Teepees are seen at the 2023 Indigenous Legacy Gathering at Nathan Phillips Square ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The city is collaborating with Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre to present the seventh annual Indigenous Legacy Gathering on Monday. The gathering honours residential school survivors, their children and communities through activities including workshops, presentations and stories. On Monday, the city is partnering with Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre to present the seventh annual Indigenous Legacy Gathering at the square.
The gathering honours residential school survivors, their children and communities through activities including workshops, presentations, stories and performances, according to the city's website. It began on Friday and continues on through Monday. As its centrepiece, the garden has a large turtle sculpture made of limestone. Elements that represent First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures surround the turtle and include a teaching lodge, a silver voyageur canoe and an inukshuk made out of granite.
On Monday afternoon, the public can attend a cultural workshop at Nathan Phillips Square on the design and building of traditional teaching lodges. John Keeshig Mayawaasige, a knowledge keeper, will host and guide the design of the teaching lodge inside the spirit garden.I am the daughter of a day school survivor. In saying that, I honour my father's legacy
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