Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin

Anishnaabemowin Circle (Virtual Access)
2026-01-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-16 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Anishnaabemowin Circle – Join the conversation
Elder, Hector Copegog will be leading an Anishnaabemowin Talking Circle,
every other Friday, starting January 16th, 2026 from 10:00am – 12:00pm
This virtual drop-in group is a space for supporting each other through a talking circle in the language.
Register here: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50491811/Language-Class-registration-2026

If you have any questions, please email Lianne:
lhudon@banac.on.ca and she will coordinate with Elder, Hector

Sweetgrass Gathering Circle - Aftercare Peer Support
2026-01-29 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-01-22 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-01-15 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-01-08 17:00 - 18:30 | Ontario
Location: 110 Matchedash St N, OrilliaTime: Thursdays – Join in person at 5:00 PM for food and connection, or join virtually at 5:30 PM
The Sweetgrass Gathering Circle is a weekly hybrid peer support group for Indigenous adults actively engaged in recovery. Each session opens in a good way—with smudging, food, and community—and offers a safe, supportive space to build wellness, identity, and resilience.
Through a mix of cultural teachings, creative expression, group discussion, and meaningful connection, participants explore topics such as the Seven Grandfathers Teachings, Miikaans (Stages of Life), emotional awareness, gratitude, healthy boundaries, and cultural crafting.
Whether you’ve been part of WMS, ASEC, AA, or other recovery programs, this circle offers a space to stay grounded in recovery through culture and community.

Snow Shoeing at Springwater Park
2026-01-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Springwater Park, 1331 ON-26, Midhurst, Ontario, L0L 1X0, Canada
Come join Chris the Land Based Healing Coordinator and Amaru from the Barrie Native Friendship Center as the lead people on a snowshoe hike through Sunnidale Park. Starting on January 29th, 2026 at 10 am Weather Permitting. Please meet at the Dorian Parker Center Parking Area by 9:45 am. If you don’t have your own snowshoes we have some to lend you.

Naakshik Aniibiishaaboo Evening Tea
2026-01-28 18:00 - 20:00 | 110 Matchedash St. N., 110 Matchedash St., N, Orillia, ON, L3V 4T8, Canada
Join us each week as we explore various teas—from calming blends that promote restful sleep and relaxation, to herbal infusions that support stress relief, immune health, cold and flu recovery, pain and inflammation reduction, digestive balance, bloating relief, heart and circulatory wellness, and liver and kidney function.
January 28th
Day and Time: Wednesdays @ 6 PM
Location: Orillia

Please click on this link to register. Naakshik Aniibiishaaboo Evening Tea JAN 21st
Thanks a bunch!

BNFC Foot Care Screening Event
2026-01-28 10:00 - 16:00 | Ontario
Good day,
Join us at the foot care screening event in Barrie. A community event to educate, spread awareness, and prevent/reduce diabetic foot complications for urban-Indigenous people in the region.
See tentative schedule below for the day.
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Foot care screenings
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Diabetes Education (Lunch & Learn)
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Foot care screenings
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Nutritional bingo
Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin – Foot Care nurse/diabetes educator, and nutritional bingo
BNFC – Taylor Grisdale – Foot care screening
Spirit Fit (Scott Simpson) – reflexologist
Think Feet (Calista Laviola) – chiropodist
We hope to see you there, please register through Taylor for this upcoming screening event so she can prepare accordingly.

Red Road to Recovery Continuing Peer Support Group
2026-01-27 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Virtually

Penetanguishene Red Road to Recovery Group
2026-01-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Georgian Bay Native Womens Association 41 Main St. Penetanguishene, ON, 41 Main St., Penetanguishene, ON
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.

Building Our Bundles: Uplifting Your Spirit for Frontline Workers
2026-01-27 10:00 - 14:00 | 110 Matchedash St. N., 110 Matchedash St., N, Orillia, ON, 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 each other 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/s3/50491431/Building-Our-Bundles-Uplifting-Your-Spirit-Q4-2026
If you have any questions, please reach out to Courtney Thomas at cthomas@banac.on.ca or Bawd Elliott at belliott@banac.on.ca

Addiction Support & Education Circle
2026-01-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-12 10:00 - 12:00 | 110 Matchedash St. N., 110 Matchedash St., N, Orillia, ON, L3V 4T8, Canada
Connect, share, and learn in a safe, supportive circle. Join us in Orillia at 110 Matchedash St. N. or from the comfort of your own home over Zoom. Open to all, Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants.
Please click the link below to register

Barrie Walking Group
2026-01-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Johnson’s Beach Parking lot, 2 Johnson St, Barrie, ON, L4M 1E1
Come join Chris and Amaru for a Barrie Walking Group along Barrie’s waterfront. Starting at 10 on Tuesday mornings from the Johnson’s Beach parking lot.

Natural Remedies to Support Healthy Living
2026-01-23 13:00 - 15:00 | 110 Matchedash St. N., 110 Matchedash St., N, Orillia, ON, L3V 4T8, Canada
Aaniin, we invite you to an all natural homemade cold & flu remedies workshop happening January 16th and 23rd. Join us for a hands-on experience hosted by our very own Heather McIntyre, where you’ll learn how to make your own traditional and natural remedies to support your wellness during cold and flu season.

