Traditional Tamarack Goose Decoy Making Workshops with Harold Bosum
299 Montreal Rd., Mamawi 3rd floor 299 Montreal Rd., Mamawi 3rd floor, Ottawa
Week of Events
Sunday, March 29, 2026
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March 29, 2026 -Traditional Tamarack Goose Decoy Making Workshops with Harold Bosum
Traditional Tamarack Goose Decoy Making Workshops with Harold Bosum
Join Cree Artisan Harold Bosum at the Wabano Centre for a rare, hands-on cultural experience. Participants will learn the traditional craft of creating a standing Tamarack Goose Decoy, a skill passed down through generations. This is an opportunity to connect with Indigenous heritage in a personalized learning environment. Spaces are strictly limited to ensure quality...
Monday, March 30, 2026
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March 30, 2026 - RecurringSisters in Recovery
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March 30, 2026 - RecurringDiabetes Wellness Group Program
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March 30, 2026 - RecurringIt’s Time! Smoking Cessation Support
Sisters in Recovery
Join us in-person for a weekly harm-reduction based sharing circle for Indigenous women, and those beyond the binary, that will focus on a holistic approach to healing and recovery, incorporating traditional teachings to support you on your wellness journey. Light lunch to be provided Bus tickets available upon request Location: Mamawi Room (3rd Floor) Wabano...
Diabetes Wellness Group Program
Join us for a welcoming and supportive group where you can connect with others who truly understand the daily challenges of managing diabetes. This is a safe, non-judgmental space to share your struggles and get practical tips that can make life with diabetes a little easier. Together, we’ll explore key areas of diabetes management—handling stress,...
It’s Time! Smoking Cessation Support
Our weekly virtual smoking cessation support circles provide a safe and understanding environment for community members navigating their relationship with Tobacco. We recognize tobacco's sacred role as a Medicine. We provide support to reduce and/or eliminate commercial tobacco use. We offer a supportive space to explore tools, strategies, and education to help make informed choices...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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March 31, 2026 - RecurringNimiigwetchwendam
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March 31, 2026 - RecurringAnishnaabemowin (Ojibway) Classes
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...
Anishnaabemowin (Ojibway) Classes
We’re excited to welcome Louise Garrow back to Wabano this Winter to teach Anishnaabemowin! Join us for this engaging language program, open exclusively to Indigenous community members with proof of ancestry or kinship connection. Light refreshments & bus tickets provided.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
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April 1, 2026 - RecurringWellbriety – Relapse Prevention
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April 1, 2026 - RecurringRelapse Prevention
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April 1, 2026 -Full Moon Ceremony
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April 1, 2026 -Full Moon Ceremony
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April 1, 2026 - RecurringWomen’s Drum Group
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April 1, 2026 - RecurringMen’s Drum Group Practice
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April 1, 2026 - RecurringBeading Nights
Wellbriety – Relapse Prevention
Starting Wednesday June 25ᵗʰ, join us at 268 Bradley Avenue for a relapse prevention group, utilizing the medicine wheel, culture and ceremony to honour our spirit. With knowledge and guidance from Cultural Grandmother Louella, learn how to recognize the potential for relapse before it happens. Light dinner provided Bus tickets available upon request Programming schedule:Wednesday...
Relapse Prevention
Relapse Prevention Group – Wednesdays, 5:00–7:00 PM This weekly Relapse Prevention Group is a supportive, co-ed space for Indigenous community members who are in recovery and want to strengthen their wellness journey. Geared toward those who have already quit and are focused on preventing relapse, the group offers practical tools, shared learning, and encouragement grounded...
Full Moon Ceremony
Please join grandmother Louella Tobias for this month’s full moon ceremony. This month is Sugar Moon (April), it is the time when the new life appears and the medicines of the earth begin to grow. it is the time of the sugar bush, when the maple trees are rich with sap. Maple sap is a...
Full Moon Ceremony
Please join grandmother Louella Tobias for this month’s full moon ceremony. This month is Sugar Moon (April), it is the time when the new life appears and the medicines of the earth begin to grow. it is the time of the sugar bush, when the maple trees are rich with sap. Maple sap is a...
Women’s Drum Group
Please join us in learning and singing traditional hand drum songs with guest facilitator Rhonda Doxtator every Wednesday from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Open to Indigenous women 18+ only. Proof of ancestry or kinship required. Dinner & bus tickets available. Weekly registration required. Funded by the Indigenous Health and Wellness Strategy
Men’s Drum Group Practice
Join us in the Grand Gathering Space at the Wabano Centre for Men's Drum Group Practice, a weekly program for Indigenous community members. Gather in a supportive circle of men around the big drum, the Grandfather Drum, to experience its powerful heartbeat. Under the guidance of knowledgeable facilitators, you will learn traditional teachings, protocols, and...
Beading Nights
Join us for a fun learning experience where we gather, make new friends and learn new beading styles and new techniques. Each month we work on a specific project that will be taught by a guest facilitator. The month of April we welcome back Stranger who will be teaching us how to do loom work....
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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April 2, 2026 - RecurringQuilting
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April 2, 2026 - RecurringCarving and Sculpting with Byron Conant
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April 2, 2026 - RecurringNew Beginnings: Men’s Sharing Circle with Thomas Louttit
Carving and Sculpting with Byron Conant
Come and join carving and sculpting with Byron Conant every Thursday from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 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...
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. This sharing circle supports all Aboriginal men in exploring issues of self-care, healthy lifestyles, recovery & resiliency using cultural healing methods. The program is facilitated by addictions counsellors and a local elder (Thomas Louttit) through...
Friday, April 3, 2026
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Saturday, April 4, 2026
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