For Indigenous people ‘home’ is embodied through family, traditions, food, language, and perhaps most importantly, ties to the land itself. ‘Home’ is not just one specific location, it’s a relationship to land.
To speak to this month’s theme, we’re welcoming new friends from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg community near Maniwaki, QC, Anna Cote and Mike Diabo. For Indigenous people ‘home’ is embodied through family, traditions, food, language, and perhaps most importantly, ties to the land itself. ‘Home’ is not just one specific location, it’s a relationship to land.
About the speaker
Join us for our July edition of CreativeMornings Ottawa as we explore the global theme ‘home’. Home can be a place we belong, home can be found among people we love, home can be carried with you wherever you go. Home can be formed by people creating together.
To speak to this month’s theme, we’re welcoming new friends from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg community near Maniwaki, QC, Anna Cote and Mike Diabo.
For Indigenous people 'home' is embodied through family, traditions, food, language, and perhaps most importantly, ties to the land itself. 'Home' is not just one specific location, it’s a relationship to land.
Anna is the founder and head chef at The Birch Bite. As a graduate of the Algonquin College culinary program and the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, she’s fiercely dedicated to reconnecting people in her community with their traditional diet. Her dishes showcase food from the land, often harvested by her own hands.
Mike is a teacher in all senses of the word. He is a high school science instructor in Kitigan Zibi and an inspiring and knowledgeable guide.
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