National Indigenous History Month

Six Nations of the Grand River

The Six Nations consist of the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, Onondaga, and Tuscarora. Located along the banks of the Grand River between Brantford, Caledonia and Hagersville, the Six Nations of the Grand River are currently the only First Nation community that includes all six Haudenosaunee nations. The Nations provide a wide range of services to their members.

Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation

The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation look to their Anishinaabe roots to guide their vision for the future as a strong, caring, connected community that respects the earth’s gifts and protects the environment for future generations. The Nation is located immediately west of Hagersville and southwest of the City of Hamilton.

Metis Women’s Circle

The Métis Women’s Circle is a dynamic group of women who share Aboriginal heritage and honour traditional teachings. They work to build community among urban Aboriginal women and their families both locally and nationally.

Ontario Native Women’s Association

ONWA delivers culturally enriched programs and services to Indigenous women and their families regardless of their status or locality.  Committed to providing services that strengthen communities and guarantee the preservation of Indigenous culture, identity, art, language and heritage. Ending violence against Indigenous women and their families and ensuring equal access to justice, education, health services, environmental stewardship and economic development, sit at the cornerstone of the organization.

Indigenous Studies Program

The Indigenous Studies Program incorporates a unique teaching structure of Indigenous knowledge which involves many Native peoples and Elders. This unique perspective assists all students from various cultures and background in learning about the history and lives of Aboriginal people within an Indigenous perspective

Indigenous Students - Mohawk College

Indigenous Education and Student Services Centre, can help with peer tutoring, access to an Elder, applying for awards, or discovering the right program to launch a career.
 

Six Nations Polytechnic - Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Knowledge

What makes SNP unlike any other post-secondary school program in Canada is our unique ability to offer first-hand Indigenous knowledge, education and skills training to everyone who is committed to learning.
 

NYA: WEH - Native Youth Advancement with Education Hamilton

N.Y.A.W.E.H endeavours to provide a culture-based support system that will enable Aboriginal students to flourish within Hamilton's Secondary School Environment. N.Y.A.W.E.H cultivates the relationship between the culture of Aboriginal people and mainstream education. Both forms are integral to the progress of Aboriginal youth and are viewed as necessary assets in building healthy individuals, communities and nations.
 

Head Start Preschool - Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg

The Head Start program is available for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and their families living in Hamilton. Registered Early Childhood Educators nurture the social, physical, emotional, spiritual and cognitive development of Indigenous children, while supporting and honouring their parents and guardians as their primary teachers. Head Start has the following core components, Culture and Language, Education, Health Promotion, Nutrition, Social Support and Parental Involvement.

Indigenous Canada - University of Alberta

Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada.

From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores complex experiences Indigenous peoples face today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations.

Indigenous Canada is for students from faculties outside the Faculty of Native Studies with an interest in acquiring a basic familiarity with Indigenous/non-Indigenous relationships.