People, stories and traditions

What is now known as Ontario has been home to generations of Indigenous peoples with diverse histories and stories, as well as vibrant communities whose traditions remain resilient and present today. The Trust is honoured to share just some of these stories through our publications online and in print.

From our videos:

• An interview with Konrad Sioui
• Harvesting Wild Rice at Gamiing Nature Centre

From the Heritage Matters e-magazine:

• Voices of Chief’s Point, by Amber Lloydlangston and Bimadoshka Pucan
• Kinomaage Waapkong – The Teaching Rocks, by Anne Taylor
• Remembering our ancestors, by Philip Cote
• Canada’s first elected woman chief, by Rita Rose
• Suffrage and Indigenous women in Canada, by Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux
• The heart of North America, by Konrad Sioui
• On the path to reconciliation, by Mélanie-Rose Frappier
• The Métis sash, by M. Margaret Froh
• Christ Church, Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal of the Mohawk – Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, by R. Donald Maracle
• Walking with the water, by Josephine Mandamin
• Cultural landscapes, the Métis way of life and traditional knowledge, by Mike Fedyk
• Reconnecting with Cree culture, language and land: An interview with Bob Sutherland, by Sean Fraser
• Looking at archaeology from all angles, by Martha Latta, Richard Zane Smith, and Michel Savard
• Aboriginal athletes: Competing for recognition, by Janice Forsyth
• Perspectives on the War of 1812: A First Nations perspective, by Harvey McCue
• Traditional knowledge: Clay connection – Indigenous living and creativity, by Rick Hill

From the Trust’s newsletter, Heritage Matters … more!

• June 2022
• October 2021
• August 2021
• June 2021
• June 2020

From MyOntario – A vision over time:

• Waubageshig, Ottawa
• Miptoon (Anthony Chegahno)
• Chief Francis Pegahmagabow, 1889-1952, Wasauksing First Nation
• Alicia Hawkins, Sudbury
• The gift of time travel, by Jean-Luc Pilon
• Andrew Riddle, Waterdown
• A divine intersection of history and archaeology, by William R. Fitzgerald
• Photos by Nathan Tidridge: the Covenant Chain Wampum, Her Majesty’s Chapel of the Mohawks, the Souharissen Canoe Garden, Tobacco Growing