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National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Lacombe Museum

Heritage Learning Garden 5036 51 Street, Lacombe, AB, Canada

Save the date and join us at the Lacombe Museums on June 21st for a remarkable National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration that will deepen your understanding and appreciation for the diverse Indigenous cultures that contribute to our shared heritage. Location: Heritage Learning Garden Timeline of event: Opening Ceremony with Elders Elder Blessings Treaty 6 Flag […]

Hope and Healing Canada

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

The #hopeandhealingcanada project, created by Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers, consists of a series of site-specific art installations across Canada. Each installation is temporary and meticulously created by Chambers using red yarn that is crochet, knit, and tied. While the yarn symbolically reconnects a fractured society, the red represents blood, passion, anger, courage, and love. This […]

Cree: The People’s Language

Lacombe Memorial Centre 5214 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

The Canadian Language Museum presents an exhibit about Cree, the most widely spoken Canadian Aboriginal language. With colourful panels presenting a mix of maps, photos, and information on topics including the syllabic writing system, word formation, and animacy, Cree: The People's Language explores the history and future of Cree. There are also audio clips of […]

Connections Learning from the Land

Ellis Nature Centre 39502 Range Road 260, Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada

Connections Learning from the Land The Lacombe Museums is excited to partner with Ellis Bird Farm, the Red Deer Native Friendship Society and Rainy Creek Ranch to offer two days of Alberta Culture Days activities. Join us September 9 and 10 as we offer many Indigenous teachings which focus on our connection to the land […]

Truth and Reconciliation Week Lunch and Learn

Lacombe Memorial Centre 5214 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Truth and Reconciliation Week Lunch and Learn Join St. Andrews’s United Church, the Lacombe Museum, and Mary C. Moore Public Library in daily watch parties for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation’s Lunch and Learns. Each day explore a topic related to reconciliation and further your own journey in becoming a good relationship. Drop-in […]

“Speaking the Inuit Way” & “The Ones We Met” Exhibit Opening Night Wine & Cheese

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Join us for two exhibit openings on October 5th from 6-8pm, where "Speaking the Inuit Way" and "The Ones We Met" will be showcased at the Flatiron Building Museum. "Speaking the Inuit Way" introduces viewers to the diversity of the Inuit language, highlighting Inuit writing systems, dialect differences, and modern revitalization efforts while illustrating how […]

The Ones We Met

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

This exhibition explores the importance of Qaujimajatuqangit — Inuit traditional knowledge  — which made it possible to determine the fate of the Franklin Expedition, which had set out in 1845 to complete a Northwest Passage. For generations, Inuit shared memories of meetings with sick and starving men, as well as visits to an abandoned ship locked […]

Speaking the Inuit Way

Flatiron Building Museum 5005 50 Ave, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

The Canadian Language Museum presents the exhibit Speaking the Inuit Way which introduces viewers to the diversity of the Inuit language. This exhibit presents Inuit writing systems, dialect differences, and modern revitalization efforts, and illustrates how the language reflects both historical and contemporary Inuit culture and identity. On display at the Flatiron Building Museum from […]

PD Day Youth Craft – Soapstone Carvings

Lacombe Museum Street, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Dig deeper into our new exhibits this October PD day with an Inuit-themed craft day. Create your own soapstone carving of an arctic animal!

Beading Kit Tea Time

Lacombe Museum Street, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Working on one of the bead kits from our gift shop? Want to start your own orange shirt or poppy pin? Join us for bead kit tea time!

Fish Scale Ornament Tea Time

Lacombe Museum Street, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Join the Lacombe Museum for another crafting tea time! We will be working together on Fish Scale Ornament kits from Moonstone Creation. Fish Scale art is a unique art form developed and practised by Métis and Cree people living in Northern Alberta. In this introductory workshop, we will explore the basics of the art style […]

Indigenous Winter Solstice Storytime 2023

Lacombe Museum Street, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

Back for a second year is our Indigenous Winter Solstice Storytime! Join us for hot chocolate, tire d'érable, and Indigenous programming!

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The Lacombe & District Historical Society acknowledges that we are working, volunteering, and living on Treaty 6 Territory and the Métis homeland, a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Maskwacis Nēhiyaw (Bear Hills Cree), Niitsítapi (Blackfoot), Nakoda (Stony), Dene (Athabascan), Métis and many other distinct Indigenous Peoples whose footsteps have walked these lands for time immemorial, and whose history, culture, and language continues to influence our vibrant community.
To learn more, please visit our Treaty No. 6 resource page.
The Lacombe & District Historical Society is a registered Alberta Society’s Act Non-profit Organization & CRA Recognized Charity
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