Cultures in the Community
Join O-YA in celebrating and learning about cultures that exist within our community. Once a month O-YA will host a cultural activity/workshop where youth can participate in new and exciting cultural activities.
Who: Grades 5 - 12
Where: Osgoode Youth Association (O-YA); 5479 Osgoode Main Street, Osgoode
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost: $10/session
Tuesday January 30, 2024 - Sausage workshop with Tony D'Aviero
Tuesday February 27, 2024 - Indigenous Art with Aurora Jade
Tuesday April 30, 2024 - Cooking Workshop with Indigenous Experience
Tuesday May 28, 2024 - West African Drumming with Fana Soro
Tuesday June 18, 2024 - Indigenous Beading Workshop with Liz Camsell
All of the indigenous workshops being offered as part of our culture in the community program is thanks to the support of Cree artist, Kate-Lynn Wells - Earth Dance who raised money this past fall by designing orange shirts and selling them. As requested by Kate-Lynn (Earth Dance) All monies raised from the sale of these shirts was donated to O-YA to be used in partnering with rural communities in providing indigenous cultural teachings and/or raising awareness for indigenous peoples and communities and we are proud to be able to offer this evening due to these efforts.
More about Kate-Lynns Orange Shirt Project
Cree artist, Kate-Lynn Wells - Earth Dance painted a picture at 11 years of age, from a photograph taken of her and Gitxsan friend at their first powwow together and had it printed on orange shirts this fall. Both of these indigenous youth are intergenerational residential school survivors who are proud to be able to celebrate and immerse themselves in their culture openly and freely today. This picture marks the start of a friendship and their journey to learn their culture, an opportunity that was taken from so many before them.
Additional funding has been provided by Community Foundation Ottawa to make this project possible.
Who: Grades 5 - 12
Where: Osgoode Youth Association (O-YA); 5479 Osgoode Main Street, Osgoode
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost: $10/session
Tuesday January 30, 2024 - Sausage workshop with Tony D'Aviero
Tuesday February 27, 2024 - Indigenous Art with Aurora Jade
Tuesday April 30, 2024 - Cooking Workshop with Indigenous Experience
Tuesday May 28, 2024 - West African Drumming with Fana Soro
Tuesday June 18, 2024 - Indigenous Beading Workshop with Liz Camsell
All of the indigenous workshops being offered as part of our culture in the community program is thanks to the support of Cree artist, Kate-Lynn Wells - Earth Dance who raised money this past fall by designing orange shirts and selling them. As requested by Kate-Lynn (Earth Dance) All monies raised from the sale of these shirts was donated to O-YA to be used in partnering with rural communities in providing indigenous cultural teachings and/or raising awareness for indigenous peoples and communities and we are proud to be able to offer this evening due to these efforts.
More about Kate-Lynns Orange Shirt Project
Cree artist, Kate-Lynn Wells - Earth Dance painted a picture at 11 years of age, from a photograph taken of her and Gitxsan friend at their first powwow together and had it printed on orange shirts this fall. Both of these indigenous youth are intergenerational residential school survivors who are proud to be able to celebrate and immerse themselves in their culture openly and freely today. This picture marks the start of a friendship and their journey to learn their culture, an opportunity that was taken from so many before them.
Additional funding has been provided by Community Foundation Ottawa to make this project possible.