***Registration full. Waitlist available***
Join Miskwaadesi Studio and Richmond Hill Public Library for Threads of Reconciliation: A Beaded Orange Pin Beading Circle.
Spend an afternoon learning about the meaning and history of Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Participants will learn beginner friendly beaded embroidery techniques and will have the opportunity to create an orange shirt pin in their own personal style.
This workshop is open to adults of all experience levels. Beginners are welcome.
Spaces are limited.
To register, please email info@miskwadesi.com
We acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario. Ontario Government
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Miskwaadesi Studio is back with our summer programming!
This is one of our most popular workshops and it fills up very quickly each time we offer it.
If you have not yet had the chance to take part, we welcome you to register early as spots fill quickly.
July 18, 2026 | 2 to 4 pm
Richvale Branch
Our home base, Central Library, is undergoing renovations this summer so our programs are temporarily on the move.
We are so grateful to the City of Richmond Hill and Richmond Hill Public Library for finding space for us while Central Library is closed. We are looking forward to the updates and what is ahead when we return.
We would also like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario.
***Registration full. Waitlist available***
Join Miskwaadesi Studio as we welcome Indigenous herbalist Cathy Walker for a guided medicine walk and medicine pouch making workshop.
August 15, 2026
1 to 4 pm
Boynton House Art Exhibition Space
1300 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Green
Richmond Hill, Ontario
We will begin at Boynton House before heading out on a one hour medicine walk along the paved, accessible trails throughout Richmond Green.
This walk will include a special focus on the medicines planted in partnership with the City of Richmond Hill and offers an opportunity to learn about the plants growing in our community.
This walk will take place rain or shine, so please dress for the weather.
Following the walk, we will return to Boynton House to create our own medicine pouches and spend time discussing the medicines we encountered along the way while sharing traditional teas.
ONLINE LEARNING SESSIONS
DWF LIVE: The Four Sacred Medicines
Created for Secret Path Week, this four-part video series is hosted by Sarah Loretta Schuster (Zhaawashkwaa-Giizhigong-Biish-Kwe), an Anishinaabe community organizer, hand drummer, traditional craft artist, and medicine gardener with maternal ties to Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation in Northwestern Ontario.
In this series, Sarah explores the spiritual, cultural, and practical significance of the Four Sacred Medicines — tobacco, sweetgrass, sage, and cedar — through storytelling, teachings, and hands-on demonstrations. She guides viewers through each medicine’s harvesting, preparation, ceremonial protocols, and living practices, while emphasizing relationship, reciprocity, and connection to the Medicine Wheel.
Each episode focuses on one medicine and its teachings: the gratitude and communication of Tobacco, the kindness and healing of Sweetgrass, the cleansing and renewal of Sage, and the protection and respect of Cedar.
Suitable for all ages, WF LIVE: The Four Sacred Medicines offers a meaningful way to take part in Secret Path Week by learning about Anishinaabe culture, connection to the land, and the responsibilities that come with caring for these sacred plants. Watch the replay below.
Watch Episode 1:Tobacco (East)
Watch Episode 2:Sweetgrass (South)
Watch Episode 3:Sage (West)
Watch Episode 4:Cedar (North)
Lesson Plan:English
Plan de leçon:Français
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