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Indigenous History with Jim Adams
Long before European ships landed on Turtle Island, the original people had been making flour from seeds, nuts, and the roots of certain plants. Cree and Anishinaabe people turned these products into dense, easy-to-transport breads that survived canoe trips and long hunting expeditions and were added to soups and stews. Later, settlers introduced a Scottish bread, called bannock—a Gaelic word meaning 'friend morsel.' Indigenous educator and storyteller Jim Adams shares the true history of these misunderstood breads along with stories about the Hudson Bay Company, the bannock nation, and the role our Canadian diet played in introducing unhealthy eating to Indigenous people.
Jim Adams has twenty-plus years of working in the community as an Indigenous educator with Toronto District School Board, Peel, and Attawapiskat Boards of Education, Toronto Public Library, and various Toronto area non-profit organizations. He is an accomplished storyteller with lived experience with land-based Indigenous teachings.
If you need an accessibility accommodation during this program, please register early so we can confirm arrangements a few days before your visit.
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