Join Indigenous community members for Fire teachings, land-based learning, and community responsibility.
Please take the time to read the information below:
Odeiwin invites Indigenous community members to join the Oshkabewis Program through a seasonal, land-based helper journey rooted in responsibility, humility, service, and relationship with the Fire.
This program is intended for individuals who feel called to deepen their understanding of ceremony, community, and sacred responsibility through hands-on experience and consistent participation over time.
Rather than following a rigid curriculum, participants learn through observation, helping, reflection, and experiential learning alongside ceremony helpers and knowledge carriers.
This June Gathering may include teachings connected to:
• Fire teachings and the role of the Fire Keeper
• Roles and responsibilities of ceremonial helpers
• Wood preparation and preparing the home for the Grandfathers
• Smudging, setting the Fire, and caring for sacred spaces
• Clan teachings, responsibility, and community care
• Leadership through service and community responsibility
Participants will continue learning through observation, helping, reflection, and hands-on experience throughout the seasons.
This program is not about learning to conduct ceremony.
It is about building respectful relationships with the Fire, the land, community, and ourselves through consistency, humility, and service.
LOCATION
Lake St. George
950 Bethesda Side Road
Richmond Hill, ON
DATE & TIME
Saturday, June 13, 2026
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Transportation and food will be provided for participants.
Spaces are limited.
WHAT TO BRING
Please come prepared for a full day outdoors and land-based learning.
Participants are encouraged to bring:
• Comfortable outdoor clothing
• Clothing suitable for outdoor work
• Closed-toe shoes or boots
• Water bottle
• Chair (if available)
• Assemma (tobacco)
For those who may wish to participate in the Sweat Lodge, you are welcome to also bring:
• Towel
• Change of clothes
• Sweat ceremony attire
Dress for the weather and be prepared for hands-on learning and participation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This gathering may involve physical activity, outdoor work, teachings, and time spent around the Fire.
Participants are encouraged to take breaks as needed and participate at their own comfort level.
We ask everyone to come in a good way, with humility, respect, and openness to learning.
Teachings are carried through relationship, responsibility, and showing up for community in a good way.
Miigwetch to Alectra for supporting Indigenous community connection and cultural learning through Odeiwin.
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Highlights
- 6 hours
- In person
Location
950 Bethesda Side Rd
950 Bethesda Side Road
Lake St. George Richmond Hill, ON L4E 3G2
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