Here’s an exciting event about Indigenous Peoples and the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve!

What: THE GREAT NIAGARA ESCARPMENT Indigenous Cultural Mapping Project

You are invited to the official premiere of a multimedia online resource containing stunning photography, captivating video, and contextual information that identifies important Indigenous historic, cultural, and natural world locations along more than 725 km from Niagara Falls to the western region of Manitoulin Island.

Under the guidance of Artistic Director Tim Johnson this remarkable resource was developed by Plenty Canada, an Indigenous charitable organization, in association with the Canadian Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to explore how best to engage and include Indigenous peoples in the organization and activation of Biosphere Reserves within Canada.

When: Sunday September 8, 2019, at 2:00 p.m.

Where: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (Partridge Hall), 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines, Ontario

Cost: FREE – arrive early!

This event is part of Celebration of Nations , a weekend gathering of Indigenous arts, culture and tradition, September 6-8, 2019.

Please see the event website for more information: https://www.celebrationofnations.ca/great-niagara-escarpment-indigenous-cultural-map/.