Woodland Cultural Centre

Woodland Cultural Centre Thank you for your continued support of the Woodland Cultural Centre!
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The Woodland Cultural Centre serves to preserve, promote and strengthen Indigenous language, culture, art and history; bringing the story of the Hodinohsho:ni people of the Eastern Woodlands to life through innovative exhibitions and programs. We want to hear from you, and we encourage all our Facebook friends to share their comments and ideas! Our guidelines for maintaining a safe and inclusive s

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The Hamilton Public Library’s Local History and Archives department transferred several archival documents, relevant to ...
05/14/2026

The Hamilton Public Library’s Local History and Archives department transferred several archival documents, relevant to Six Nations of the Grand River history, to the Woodland Cultural Centre. One of these items was:

Book, paper, “Copies of Letter to the Indian Department 1828-1830 and Proceedings of Council Meetings of Six Nations Indians” from John Brant, Superintendent of Six Nations, to Lieutenant Colonel Napier, handwritten.

John Brant was the son of Joseph Brant and stepped into the intermediary role his father had assumed between the Hodinohsho:ni Confederacy and the British. He was Superintendent of Six Nations until 1830 when he was elected to a seat in the Upper Canada parliament. The Confederacy Council presented him with a wampum belt upon his election to remind him who he worked for (he had been condoled as a Confederacy Chief by this time) and to “keep his feet in the canoe”.
Their position being he could not be both a Hodinohsho:ni Chief and a legate of a foreign government.

We are entering the next phase of the Dwadę’nyota’ Dwaga:’shǫ:’ǫh - We Celebrate Our Stories capital campaign as we c...
05/12/2026

We are entering the next phase of the Dwadę’nyota’ Dwaga:’shǫ:’ǫh - We Celebrate Our Stories capital campaign as we continue building momentum toward a future Centre, grounded in community, culture, storytelling and connection.

In the coming months, there will be opportunities for community voices, ideas and visions to help shape what this space can become for future generations.

This is more than a building; it is a space to celebrate who we are, what we carry forward and what continues to thrive.

Read the full media release and learn more about the campaign here: https://woodlandculturalcentre.ca/media-release-woodland-cultural-centre-launches-we-celebrate-our-stories-capital-campaign-for-new-indigenous-cultural-centre/

Nyá:węh Go:wah for highlighting the Woodland Cultural Centre for !!
05/11/2026

Nyá:węh Go:wah for highlighting the Woodland Cultural Centre for !!

We are pleased to share that two additional sponsors have come forward in support of the UNESCO Nomination Gathering: Ae...
05/11/2026

We are pleased to share that two additional sponsors have come forward in support of the UNESCO Nomination Gathering: Aecon Group Inc. and Boralex.

Both organizations have been long-standing supporters of Woodland Cultural Centre over the past three years, and we are grateful for their continued commitment to this important work.

Their support helps move forward an initiative that represents only the first step in a long-term journey, one that may span up to a decade and require approximately $2M in sustained effort to fully realize. This work involves extensive coordination, community engagement, and administrative capacity to ensure it is done with the care and rigour it deserves.

If you would like to support this work, you can do so in two ways:
• Become a sponsor of this cross-Canada initiative, which helps support travel and participation in the UNESCO Nomination Gathering process
• Make a donation to Woodland Cultural Centre’s general operations, which supports day-to-day coordination, administrative work, and the organizational capacity that makes this initiative possible

Learn more or get in touch: [email protected] or [email protected]

Support Woodland: https://woodlandculturalcentre.ca/support/donate/

Nyá:węh Go:wah to our sponsors for your continued support!

The Moose Hide Campaign is an Indigenous-led grassroots movement committed to ending violence against women and children...
05/10/2026

The Moose Hide Campaign is an Indigenous-led grassroots movement committed to ending violence against women and children. What began along the Highway of Tears in Northern BC has grown into a nationwide movement grounded in ceremony, healing, accountability, and respect.

Wearing a moose hide pin signifies a commitment to honour, protect, and stand up for the women and children in our lives, while recognizing the ongoing impacts of Residential Schools and gender-based violence.

These pins are available for in-person purchase at Woodland Cultural Centre.

By wearing the pin, you help carry forward a message of respect, reconciliation, and collective responsibility.

To learn more about the Moose Hide Campaign, visit:https://moosehidecampaign.ca/

05/09/2026

As the season turns, we’re sharing a children’s song in our language that speaks to planting time, an opportunity to connect with the land, language, and little ones through music.

You can listen together at home and invite children to learn the song, then take it a step further by creating drawings or visuals that reflect what planting time means to them. Small activities like this help make language learning interactive, meaningful, and rooted in everyday life.

