Week of Events
Sunday, March 16, 2025
No events on this day.
Monday, March 17, 2025
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March 17, 2025 - RecurringIndigenous Seniors Circle
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March 17, 2025 - RecurringSisters in Recovery
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March 17, 2025 -Culture Night – GOTLAND? – Laughter as Medicine
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March 17, 2025 - RecurringIndigenous Youth Recreation Club – Virtual Reality Ages 13-18
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March 17, 2025 - RecurringJourney to Freedom Challenge
Indigenous Seniors Circle
Aaniin, Boozhoo! Shé:kon, Ullakut! Waachiyaa, Osiyo! Hello, Bonjour! We would like to invite you to our 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. Wabano...
Sisters in Recovery
Sisters in Recovery will be cancelled for Dec 23rd and 30th 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,...
Culture Night – GOTLAND? – Laughter as Medicine
GOTLAND? Laughter as Medicine community event Monday March 17th Education through comedy about trauma and healing Very good medicine Pictures allowed with Comedians after the show 4 pm to 5 pm is a meet and greet with the comedians 5:15pm Show starts Comedians / Biography: Comedians Janelle Niles (Host), Denise Mcleod (headliner), Jenn Hayward (middle),...
Indigenous Youth Recreation Club – Virtual Reality Ages 13-18
Bring a friend, a family member or come alone and dive into the world of virtual reality with us! Snacks and homework help are also available. Time: 4:30 to 6:30 pm Location: Youth House, 275 Bradley Ave. We hope you can join us! Wabano programs are for First Nation, Inuit and Métis community members only. If...
Journey to Freedom Challenge
The Journey to Freedom Challenge is a fun and supportive aboriginal group therapy program designed to help individuals reduce their tobacco intake or quit altogether. Participants will join weekly online sessions focused on building coping strategies, staying motivated, and learning about tobacco addiction. The program offers personalized one-on-one support, free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), and...
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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March 18, 2025 -Snow Crust Moon Teaching
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March 18, 2025 - RecurringNimiigwetchwendam
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March 18, 2025 - RecurringCardio Drum Fitness
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March 18, 2025 - RecurringAnishnaabemowin (Ojibway) Classes
Snow Crust Moon Teaching
Join Grandma Sharon as she shares the Snow Crust Moon teaching. To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. To register for drop-in, please contact your Early years team via email earlyyears@wabano.com or call: 613-748-0657 ext. 376 Bus tickets are provided to attend program. Refreshments and light lunch will be...
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...
Cardio Drum Fitness
Come and join an exciting and fun drumming exercise you are sure to have fun as we "drum" ourselves to fitness. This provides a workout that promotes physical, social, emotional, and cognitive health for all life stages. Come and get your heartbeat in sync with the drum :) Come and check it out and bring...
Anishnaabemowin (Ojibway) Classes
Learn Anishnaabemowin with Louise Garrow We’re excited to welcome Louise Garrow back to Wabano this January to teach Anishnaabemowin! Join us for this engaging language program, open exclusively to Indigenous community members. 📅 When: Tuesday evenings, January 21 – March 25, 2025 Time: 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, please arrive 15 mins before class starts 📍...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
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March 19, 2025 - RecurringIndigenous Seniors Circle
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March 19, 2025 -Paint Night
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March 19, 2025 - RecurringWasa-Nabin Wednesdays
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March 19, 2025 - RecurringMen’s Drum Practice
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March 19, 2025 - RecurringBeading Nights with Jessica Dumont
Indigenous Seniors Circle
Aaniin, Boozhoo! Shé:kon, Ullakut! Waachiyaa, Osiyo! Hello, Bonjour! We would like to invite you to our 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. Wabano...
Paint Night
Hey families, come join us for a fun night of painting! No experience necessary, just the desire to try. To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. To register for drop-in, please contact your Early years team via email earlyyears@wabano.com or call: 613-748-0657 ext. 376 Bus tickets are provided to...
Wasa-Nabin Wednesdays
As Winter returns, so does storytelling! Join us as we explore creatively a funny, mischievous, dramatic or mysterious story from a different Nation each Wednesday. We also invite you to share a favorite story from your Nation! Indigenous YOUTH 13 to 18 years old are invited to explore topics that are relevant to them throughout...
Men’s Drum Practice
Experience the heartbeat of the drum! Come learn the teachings, protocols, songs of the drum with our drum group. Wabano Centre's Men's drum practice passes on traditional knowledge and provides a healthy space for our community to learn, laugh, have fun and to carry on the traditions. The Pow Wow Drum & Song was created...
Beading Nights with Jessica Dumont
Please join us for a series of Beading Nights with Jessica Dumont who will show us how to make Fringe earrings with brickstictch on the following Wednesdays: March 5, 12, 19 & 26th, 2025. For ages 16+, opening to all skill levels, from beginners to advances. For community members with proof of Indigenous Ancestry. Space...
Thursday, March 20, 2025
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March 20, 2025 -Baking at Early Years: Maple Bannock
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March 20, 2025 - RecurringCardio Kickboxing
Baking at Early Years: Maple Bannock
It is maple time! What better way to make bannock taste sweeter than adding maple syrup? To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. To register for drop-in, please contact your Early years team via email earlyyears@wabano.com or call: 613-748-0657 ext. 376 Bus tickets are provided to attend program. Refreshments...
Cardio Kickboxing
Get ready to punch, kick, and sweat it out! Join us for FREE Cardio Kickboxing classes at Wabano, starting September 12th at 5 PM. Perfect for all fitness levels, this high-energy workout combines martial arts moves with fast-paced cardio to boost your strength, stamina, and confidence. Grab your spot, and let's power through together! We...
Friday, March 21, 2025
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March 21, 2025 -Wabano-win: The Art of Seeing Clearly March 21, 2025
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March 21, 2025 -Sharing Circle
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March 21, 2025 - RecurringWellbriety – Kiyam
Wabano-win: The Art of Seeing Clearly March 21, 2025
Wabano-win: The Art of Seeing Clearly is a learning journey that teaches participants to better understand two core things: How to contribute to improving Indigenous health, and How to create safe spaces for Indigenous people in their practice. Wabano’s training was created to help service providers to see clearly on their professional journey, and to support them...
Sharing Circle
Maria, our Ottawa Public Health Nurse, is here to answer any (and all) of your health related questions! To participate you must be a registered client with Wabano Early years program. To register for drop-in, please contact your Early years team via email earlyyears@wabano.com or call: 613-748-0657 ext. 376 Bus tickets are provided to attend...
Wellbriety – Kiyam
This in-person men's 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....
Saturday, March 22, 2025
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March 22, 2025 - RecurringCardio Drum Fitness Program
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March 22, 2025 -Wewe: March Migration
Cardio Drum Fitness Program
Come and join an exciting and fun drumming exercise you are sure to have fun as we "drum" ourselves to fitness. This provides a workout that promotes physical, social, emotional, and cognitive health for all life stages. Come and get your heartbeat in sync with the drum :) PLEASE NOTE: Feb 8 No Cardio Drum...
Wewe: March Migration
Wabano's "Wewe: March Migration" On-the-Land Field Trip - Cobb's Creek Floodplain This family event is for members of the community with proof of Indigenous ancestry or kinship connection. Wabano is excited to invite the community to join us for an unforgettable day of Indigenous cultural education and on-the-land learning as we explore the Cobb's Creek...