True North Aid | Canadian Charity Supporting Indigenous Communities

Rock Your Mocs
2024-11-10 00:00 - 2024-11-16 23:59 (America/Toronto)
Established in 2011, Rock Your Mocs, is best described as a worldwide Native American & Indigenous Peoples virtual unity event held annually and during November National Native American Heritage Month in the U.S.A. During the Rock Your Mocs, people wear their moccasins, take a photo, create a video or story, add the hashtag #ROCKYOURMOCS and upload to social media.

A Taste of Indigenous Canada: A Winter Celebration | Kingston, ON
2024-11-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Crossroads United Church, 690 Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd, Kingston, ON, Canada
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True North Aid is a national charity that supports northern and remote Indigenous communities with practical humanitarian aid. In addition to funding Indigenous-led, community-centred initiatives, we also celebrate Indigenous culture through hosting reconciliatory educational opportunities.

A Taste of Indigenous Canada (ATOIC) aims to elevate Indigenous voices by providing space for the sharing of culture and teachings with the wider community.

Join us for this unique and memorable event as we:

Gather for a time of teaching and reflection with Wahwahbiginojii Dr. Dave Anderson, author of A Winter Celebration

Support Indigenous artisans

Taste Indigenous foods

Participate in interactive learning

Listen to drumming and singing

Ticket prices:$10 per adult$5 per child (4-12 yrs)Children 3 and under – free

Read and Reel: A Fundraising Event for Northern Reads
2024-11-17 13:00 - 17:00
On Sunday, November 17 a “Read and Reel” will be hosted at the Gorge Cinema in Elora, ON in support of True North Aid’s literacy program, Northern Reads. A member of the Guelph Indigenous Community Council will open in a good way before screening the film Red Fever together. Your ticket purchase will be entered into a draw to win a bundle of Indigenous-authored books!

For more info and to purchase a ticket visit: Read & Reel for Northern Reads Eventbrite page.

Northern Reads Book Club
2025-01-16 18:00 - 19:30
Love literacy? So do we! 📚4 weeks today, on January 16th, 2025, True North Aid will host our first Northern Reads online Book Club, and we’re reading 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 by authors Andrew Stobo Sniderman and Douglas Sanderson!Join us at 6PM EST with your questions and comments for the authors.For more info and to register, follow this link: https://form.jotform.com/223393766152258

Need to purchase the book? GoodMinds is offering free shipping! (Use code BOOKCLUB2025 at the checkout.) Purchase here: https://goodminds.com/products/valley-of-the-birdtail-an-indian-reserve-a-white-town-and-the-road-to-reconciliation

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗶𝗱’𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, our commitment to ensuring that northern and remote communities have access to Indigenous-authored and illustrated books.

Northern Reads Book Club | Douglas Walbourne-Gough
2025-03-26 19:00 - 20:30
Join us in an online conversation with poet 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲-𝗚𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟳𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗦𝗧.

Our friends at GoodMinds have offered free shipping on Douglas’ books of poetry, Crow Gulch and Island. Order Douglas Walbourne Gough books here: https://ow.ly/otSK50UXbTI

*𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴!

For more info and to register, follow this link: https://ow.ly/jiFb50UXbTQ

In the spirit of this literacy initiative, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗶𝗱’𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, our commitment to ensuring that northern and remote communities have access to Indigenous-authored and illustrated books.https://ow.ly/eRT150UXbTL
