Join Joe Pitawanakwat of Creators Garden for a talk about traditional medicines. Joe is dedicated to learning and sharing the Anishinaabe knowledge required to access the good life the Great Lakes region has to offer. He has been teaching and curating Anishinaabe educational resources on plant medicines for over 13 years.
This event will be held in-person at the School of Medicine and online (via Zoom). Find out about more about the Office of Indigenous Initiatives' National Day for Truth and Reconciliation including event information, schedules, and opportunities for learning.
About Joe Pitawanakwat
Joseph (Joe) is Ojibway from Wiikwemkoog. The Founder and Director of Creators Garden, an Indigenous outdoor, and now online, education based business, focused on plant identification, beyond-sustainable harvesting, and teaching everyo one of their linguistic, historical, cultural, edible, ecological, and medicinal significance through experiences. He has learned from hundreds of traditional knowledge holders and uniquely blends this knowledge with and reinforces it with an array of western sciences.
Building accessibility
The main entrance faces Stuart Street and is accessible and equipped with power door and sensor. There are entrances from Arch Street and on Barrier street, both are accessible with power doors. There are North and South elevators equipped with audible announcement systems and Braille buttons. All floors have accessible washrooms. In the basement, there are single user accessible washrooms with power doors by both elevators.
On street parking is available on Arch Street, Barrie Street, and Stuart Street. There is one accessible parking spot on Stuart Street at the corner of George Street across from the main entrance. Find out more about accessibility features.
