Media Advisory New Exhibit - Miijim: Traditional Foods of the Anishinaabeg at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre

For Immediate Release
Minden, Ontario
Monday, May 11, 2026
10:00 AM
Release # 26-49

Subject: New Exhibit - Miijim: Traditional Foods of the Anishinaabeg

This traveling exhibit on loan from The MUSE: Lake of the Woods Museum in Kenora, was created in partnership with MUSE, Iskatewizaagegan No. 39 Independent First Nation, and the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Manitoba.  The exhibit focuses on miijim - food - and its importance to the body, mind, soul, and heart of the Anishinaabeg.

The Anishinaabeg believe that the Creator placed all things, including the Anishinaabeg themselves, upon the earth. He is the Great Provider and all that comes from the earth and the water is a gift to his people, and all that is provided is all that is needed. In return for the abundance of gifts, the Creator has placed a responsibility of safekeeping upon the Anishinaabeg - gimiinigoowizimin gaaganawendang - as “keepers of the gifts.” This foundational belief informs the Anishinaabeg relationship to the traditional foods they enjoy.

The exhibit will be on display from June 2 to August 29, 2026 at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre.

The Minden Hills Cultural Centre is located at 176 Bobcaygeon Road, Minden, Ontario and is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Admission by donation.

For questions regarding this exhibit, please call the Community Services Department at 705-286-1260 x 542. For more information, visit the Township of Minden Hills website at www.mindenhills.ca.

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Contact Information:
Shannon Kelly, Manager of Cultural Services
Township of Minden Hills
PO Box 359, 7 Milne Street
Minden, ON K0M 2K0
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