Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin

Red Road to Recovery Continuing Peer Support Group
2025-12-09 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-16 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-23 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-30 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-06 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Virtually

Ongoing Red Road to Recovery Peer Support Group
2025-12-09 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-16 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.

Virtual Red Road to Recovery
2025-12-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-07 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!

Naakshik Aniibiishaaboo Evening Tea
2025-12-10 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: November 5th
Day and Time: Wednesdays @ 6 PM
Location: Orillia

Please click on this link to register. Naakshik Aniibiishaaboo Evening Tea NOV 5th
Thanks a bunch!

Sweetgrass Gathering Circle - Aftercare Peer Support
2025-12-11 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-12-18 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-12-25 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-01-01 17:00 - 18:30, 2026-01-08 17:00 - 18:30
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.

Building Leather Christmas Stockings
2025-12-12 09:00 - 13:00 | 110 Matchedash Street N, Orillia (Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Match Hub), 110 Matchedash Street N, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 4T8, Canada
Come and join Chris the Land Based Healing Coordinator to make a decorative leather Christmas Stocking. Happening on December 12th starting at 9 am at 110 Matchedash St N. Orillia.

Finding my Spirit within Q 3
2025-12-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-19 14:00 - 16:00 | 180 Courtland St, Ramara, ON, 180 Courtland St, Ramara, Ontario, L3V 0K8, Canada
Come and join this 6 week program where you learn to reconnect with Your Spirit within. This program will focus on the 7 Grandfather teachings and how you can incorporate them into your personal lives.

Moon Lodge with Grandmother Renee & Sarah Connors
2025-12-16 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

Penetanguishene Red Road to Recovery Group
2025-12-16 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-06 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.

"Spirit of the Night" Christmas Market
2025-12-16 17:00 - 20:00 | 110 Matchedash Street N, Orillia (Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Match Hub), 110 Matchedash Street N, Orillia, Ontario, L3V 4T8, Canada
Join Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin’s Community Health Team for a “Spirit of the Night” Christmas Night Market to discover unique crafts and gifts from local Indigenous vendors! While shopping for your perfect holiday gifts, warm up with a complimentary cider or hot chocolate and learn about the upcoming events and programs available through Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle/Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin!
During the “Spirit of the Night” Christmas Market, join Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Clinical Team for your flu vaccine in the mobile clinic while enjoying you are the Indigenous craft vendors and hot apple cider in the Matchedash Hub!
Vendors:
Patti Benson – Ribbon Skirts by Patti
Hunter Corbiere – Noopimiing Creations
Dan Fowler – RedArt
Marg Briden – Tripple G’s Granny’s Gorgeous Gifts
Rina Smith – Bella’s Beads
Amber Kennedy – Shamans Cove
Lauren Sutherland – Spirit Designs Crafts
Bridget Foley – Anung Kew Creations
Amber Scott – Rosewood Creations
Chris Walser – Little Wolf Creations
Date: Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
Time: 5pm- 8pm
Location: 110 Matchedash St N, Orillia, ON
To pre-register for your seasonal flu vaccination, click here: https://ocean.cognisantmd.com/intake/patients.html?linkRef=3e4fb191-783f-46de-bf2b-9748a27124a0#/online-booking
If you have any questions, please reach out to me at cthomas@banac.on.ca or 1-705-795-3371
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Virtual story telling with Chris Walser
2025-12-18 06:00 - 19:15 | Zoom
Come and join Chris on Zoom from the comfort of your own home to listen to some traditional indigenous stories.

Pow Wow Family Fun Nights!
2025-12-18 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

Winter Stories 2026
2026-01-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Offering
Come Join for another night of story Telling on Zoom to ring in the New Year of 2026. If you joined the first one, there may be some repetitive stories.

Addiction Support & Education Circle
2026-01-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-06 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

POSTPONED - Full Moon Ceremony
2026-01-05 17:30 - 20:00 | 110 Matchedash St. N., 110 Matchedash St., N, Orillia, ON, L3V 4T8, Canada
Sge:no/Aaniin,
Full Moon Ceremony Postponed until February 2026! Our apologies for any inconveniences.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Courtney Thomas by email or text 1-705-795-3371.
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