Storytelling with Bawd 01/22/25

Finding My Spirit Q #4
2025-01-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-01-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-06 10:00 - 12:00 | HEART Retreat at 328 Line 15 North Oro/Medonte, 328 Line 15 North, Oro Medonte, Ontario, Canada
Please Join us for an 8 week series exploring and reconnecting to culture and ceremony. Finding your spirit within. Starting on Thursday January 16th, 2025 at HEART Retreat 2 hours per day. Jan 16th, 23rd, 30th, Feb 6th, 13th, 20th, Mar 6th and 13th. from 10 am-12 pm.

FULL! 6-Week Regalia Accessory Making Workshop
2025-01-23 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-06 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’s Life Promoter Courtney Thomas in a 6-Week Regalia Accessory Making Workshop!
We will design and begin creating your regalia over a 6-week workshop in Orillia. We will create the small pieces such a moccasins & leggings, cuffs, chokers, hair ties, etc. Due to the limited time, we will not be making big pieces such as fancy shawls, jingle dresses, breaches, etc.
Starting Thursday, January 16th, 2025 from 10:00am-2:00pm!
Click here to register: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50274276/Regalia-Making-Workshop
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Courtney at cthomas@banac.on.ca

Front Line Worker Red Road to Recovery - Virtual Session / Zoom
2025-01-23 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-30 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-06 15:00 - 17:00
Good day,
We will be hosting another 10 week red road to recovery session over zoom.
Feel free to share with those who would benefit from attending this series.
Register by emailing Kathy St.Amant.
Miigwech!

Building Ojibway Style Moccasins
2025-01-24 | 110 Matchedash Street N, Orillia (Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Match Hub), 110 Matchedash Street N, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 4T8, Canada
Hello Please join Chris on Jan 24th, 2025 to learn how to build your own Ojibway style moccasins. This will be a full day of challenging sewing and you will need strong hands to complete this project. The class will start at 9 am until completed. Lunch will be provided.

Bimaagime-Goes snow Shoeing
2025-01-27 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-02-03 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-02-10 15:00 - 16:30 | HEART Retreat at 328 Line 15 North Oro/Medonte, 328 Line 15 North, Oro Medonte, Ontario, Canada
Come join Chris for some fun and exercise at HEART retreat for some snow shoeing weather permitting each week. If you don’t have your own shoes, we have some to lend you. We will gather at 3 pm each Monday afternoon.

Building Our Bundles: Uplifting Your Spirit
2025-01-28 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-02-04 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 8-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 8-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: Eagle Feather Teachings: Eagle feather dressing and teachings.

Week 4: The Moccasin We Wear: Share various style of moccasins from different nations around Turtle Island.

Week 5: Shaker: What are shakers for?

Week 6: Feast Bundle: Making a feast bundle.

Week 7: Ribbon Skirt/Shirt Teachings: Why do we wear ribbon skirts and ribbon skirts? What are your colors?

Week 8: Feast Your Bundles: Potluck Feast! Bring your favorite dish to share!

Throughout the 8 weeks, participants will make a bundle bag, smudge kit, medicine bags, dress a feather, a feather case, moccasins, a shaker, build a feast bundle, 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/s3/50291887/Building-Our-Bundles-Uplifting-Your-Spirit-Q4
If you have any questions, please reach out to Courtney Thomas at cthomas@banac.on.ca or Bawd Elliott at belliott@banac.on.ca

Red Road to Recovery- In Person at Enaahtig Outreach- Orillia
2025-01-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Enaahtig Orillia Outreach Centre, 334 West St. N., Orillia, ontaio, Canada
A 10-week program that uses the Medicine Wheel as a teaching tool and our Indigenous approach to healing to address the
Physical, Emotional, Mental, and Spiritual
aspects of addiction and mental health recovery.
Red Road Facilitators: Kathy St.Amant and Steve Beaupre

Ongoing Red Road to Recovery Peer Support Group
2025-01-28 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-02-04 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.

Red Road to Recovery - Open to Community members (Virtual Session)
2025-01-29 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Good day,

We will be hosting a 10 week Red road to recovery session Open to all community members over zoom, please email Kathy to register for the series.

Feel free to share with those who would benefit from attending this series.

Miigwech!

Winter Stories in the Teepee
2025-01-31 10:30 - 12:00 | HEART Retreat at 328 Line 15 North Oro/Medonte, 328 Line 15 North, Oro Medonte, Ontario, Canada
Come join Chris on the Land in the teepee at HEART retreat at 328 Line 15 N Oro/Medonte on January 31st, 2025 from 10:30-12. Limited Space so please register early
https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50292382/29a4f0779efe

Addiction Support & Education Circle Series
2025-02-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual Offering
The next cycle of our Addiction Support and Education Circle is set to run February 3rd to February 25th, 2025 from 10am-12pm . It will be a daytime offering.
The Family Day holiday is a Monday in this cycle. The group will not run on that day.
A friendly reminder that the program is for those who are in the Action stage of change with respect to their substance use. They will have a goal that they are at least starting to work on. We ask that participants to discussion and interact respectfully with other members of the group.
The program remains virtual at this time so participants also need to have the technology, wifi access and enough tech savvy to join meetings by zoom. They also need to be able to ensure a private space for the confidentiality of other members.
While we really want participants to attend the Peer Support Group (PSG) as part of this program, it can be difficult with it being at a different time than the program itself. We continue to strongly encourage attendance and we now have three groups; the original PSG (weekly), one for those who identify as Indigenous (weekly) and a monthly Women’s PSG.
To refer, please provide the central referral number listed on the flyer. Central Referral is located at Mamaway; after the initial basic information gathering, clients will receive a call from a facilitator who will complete an Intake and provide all necessary details.
Clients can contact our Central Referral to register at 705-721-9554

TH Esstin Mcleod Virtual; Sessions' (Medicine Healer)
2025-02-04 09:00 - 16:00
Traditional Healing Session with Esstin Mcleod in Mamaway Wiidokdaadwins Orillia clinic (Virtual via OTN)
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.

TH Esstin Mcleod Virtual; Sessions' (Medicine Healer)
2025-02-05 09:00 - 16:00
Traditional Healing Session with Esstin Mcleod in Mamaway Wiidokdaadwins Barrie clinic (Virtual via OTN)
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.

Monthly Drumming in the Teepee
2025-02-05 13:00 - 15:00
