Anishnabeg Outreach

Thank you, Miigwech, to everyone who joined us for our Beaded Strawberry Earring Workshop! 🍓

In celebration of the Strawberry Moon, we held a seasonal workshop where First Nations, Inuit, and Métis community members spent the evening beading strawberry earrings together, with Mary Ann guiding participants through each step of the process. It was wonderful to see the immense support at our cultural workshop!

Thank you to everyone who participated, and to our staff who helped organize and facilitate the workshop. These gatherings help create space for connection, learning, and the sharing of traditions, ensuring Indigenous cultural practices continue to be shared across generations as an important part of reconciliation.

If you completed your earrings at home, send us a DM of your finished piece! We'd love to see photos. 😁

Keep an eye on our social media for our next cultural workshop in July. You're not going to want to miss it!

Join us for our National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at Eminidowang Kiitigan (Spirit Garden for Everyone).

📅 June 19, 2026
🕘 9 AM–1 PM
📍 1160 Spitzig Rd, Breslau

National Indigenous Peoples Day is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the rich cultures, histories, languages, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis. Guests will have the opportunity to participate in cultural teachings with our Elder-in-Residence, Gerard, tour our Indigenous farm, learn about our food sovereignty initiatives, connect with community members and local leaders, explore activity stations, and enjoy a free barbecue lunch.

Community members, partners, organizations, families, and members of the public are all welcome to join us for a day of celebration, learning, and connection. We hope to see you there!

For more information, contact us at [email protected] or (519) 208-5333.

Consider donating paper towel and toilet paper to our Spirit Bundle program.

Paper towel and toilet paper are some of the most requested household essentials in our Spirit Bundles, which supports over 600 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis families across Waterloo Region and Guelph. Your donation helps ensure families have access to these everyday necessities alongside food and other essential items.

👉 Drop off donations at: 236 Woodhaven Rd., Kitchener, ON
🕛 Donation hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Tuesdays & Thursdays

Please reach out to us at [email protected] or call (519) 208-5333 to arrange a time outside of those hours if they don’t work for you.

Miigwech for your continued support. 💙

A big thank you to and for joining us at our EarlyON Centre last Friday for a fun-filled day of STEM learning! 🔍

Our PD Day camp group explored hands-on STEM activities grounded in Indigenous and nature-based teachings. Children designed and tested their own canoes in the water table, created constellation viewers and bouncy balls, navigated obstacle courses, and expressed their creativity through colouring, beading, and pixel art.

Miigwech to the Creative Encounters and Let's Talk Science teams for sharing their time, knowledge, and enthusiasm with our community! It was wonderful to see the kids learning, creating, and building confidence while having fun alongside their families.

Thank you very much to the District 24 Waterloo Education Support Staff for their very generous reusable grocery bags donation! These bags are already in use, helping provide hundreds of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis families in Waterloo Region and Guelph with food and essentials, as part of our Spirit Bundle Program.

Do you have any extra reusable grocery bags lying around your home? Consider donating them to AO! You can drop them to either of our locations:

Guelph - 400 Stevenson St N. Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM
Kitchener - 236 Woodhaven Rd. Tuesday & Thursday, 9AM–3 PM.

If you'd like to donate outside of these hours, please contact us at 519-208-5333 or email us at [email protected]. Miigwech for your support!