Our Language Centre is dedicated to strengthening, revitalizing, and maintaining First Nations languages locally, regionally, and nationally. We continue working alongside our support communities to bring language into everyday life in meaningful and accessible ways.

LAST DAY TO APPLY — Indigenous Art 51We’ve extended the submission deadline for Indigenous Art 51 to tonight at 11:59 PM...
05/08/2026

LAST DAY TO APPLY — Indigenous Art 51

We’ve extended the submission deadline for Indigenous Art 51 to tonight at 11:59 PM EDT.

This is the final opportunity to apply to one of the longest-running Indigenous art exhibitions of its kind, creating space for emerging, mid-career, and established artists from across Turtle Island to share powerful and diverse voices.

🗓 Extended Submission Deadline: Friday, May 8, 2026 by 11:59 PM EDT
📍 Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, ON

Artists may submit up to three original works completed within the last two years. All media welcome. No entry fee. Selected artists receive an honorarium and exhibition catalogue.

To learn more or submit your application, please visit our website: https://woodlandculturalcentre.ca/indigenous-art-2026-call-for-submissions-now-open

Leading up to Continuance – Immersive Commemoration, we’re introducing the artists behind this powerful performance.Kan^...
05/08/2026

Leading up to Continuance – Immersive Commemoration, we’re introducing the artists behind this powerful performance.

Kan^stote / Montana Summers is a choreographer, dance artist, and theatre performer from the Oneida Nation of the Thames.

Kan^stote creates his own work, including Conditions to Strike, and performs choreography by Santee Smith (Kaha:wi Dance Theatre). His credits include The Mush Hole (2016–2025) and SKéN:NEN (2021–2026). He has collaborated with Nicole Beutler Projects (Room In Our House – 2025) and Sweet Labour Art Collective (Compost-Recomposing Relations – 2022; Dancing with Billy – 2023; Wakh^tahslu:nihe: — Dressing Up the Garden – 2024). He was also choreographer for The Secret to Good Tea (2024, The Grand Theatre/NAC) and Canoe (2023, Unsettled Score).

Continuance – Immersive Commemoration is a powerful, site-specific performance that reflects on the legacy of the Mohawk Institute Residential School and honours Survivors through movement, sound, and story.

Event Details:
May 29 & 30, 2026
9:00PM (doors open at 8:15PM)
Woodland Cultural Centre, 184 Mohawk St., Brantford

Join us for this extraordinary, site-specific performance. Tickets and details: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/woodland-cultural-centre/events/continuanceimmersivecommemoration-KDT-WCC/

Join us at Woodland Cultural Centre for Doors Open Along the Grand on Saturday, May 9, 2026. We look forward to welcomin...
05/07/2026

Join us at Woodland Cultural Centre for Doors Open Along the Grand on Saturday, May 9, 2026. We look forward to welcoming visitors for a day of tours, learning, and community programming across Brantford, the County of Brant, and Six Nations of the Grand River.

📍 184 Mohawk St, Brantford, ON
🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Spring Social portion of the day has been cancelled.

What’s still happening:
• Mohawk Institute open to visitors (11:00 AM–1:00 PM & 1:30 PM–3:30 PM)
• McMaster Archaeology Science Station (All day)
• BBQ by donation (11:00 AM–3:00 PM, while supplies last)

We appreciate your understanding and look forward to seeing you throughout the rest of the day’s programming.

We’re excited to welcome youth to a summer of hands-on cultural learning through art, storytelling, land-based activitie...
05/06/2026

We’re excited to welcome youth to a summer of hands-on cultural learning through art, storytelling, land-based activities, and guest facilitators.

This 8-week pilot program is generously supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Seed Program, helping us offer camp at a reduced rate while building future youth programming.

🗓 Weekly sessions (July 6 – August 28)
⏰ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM daily
💲 $100 per child, per week
👧🏽 Ages vary by week (7–12 & 9–13)

Please note: Parents/guardians are required to attend one of the in-person payment dates on June 5 & 6 to confirm selected weeks. If those dates don’t work, we’re happy to arrange another time to come in and pay.

Register to secure your child(ren)’s spot by completing the online form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFI8NWI2noErkmmHYNXMqCgm0CKYO-UcYNgkWFaP_FahLOVg/viewform?pli=1

Today, on , we at the Woodland Cultural Centre honour and remember the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, ...
05/05/2026

Today, on , we at the Woodland Cultural Centre honour and remember the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBT2QI+ People (MMIWG2S).

We acknowledge and hold space for the families and communities who continue to carry this loss, and our thoughts are with you. If you are in need of support, the MMIWG2S+ Crisis Line is available in Canada at 1-844-413-6649 and offers 24/7 support.

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184 Mohawk Street
Brantford, ON
N3S2X2

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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+15197592650

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