June is Indigenous History Month - check out our full page for resources, activities, and videos (https://www.rosslandmuseum.ca/news/indigenoushistorymonth) to learn more about the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples of Canada - in particular, the Sinixt Nation whose land we live, work, and play in every day.
JUNE 21ST - INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
Indigenous Peoples Day at the Rossland Museum will combine opportunities to learn about the people of this land while also engaging with exhibits and resources that tell the truth and offer insight on a path forward to reconciliation. Join us at the museum on June 21st and learn more about the Sinixt and the təmxʷúlaʔxʷ (homeland) while taking in some ancestral baskets from our Autonomous Sinixt collection and even create your own basket design. Physical resources and virtual connections will also be available for further engagement with Truth and Reconciliation.
We also have little craft kits from Canadian Heritage to build your own Metis Fiddle, Inuit Inukshuk, or Indigenous Canoe to take home.
Please note, The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) has a crisis line than can be reached 24hrs at 1-800-721-0066. For more information please visit the IRSSS website at https://www.irsss.ca/
Our Celebrate Canada events are supported in part by the Government of Canada. We thank the Autonomous Sinixt for providing more information and resources in preparation as well. More info: sinixt.org
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Summer Hours: Daily 10am to 6pm.
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Venue: Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre
Address: Junction of Hwys 3B & 22, 1100 Hwy 3B