Minto event celebrates Indigenous culture with stories, music, art – The Hamilton Spectator
Sept. 26, 2024
HARRISTON – Residents arrived decked out in orange for an event celebrating Indigenous culture at the Harriston-Minto Community Complex Wednesday night.
Featuring stories, music and art from Chippewa knowledge carrier Christin Dennis, approximately 50 people attended a celebration of Indigenous culture hosted by the Minto Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee (D.E.I.)
Telling stories in between educating the crowd, Dennis spoke about events like residential schools, the Sixties Scoop and the Millennium Scoop before playing an Indigenous wooden flute and a drum while singing.
