Indigenous groups holding autumn social gathering Sept. 21 in downtown Peterborough – The Peterborough Examiner
September 13, 2023
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Several local Indigenous groups are holding an autumn social gathering for the public on Sept. 21 in downtown Peterborough, prior to the start of the annual local Take Back The Night March.
The free event, in the courtyard of the Peterborough Square from 3 to 6 p.m., will feature drumming, dancing, food, local Indigenous vendors and language learning opportunities.
This gathering is titled Dagwaagig N’kweshkodaadidaa, which means “let’s meet and greet in autumn,” in Anishinaabemowin, the Obijwe language, according to organizers.
The groups organizing the event are the Lovesick Lake Native Women’s Association, the Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag Services Circle, the Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre and Trent University’s First Peoples House of Learning.
