Indigenous Toronto by Theo Choi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d Geography en-us 2023-06-07 18:19:18 UTC 2023-06-12 17:37:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Indigenous Toronto is Culturally rich, resilient community on ancestral lands of Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Mississaugas. Revitalizing traditions, contributing to city's diversity. theochoi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2619532614 2023-06-09 18:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2619532614 Tkaronto, meaning "where there are trees standing in the water," is the original name for the land that is now known as Toronto. It holds deep historical and cultural significance as the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. theochoi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2619532925 2023-06-09 18:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2619532925 I found that Tkaronto has a cool meaning behind it which is "where the trees are standing in the water" theochoi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2619533768 2023-06-09 18:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2619533768 There is evidence that Indigenous Toronto has been inhabited for 11,000 years theochoi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2619535614 2023-06-09 18:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2619535614 An estimated 70,000 Indigenous live in Toronto today theochoi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2620557179 2023-06-12 02:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2620557179 There are over 5,000 Indigenous communities and they speak around 4000 different languages theochoi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2620558987 2023-06-12 02:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2620558987 Indigenous cultural traditions in Canada existed as far back as 400 years ago theochoi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2620560298 2023-06-12 02:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2620560298 Toronto is right on Lake Ontario which is one of the 5 Great Lakes of North America theochoi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2621319822 2023-06-12 16:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2621319822 Toronto is the Capital city of Ontario and Toronto has their own international airport called Toronto Pearson Airport theochoi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2621321736 2023-06-12 16:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2621321736 Claudia Skunk is a devoted Anishinaabe from the northwest Ontario community of Mishkeegogamang First Nation. The largest presenter of Indigenous screen material theochoi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2621351838 2023-06-12 17:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2621351838 Dana Solomon, an Anishinaabe from Selkirk, Manitoba, is a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation and an Afro-Guyanese performing artist, choreographer, filmmaker, and youth facilitator. She currently resides in Toronto. theochoi https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2621354867 2023-06-12 17:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/theochoi/p85260j8kmy9uw3d/wish/2621354867