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“I advocate for water because it is the only reason we are here today.”

Autumn Peltier, Anishinaabe Indigenous rights advocate

A woman wearing glasses and a statement necklace speaks into a headset microphone, with a red and yellow graphic backdrop behind her. Partially obscured. — Photo: Vaughn Ridley, CC-BY

A Conversation with Autumn Peltier

Thursday, August 13, 2026

An evening with Indigenous water rights advocate and global youth leader.

Exhibitions

Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge

January 31, 2025 to January 1 2027

Exhibition details

A large group of protestors march through a city while two uniformed RCMP officers keep watch. In this black-and-white image, the protestors' signs and banners call for an end to discriminatory practices against members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. Partially obscured.

Broken Promises: The Dispossession of Japanese Canadians

Saturday, September 23 2025 to Sunday, October 25 2026

Exhibition details

Black-and-white image of women and children standing on a gravel road in front of a field. Partially obscured.

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Canadian Museum for Human Rights

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Open Today:

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Adult General Admission:

$23

Events

Peacebuilding Through Truth and Reconciliation: International Network of Museums for Peace Conference 2026

Wednesday, August 12, 2026 to Sunday, August 16, 2026

Cost: CAN $125–CAN $550.

Photo extérieure des fenêtres en verre et de la tour du Musée canadien pour les droits de la personne, prise au crépuscule avec le ciel des prairies en arrière-plan. Le panneau Winnipeg à Forks est situé à droite de l'image. Plusieurs tours de bureaux et les lumières du centre-ville sont visibles à gauche de l'image. Partially obscured.

Roots & Reconciliation: An Indigenous Artisan Market

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Cost: Free

Photo en gros plan d’un coussin décoratif rectangulaire noir orné d’une broderie détaillée représentant un paon stylisé au cou bleu incurvé, à la crête bleu sarcelle et à la plume aux motifs oculaires orange et bleu sarcelle, posé sur un banc en bois. Le motif comprend également des surpiqûres marron en forme de vigne, des feuilles bleu sarcelle et sauge, ainsi que de petits motifs floraux bordeaux et blancs disséminés sur le tissu noir. Partially obscured.

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Stories

The Amchitka Campaign

By Barbara Stowe

A boat in the water with mountains and clouds in the background. Its sail is decorated with large peace signs. Partially obscured.

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

By Karine Duhamel

Drawing of a diverse group of people, one of whom holds up a blank page meant to symbolize the Declaration. Partially obscured.

Treaty 3: Honouring its truths

By Carlie Kane

Mist rises off a large, calm lake surrounded by an evergreen forest. Partially obscured.

The nuts and bolts of reconciliation

By Karine Duhamel

A closeup of a carved wooden box, showing a painted image of a red hand over a carved mouth. Partially obscured.

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A smiling woman with light skin is filmed on a cell phone. She is wearing a lanyard with the words “Be inspired” and standing in front of an exhibit element made of horizontal strips of wood, some decorated with Indigenous art. Partially obscured. — Photo: CMHR, Scott Gillam