Juvenis

Ka Biindigemi Bineshiinyag: Let’s Welcome the Birds

with the Kingston Native Centre & Language Nest

Description

Join Juvenis and Kingston Indigenous Languages Nest in a spring nature walk to feed the birds and animals on Belle Island. Learn about Belle Island and the ongoing land stewardship practices of the Belle Island Caretakers. Get to know the animals up close and learn their names in Anishinaabemowin. There will be opportunities to hear stories, offer tobacco, sing songs and the option to participate in a spring scavenger hunt or eco arts.

Mandy Wilson

Mandy Wilson is a woman of mixed ancestry that includes, Indigenous, African and Irish decent. She grew up in the small town of Sharbot Lake, located on unceeded Algonquin territory where her interest in learning traditional plant knowledge, started to blossom. She now lives in Kingston where her work is fueled by her passion for language revitalization and her love for our plant relatives.

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