Alongside the Indigenous Roundtable, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and project partners,
Credit Valley Conservation recently held the official opening of the Crane Gathering Space at Island Lake Conservation Area.
The first Indigenous placemaking site along the Credit Valley Trail affirms the continued presence of Indigenous Peoples as caretakers of the Credit River Watershed.
The Crane Gathering Space is primarily a space for Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, urban Indigenous communities and other Indigenous communities to have ceremony and honour their traditional practices.
The space will also nurture connections between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, providing a space for learning, teaching and relationship building between nations.
The Crane Gathering Space is the first of seven Indigenous placemaking sites to be completed in the Credit River Watershed.
All seven sites will feature interpretive signage, public art installations, trail markers and other culturally appropriate amenities.
To learn more about the CVT and Indigenous placemaking, CLICK HERE.