May 5, 2026 Starting at 4:00PM

Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Awareness Vigil

495 King Street West, Chatham (Deshkan Ziibi)

4:00 Vigil opening and drumming

4:10 Giving of Tobacco

4:30 Sharing Circle (Open Sharing)

5:00 Vigil Closing & Drumming

5:15 Taking down of the Red Dresses

5:30 - 6:30 Pot Luck meal

6:30 - 8:00 GINDAASDAA Circle (Book Club)

GINDAASDAA Circle (Book Club)

Everyone welcome!

In-person at 495 King Stret West, Chatham (Deshkan Ziibi) or Zoom if you can't make it in-person

Contact Naomi naomi@skanaflc.com to RSVP and/or to get the Zoom link.

Book: Odagahodhes: Reflecting on Our Journeys by Gae Ho Hwako Norma Jacobs (Author), The Circles of Odagahodhes (Author), and Timothy B. Leduc (Editor).

Meet the Author! Norma Jacobs will be at Deshkan Ziibi for the Vigil and the evening at the GINDAASDAA Circle.

Please shop local and check out the bookstores in your local area for availability.

The book follows a series of Indigenous sharing circles, relaying teachings by Gae Ho Hwako and the responses of participants - scholars, authors, and community activists - who bring their diverse experiences and knowledge into reflective relation with the teachings. Through this practice, the book itself resembles a teaching circle and illustrates the important ways tradition and culture are passed down by Elders and Knowledge Keepers. The aim of this process is to bring clarity to the challenges of truth and reconciliation. Each circle ends by inviting the reader into this sacred space of Odahahodhes to reflect on personal experiences, stories, knowledge, gifts, and responsibilities.

GINSAASDAA (Ghin-daahs-daah) means 'looking at something together and learning from it in the Ojibwe language. The GINDAASDAA Circle is a book club focusing on Indigenous authors who've written about Indigenous Knowledge, Reconciliation and Worldviews. A book will be chosen for everyone to read, review, and discuss at the bi-monthly GINDAASDAA Circle meetings. Suggestions are always welcomed.