Indigenous Languages Program supported by TD Bank Group Kokomis Tchiman, a 26-foot long birchbark canoe built by Marcel Labelle, Métis elder and canoe-builder from the Mattawa Ontario region, sits on display in the Canadian Canoe Museum’s collection storage centre....
June is National Indigenous History Month and June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day – to honour and recognize these occasions, we are highlighting the great work being done by Indigenous cultural organizations across the country, many with whom we are...
*Note: mention of residential schools Grief, loss, horror, anger, and deep sorrow are being felt by a great many people across this country. We are holding space in our hearts and minds to honour and remember the 215 children who were found buried in unmarked graves...
Background The Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario, stewards the world’s largest collection of canoes, kayaks and paddled watercraft. More than 600 in number and with a significant representation of Indigenous canoe cultures from across Canada and around...
Advances search for new museum build site The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) announced today that it has terminated its lease agreement with Parks Canada for the land located alongside the Peterborough Lift Lock on the Trent-Severn Waterway at 353 Hunter Street East,...
By Jeremy Ward, Curator and Robin Binèsi Cavanagh, Director of Indigenous Peoples Collaborative RelationsOur Curator, Jeremy Ward, and our Director of Indigenous Peoples’ Collaborative Relations, Robin Binèsi Cavanagh, have embarked on a cross-country tour to...
