This will be an in-person event that is free to view. For those who cannot attend in person, the lecture will be broadcast live via ZOOM, recorded, and then uploaded to the Museum's YouTube channel at a later date.
Description:
Elder Sheila De Corte will be sharing her personal experience and stories as a local Water Walker. She will be defining what a water walker is and isn't and most importantly bringing awareness to the importance or water.
Speaker Bio:
Sheila De Corte is an Ojibwe Elder and knowledge keeper from Animkii Wajiw (Thunder Mountain/Mount McKay) located in Fort William First Nation in the Robinson Superior Treaty Territory of 1850. Her Spirit name is Niibin Giimiwan (Summer Rain), and she is from the Turtle Clan. Sheila was born and raised in the city of Fort William/Thunder Bay, Ontario. She retired from the Federal Public Service in January 2020 to allow her the freedom to follow her cultural spirit wherever that may lead her.
Sheila’s Anishinaabe way of living continues to pull her into many cultural related areas, which includes walking for the water in ceremony. She was first called to the water in 2017 when she joined the water walkers, “For the Earth and Water”, which later brought forward a vision to bring water down from Loc Lomond Lake, located on the sacred mountain of Anemki Wajiw, to help bring healing to the local rivers. With the support and guidance from the late Grandmother Josephine Mandamin, “For Love of the Rivers” water walks began in 2018 and continue today. Now as “For Love of the Rivers 2.0” following a commitment and promise to continue the work that our Grandmother Water Walker started in 2003.
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Free Museum Admission during the event
- Refreshments will be available
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Parking
The Thunder Bay Museum has a free parking lot on the East side of the building, but there are only 16 spaces. On-street parking and other lots nearby are available, but please note that as of 1 June 2024, the City of Thunder Bay parking rates and times have been expanded as follows.
Short-term meter rates are in effect Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., free on Sunday.
There is a minimum $2.00 fee when parking in a metered space. There is no longer a time limit for metered spaces, and the 15-minute grace period at the end of paid time has been eliminated.
More information about the City of Thunder Bay parking and rates can be found here: https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-services/parking-rates-and-locations.aspx
This lecture session is part of a the Society's long tradition of holding free public lectures. Talks on a wide range of topics are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Thunder Bay Museum from September to March.
2024-2025 Thunder Bay Museum lecture series is sponsored by the Lakehead University Department of History.
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