Christian Island
Christian Island is the location of the Beausoleil First Nation groundbreaking ceremony.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- April 2013: Language instructors noted in 2013 that Anishinaabemowin remains a thriving and retained language on the island. The island is home to the Guiding Lights Senior Centre and the Christian Island Elementary School.[2]
- October 2013: The island features a Health Centre with a dental office where a dentist and dental hygienist provide part-time services. Oral health programs on the island are delivered in schools, the health centre, and private homes.[3]
- March 2014: Joseph Boyden spent time on Christian Island during his childhood.[4]
- July 2014: The island hosted over 300 participants for a community celebration in July 2014.[5]
- June 2020: The general store on the island remained open with social distancing restrictions throughout the Community Health Emergency. Access to the island is managed by a ferry service that adjusted its schedule based on COVID-19 risk levels.[6]
- January 2022: Juliana Armstrong spent her childhood on the island, where she received many of her cultural teachings.[7]
- January 2023: Trista Madsen began a fundraising campaign on this island one week before departing for Guatemala in 2022. It served as the starting point for a bicycle awareness campaign that ended in Niagara Falls.[8]
- June 2023: Ogemahwahjwon and his people occupied Christian Island after being directed there by Chief John Assance Jr. A group of 45 Odawa people settled on Christian Island in 1854 after traveling from Lake Michigan.[9]
- August 2023: Chett Monague planned a swim to this location from Cedar Point to promote health in his community.[10]
- June 2024: The groundbreaking ceremony for the Indigenous Women and Children's Shelter took place here on the morning of June 21, 2024.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Groundbreaking ceremony for new Indigenous Women and Children’s Shelter", Anishinabek News, 26 June 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘Gchi-nendama’: Beausoleil language instructors", Anishinabek News, 18 April 2013 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Beausoleil student takes first place in dental competition", Anishinabek News, 23 October 2013 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘The Orenda’ tells some tough history", Anishinabek News, 24 March 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Intertribals are for everyone!", Anishinabek News, 9 July 2014 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Beausoleil First Nation to lower COVID-19 Response Plan classification this week", Anishinabek News, 16 June 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Nipissing First Nation author shares the language in new children’s book", Anishinabek News, 25 January 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Beausoleil First Nation Anishinaabekwe lends a helping hand in Central America", Anishinabek News, 20 January 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "A moment in Beausoleil First Nation history: Remembering June 1", Anishinabek News, 2 June 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Anishinabek Nation post-secondary students recognized as recipients of 2023 TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples", Anishinabek News, 14 August 2023 (archived copy; original article).