Exploring proper press setup, the critical role of correct pressure, ink preparation and inking the block. Then we will print test prints and examine them, discussing what changes to consider before final prints.

Contact Florence.blacett@mymnfc.com or

Jordan.daweryan@mymnfc.com to sign up

Sports equipment and a meal provided at each session

Join us at the Bill Fenton Community Garden to build a DIY composter together! This hands-on session will focus on simple construction techniques and shared learning. No experience needed, just bring your energy and help us create something useful for the garden.

Discover Indigenous Art around North End Kjipuktuk with Jordan from MNFC! Walk with us to see significant sights across the North End, while moving your body and connecting with your neighbours. Dress for the weather—we'll walk rain or shine!

Have you been searching for a better alternative to buying candles? Join resident David and learn to make your own candles with beeswax. Bring along your favourite silicone moulds for special shapes and designs!

To learn more, email Christina.anstey@mymnfc.com

Join us for the MNFC Rest Bench Build; a hands-on project to create a welcoming bench at the MNFC. Help shape a space for rest, connection, and community. All welcome, come lend a hand and be part of building something meaningful together.

Email Hilary.mclennan@mymnfc.com to register

Classes will be online

Come burn your story with us! Learn a simple wood burning technique and help decorate a new bench for the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre. Led by Indigenous artists, this creative session is about connection, storytelling, and leaving your mark behind. 

Join Charlene on a Mindful North End Walk among the trees and beautiful row houses—starting at the Every One Every Day Shop and slowing down at the Hydrostone Park for guided meditation, reflection, journaling and an opportunity to share.

Join us at the Shop for a lively dance party with great music, fun vibes, and friendly faces. All ages, abilities and dance styles welcome—bring your energy and dancing shoes!

Join us for the MNFC Rest Bench Build; a hands-on project to create a welcoming bench at the MNFC. Help shape a space for rest, connection, and community. All welcome, come lend a hand and be part of building something meaningful together.

We will start or continue carving the blocks, discuss how to avoid & deal with slips and accidents, and how to create textures, patterns, as well as how to achieve tones and shading, volume, and perspective. 

Contact Florence.blacett@mymnfc.com or

Jordan.daweryan@mymnfc.com to sign up

Sports equipment and a meal provided at each session

Join Anishinaabe singer-songwriter Elsa Ruck in a songwriting workshop, where we will spend time crafting songs and reflecting on the importance of oral tradition. All levels and experience are welcome! Bring your creative spirit and stories!

Open to all urban Indigenous community members

Light snacks provided

Please email Kendall.paul@mymnfc.com to sign up

Do you use pre-written land acknowledgments in your work? Have you been interested in writing your own land acknowledgement but weren’t sure where to start? Come learn about the importance of land acknowledgments. All are welcome to attend and reflect on their unique roles as treaty people living on treaty lands. Come learn the who, what, when, where, and why of land acknowledgments. Participants will have the chance to create their own land acknowledgments.   

Session host Tammy Mudge is from Glooscap First Nation and is Every One Every Day’s Co-Director of Strategy.

Join Savvy as she shares about a wonderful social dance called ko’jua (“go-jew-ah”)! It’s the traditional dance of the Mi'kmaq people and is most often seen at a celebration such as a powwow or mawio'mi. The dance is accompanied by an instrument called the ji’kmaqn (“jee-gah-mahin”) which is a percussive shaker traditionally made of ash wood. All are welcome to learn a little history about the dance and then try it themselves! 

Savvy is from Elsipogtog First Nation and lives in Kjipuktuk / Halifax. She is an entrepreneur, activist, and public speaker. As the founder of the #SpeakMikmaq campaign, she is a dedicated and uplifting teacher of the Mi’kmaq language and cultur

To learn more, email Christina.anstey@mymnfc.com

Email Hilary.mclennan@mymnfc.com to register

Classes will be online

Email Hilary.mclennan@mymnfc.com to register

Classes will be online

Join Carole and Francine to explore the basics of finger weaving, and to learn a bit about Métis culture. Finger woven sashes are one of the Métis people’s most recognizable cultural symbols. In this session, participants will learn the necessary steps to weave their own small bracelet! Finger weaving itself is a very basic, loom-less method of weaving found all over the world. Come and explore the uniquely ‘Canadian’ version of this mesmerizing craft.  

Carole is a self-taught Métis finger weaver originally from Manitoba. She is a proud citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Francine is a self-taught Métis finger weaver originally from Saskatchewan and Alberta. She is Métis-Cree.