Week of Events
Seniors Circle (In-Person)
Seniors Circle (In-Person)
Aaniin, Boozhoo! Shé:kon, Ullakut! Waachiyaa, Osiyo! Hello, Bonjour! We would like to invite you to our IN-PERSON Indigenous Seniors Circle. Weekly teachings and activities will revolve around every month's moon. Share great moments, lots of laughter and a beautiful atmosphere with new friends. Regular programming takes place Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 am to 2 pm....
Sisters in Recovery
Sisters in Recovery
Join us in-person for a weekly harm-reduction based healing circle for Indigenous women, and those beyond the binary, that will focus on a holistic approach to healing and recovery, incorporating traditional teachings as well as Western knowledge. Group will be co-facilitated by Addictions Counsellor, Sasha Gordon, and Cultural Grandmother Louella. Programming takes place Mondays from...
Culture Night
Culture Night
Join us every Monday evening for Culture Night! Featuring new guest speakers every week, discussing teachings, medicines, and more! Culture Night is open to the general public. Wabano programs are for First Nation, Inuit and Métis community members only. If a program is open to the general public, it will be specified. With open programs...
Children’s Drumming and Singing
Children’s Drumming and Singing
Please Join Grandma Sharon for some Cultural Drumming and Singing! To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. Please register with: Shania Snache SSnache@wabano.com 613-478-0657 ext. 376 Bus tickets are provided to attend program. Refreshments and light lunch will be served during program times.
Diabetes Education Group
Diabetes Education Group
Come meet with our Diabetes team to learn more about diabetes management. Each week we will meet to answer your questions about diabetes and discuss different topics such as: nutrition, fitness education, light mobility activities and traditional teachings. This week (August 29th), join us for a diabetes BBQ cooking class! Meet us at 275 Bradley...
Nimiigwetchwendam
Nimiigwetchwendam
A weekly, co-ed, confidential and in-person sharing circle utilizing the 7 Sacred Teachings, the Medicine Wheel and other traditional concepts as guiding principles to promote the healing and wellness of participants. Light snack and bus tickets provided. In-person at Wabano Housing, 338 Montreal Rd., 2nd Floor No registration is required for this group. Wabano programs...
Wellbriety – Indigenous Recovery Group
Wellbriety – Indigenous Recovery Group
This co-ed group will focus on a holistic approach to learn and benefit from traditional, as well as conventional means of healing. It will provide the medicine and tools that will help empower ourselves over drugs, alcohol and or violence, to help us overcome the trauma that has caused our spirits to be wounded. Programming...
Seniors Circle (In-Person)
Seniors Circle (In-Person)
Aaniin, Boozhoo! Shé:kon, Ullakut! Waachiyaa, Osiyo! Hello, Bonjour! We would like to invite you to our IN-PERSON Indigenous Seniors Circle. Weekly teachings and activities will revolve around every month's moon. Share great moments, lots of laughter and a beautiful atmosphere with new friends. Regular programming takes place Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 am to 2 pm....
Birch Bark Canoes
Birch Bark Canoes
The birch bark canoe allowed Indigenous peoples to move through their homelands. Come join us in making your own mini canoe. To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. Please register with: Shania Snache SSnache@wabano.com 613-478-0657 ext. 376 Bus tickets are provided to attend program. Refreshments and light lunch will...
Wellbriety – Indigenous Recovery Group
Wellbriety – Indigenous Recovery Group
This co-ed group will focus on a holistic approach to learn and benefit from traditional, as well as conventional means of healing. It will provide the medicine and tools that will help empower ourselves over drugs, alcohol and or violence, to help us overcome the trauma that has caused our spirits to be wounded. Programming...
Testing our Birch Bark Canoes at the Park
Testing our Birch Bark Canoes at the Park
*This event is cancelled, we apologize for the inconvenience!* Come sail away! Hey families, come bring your children’s canoes, and let’s try the sink and float activity. Learning about buoyancy and density. Lunch and bus tickets will be provided. To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program.
Full Moon Celebration – IN-PERSON & ONLINE
Full Moon Celebration – IN-PERSON & ONLINE
Please join us for teachings of the full moon ceremony! Louella will host a virtual celebration from 4-5PM, followed by an in-person celebration from 6-8PM. Please use the main entrance at Montreal and Bradley. IN-PERSON: 6-8PM at Wabano (299 Montreal Rd.) - register below. ONLINE: 4-5PM via ZOOM - you can join here. If you...
New Beginnings: Men’s Sharing Circle with Thomas Louttit
New Beginnings: Men’s Sharing Circle with Thomas Louttit
Join for closed sharing circle for Indigenous men every Thursday evening from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. with knowledge keeper Thomas Louttit. In-person at 268 Bradley Ave. Wabano programs are for First Nation, Inuit and Métis community members only. If a program is open to the general public, it will be specified. With open programs that...
Early Years Backyard End of Summer BBQ
Early Years Backyard End of Summer BBQ
*Registration is now closed!* Can you believe it, the end of summer is finally here! Please come join your EY friends for an end-of-summer BBQ. To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program.
Carving and Sculpting Group
Carving and Sculpting Group
Artist Byron Conant will teach you the art of carving and sculpting. Byron Conant is a Cree artist, crafter and carver from James Smith First Nation in Saskatchewan, and has been living in Ottawa for the past 20 years. Byron makes dreamcatchers, drums, lanyards, keychains, wood carvings and knives. He carves using antler and wood,...