Mississauga Nation launches online culture and language initiatives – CBC

Group of 6 First Nations in Ontario working to reclaim their shared cultural identity

Jul 15, 2020

The Mississauga Nation is launching a three-pronged initiative online to try and help revitalize culture, language and identity in its communities.

Sean Conway, who is a member of Curve Lake First Nation, is one of three community liaisons who have been working in the Mississauga communities over the last year.

The online initiative is the result of a series of surveys that were conducted within each First Nation with the goal of determining what was most important to community members.

“I think people want to be connected to culture, and that’s what they were telling us,” he said.

“I think this is a great first step for us in bringing together all of those elements and building on those connections.”

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