City of Toronto’s Heritage Planning and Museums and Heritage Services wish to partner with First Nation, Métis, and Inuit communities to gather a deeper understanding of Toronto’s Indigenous heritage. So we are asking…
What spaces, properties, and landscapes in Toronto hold heritage value for Métis people?
We understand that many Métis people have a unique history and relationship with the land now known as ‘Toronto’. As part of the City of Toronto’s Indigenous Heritage Engagement Project, we are inviting the members of the Toronto and York Region Métis Council, and the wider Métis community, to share their stories about the places and events of cultural significance from both the historical and the more contemporary “history-in-the-making” perspectives.
JOIN US
Tuesday 15 October
6:30-8:30pm
On Zoom
Honoraria: $100/eligible participant
Note: drop-in participation is welcome. Pre-Registration via the above link will allow us to plan for the size of the session and circulate materials and information in advance of the engagement.
What is the Indigenous Heritage Engagement Project (IHEP)?
In the spirit of reconciliation and on-going collaboration, the City of Toronto’s Heritage Planning Unit (in the City Planning Division) and Museums and Heritage Services Unit (in the Economic Development and Culture Division), have launched the Indigenous Heritage Engagement Project (IHEP) to join with Indigenous communities in an authentic learning process about Indigenous heritage in Toronto. IHEP builds upon Co-Development Dialogues held in 2019 and 2020 in which TYRMC was a valued community contributor.
How will what I share be used?
Guided by OCAP Principles, your words are your own.
The stories, knowledge and information shared through the engagement process will be recorded in a What We Learned report that will be shared with participants, TYRMC and the City.
More specifically, below are the tangible outcomes from what is learned through IHEP:
The Heritage Planning Department will:
- evaluate the potential of properties identified through IHEP to meet Provincial Criteria (Reg. 9/06). Those with potential to meet the criteria will be included on publicly available list of heritage places that is monitored by City staff;
- fully evaluate the properties from the list of heritage places against Provincial Criteria (Reg.9/06). Those that fully meet criteria will be conserved under the Ontario Heritage Act.
Museums and Heritage Services will:
- be guided by learnings from IHEP in exhibition planning of current Toronto History Museums and the long-term planning for the future Toronto City Museum, so that more Indigenous voices, teachings and themes are included in programming and exhibits;
- ensure Indigenous ancestral objects are cared for in a culturally appropriate manner, support their repatriation/rematriation to communities of origin in line with the City of Toronto’s developing Repatriation Policy, and identify shared stewardship opportunities where communities may require professional museum storage for these objects.
What has been done so far? Where do I fit in?
Thus far, the City of Toronto and Three Sisters Consulting have:
- engaged with TYRMC to guide engagement with the Métis communities
- hosted Pre-briefings and ‘Get to Knows’ to better understand how IHEP could serve and align with the needs of FNMI communities;
- written an Engagement Strategy that we hope resonates with Métis and other contributors.
Now, we are looking to learn about places and events that hold heritage value for the Métis in Toronto! What places and events matter to you and your community?
If you or someone you know has knowledge and stories of Métis history & heritage in Toronto, we are inviting you to the IHEP Métis Engagement Session!
JOIN US
Tuesday 15 October
6:30-8:30pm
On Zoom
Honoraria: $100/eligible participant
Note: drop-in participation is welcome. Pre-Registration via the above link will allow us to plan for the size of the session and circulate materials and information in advance of the engagement.
We are honored to have the opportunity to work with TYRMC and to learn more about Métis history in the City of Toronto.
Anushiik,
The Three Sisters Consulting Team, on behalf of The City of Toronto
Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact Project Manager Jovana Milović: jovana.milovic@threesistersconsulting.com
Who We Are
Three Sisters Consulting is a %100 Indigenous woman-owned facilitation, training, and business development company. We are guided by conversations with valued Youth and Elders, the Seven Grandfather Teachings, and Inuit Qaujimajatuquangit Principles (IQ Principles). All information derived from Three Sister’s research, engagements, and conversations is rooted in Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP) principles and viewed through a Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) lens.
Three Sister’s Consulting endeavours to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing and Two-eyed Seeing into every aspect of our work. The Two-eyed Seeing method ensures all perspectives at the table are honoured and respected with space and time to be heard. We utilize Circle facilitation to provide a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for Indigenous community engagement.
Acknowledgment
Three Sisters acknowledges the City of Toronto is located on the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Anishinaabeg, including the Mississaugas of the Credit. We recognize that Toronto and the surrounding area belong to Treaty 13 and the Dish with One Spoon Treaty, a peace treaty between the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas and Haudenosaunee that bound them to share the territory and protect the land. We also recognize those Indigenous people who have walked this land from time immemorial.