Please register for this event using the link provided.

January 23th 1pm to 3pm –>Natural Remedies to Support Healthy Living JAN 23rd 1pm to 3pm

Chi-Miigwech and Baa Maa Pii.

Pow Wow Family Fun Nights!
2026-01-22 17:30 - 20:00, 2026-01-08 17:30 - 20:00 | Rama Community Hall, 5950 Rama Rd, Rama, Ontario, Canada
In collaboration with Chippewas of Rama First Nation and Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin, we invite you all to join us for “Pow Wow Family Fun Nights” starting Thursday, December 4th, 2025, at the Rama Community Hall at 5:00pm!
This drop-in style event will showcase and teach various styles of dance that you would see at a pow wow. We will have Oshki Gnebig Mnis Youth Drum practicing with a couple dancers in regalia each evening to showcase their style of dance and will be available to show any of our community members how to dance. If you have regalia that you would like to wear, you are more than welcome to bring it to dance with.
We will be having a potluck style dinner starting at 5:30pm! If you are able to, bring your favorite dish to contribute to the potluck.
Time:

5:30pm – 6:30pm – Pot Luck Dinner
6:30pm – 8:00pm – Dancing & Singing

Location: Rama Community Hall (5950 Rama Rd, Rama, ON)
Dates:

December 4th & December 18th,2025
January 8th & January 22nd, 2026
February 5th & February 19th, 2026

If you have any questions, please reach out to me at cthomas@banac.on.ca or 1-705-795-3371 or Stephanie at stephaniem@ramafirstnation.ca or 1-705-325-3611 ext 1429

Naakshik Aniibiishaaboo Evening Tea
2026-01-21 18:00 - 20:00 | 110 Matchedash St. N., 110 Matchedash St., N, Orillia, ON, L3V 4T8, Canada
Join us each week as we explore various teas—from calming blends that promote restful sleep and relaxation, to herbal infusions that support stress relief, immune health, cold and flu recovery, pain and inflammation reduction, digestive balance, bloating relief, heart and circulatory wellness, and liver and kidney function.
Starts: January 21st
Day and Time: Wednesdays @ 6 PM
Location: Orillia

Please click on this link to register. Naakshik Aniibiishaaboo Evening Tea JAN 21st
Thanks a bunch!

Virtual Red Road to Recovery
2026-01-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Aaniin,
We will be hosting our 10-week Red Road to Recovery program over Zoom starting Wednesday, November 5th .
This group meets every Wednesday over Zoom from 6:00-8:00 pm.
Please reach out to Roxanne to register.
Miigwetch!

Mino Miijim 'Good Food' Roots of Wellness Series
2026-01-21 13:00 - 15:00 | 562 King St, Midland ON, 562 King St, Midland, Ontario, L4R 4P3, Canada
Mino Miijim “Good Food” Roots of Wellness Series:
This 4 part series will provide information about living with diabetes/ preventing diabetes, and how to nourish the body through food. Each session will focus on a specific topic, followed by a cooking session where you will prepare food to take home and enjoy.
Registration is required to allow for the planning needed in purchasing food
To register scan the QR code in poster OR follow the link below OR link at the bottom of this page under (website)
https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50373133/Mino-Miijim-Roots-of-wellness-series
If you have any questions, please email Christal at cchampagne@banac.on.ca

Moon Lodge 2026
2026-01-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Microsoft Teams
Monthly virtual Moon Lodge
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.
We will be aligning our Moon Teachings with our endocrine system (how the body relates to nature). What this means is, we will focus on different areas of the body each month with focus on caring for one’s self and as always Sarah will share her knowledge to use Traditional Medicines to support that par to the body. 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.
Ongoing until Dec 2026
We meet monthly over Microsoft Teams, email Lianne with any questions.
Please fill in the registration link below to receive the link.
https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50491760/Moon-Lodge-Registration-2026

Natural Remedies to Support Healthy Living
2026-01-16 17:00 - 19:00 | 110 Matchedash St. N., 110 Matchedash St., N, Orillia, ON, L3V 4T8, Canada
Aaniin, we invite you to an all natural homemade cold & flu remedies workshop happening January 16th and 23rd. Join us for a hands-on experience hosted by our very own Heather McIntyre, where you’ll learn how to make your own traditional and natural remedies to support your wellness during cold and flu season.

Please register for this event using the link provided.

January 16th 5pm to 7pm –> Natural Remedies to Support Healthy Living JAN 16th 5pm to 7pm

Chi-Miigwech and Baa Maa Pii.

Ribbon Skirt/Shirt Workshop
2026-01-14 09:30 - 16:00 | 110 Matchedash St. N., 110 Matchedash St., N, Orillia, ON, L3V 4T8, Canada
Join Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Life Promoter’s, Courtney Thomas and Bawd Elliott for a Ribbon Skirt/Shirt Workshop on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026, from 9:30am – 4:00pm.
We have 6 spots available for Community Members who have not made a skirt or shirt with us before!
Click here to pre-register: https://survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50493300/Ribbon-Skirt-Workshop-January-14-2026
Orillia location will be share after spots have been selected!
If you have any questions, please reach out to Courtney Thomas cthomas@banac.on.ca and/or Bawd at belliott@banac.on.ca
