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“Red is our colour, red is our resistance, red is part of nature. Red is our strength.”

Elisapie, Inuk singer-songwriter, on the symbolism of the red dress and MMIWG+

An Inuk woman sings with conviction into a microphone on stage. She wears a sequined cardigan and light purple top. Partially obscured.

Beyond the Beat: Music of Resistance and Change

Open until September 2024 — Ground‐breaking and history‐making moments when music made a difference.

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A digital illustration showing a crowd clapping and raising their hands. The background shows a pixelated green soundwave shape and blue and black graffiti-like designs with neon-coloured diagonal lines radiating out from the center. Partially obscured.

Resource Guide: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQI+ People

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5 red dresses of different sizes and designs are displayed on mannequins. Partially obscured.

Be an Upstander Student Showcase

May 23, 2024

Cost: Free and open to the public

In a museum gallery, students exhibit projects on easels. Two students speak with adults about their work. Partially obscured.

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Location

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Hours

Open Today:

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

Admission

Adult General Admission:

$18

Events

Anikis Pisim (Frog Moon): Saying Kisâkihitin

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Cost: Free, registration required

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A stylized image shows a human hand gently holding a glass orb of the earth. The background is a night sky with stars and bright green northern lights. Partially obscured.

Celebrating Pride: Kendall Gender presents KENAISSANCE

May 24, 2024, doors open at 8:00 p.m.

Cost: $20

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A glamourous drag queen with long blonde hair and dramatic makeup is wearing a bejeweled red bikini top with long silver fringe. With their right hand to their head, a tattoo is revealed on the inner arm that reads “life is blind.” Partially obscured.

Beyond the Rainbow Storytime

May 26, 2024 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Cost: Free event; registration appreciated

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Une table avec une nappe noire et des livres colorés sur les 2SLGBTQI+. Partially obscured.

Beyond the Rainbow Brunch

May 26, 2024 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Cost: $20 (does not include food). Brunch items offered at varying prices. Registration is required.

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A person is sitting at a table with a glass of orange juice and a plate of eggs benedict and hash browns. Partially obscured.

Upcoming Events

Stories

What Is Two‐Spirit? Part One: Origins

By Scott de Groot

Des personnes, des oiseaux et d’autres animaux multicolores marchent sur une colline rouge au centre de l’image, s’approchant par la gauche et par la droite, et regardant vers une grande figure ressemblant à un oiseau dans une arche. Des arbres stylisés poussent vers le haut remplissent une grande partie du ciel jaune. Un ours descend du bord gauche et de grands oiseaux volent depuis le coin droit. Dans la zone rouge em dessous, se trouve des formes animales. Sous cette colline, encore plus de créatures. Partially obscured.

Gender‐based violence across Canada

By Julie S. Lalonde

Un collage numérique avec un grand dessin d’un parapluie superposé à des images de grandes mains qui se chevauchent. En dessous, deux mains (l’une noire, l’autre rose) s’élèvent et s’éloignent d’une route stylisée menant à une maison lointaine, partiellement recouverte d’une tache pixélisée et trouble de couleur rouge. En arrière-plan se trouve une image d’une forêt de troncs d’arbres blancs et d’un faible soleil jaune. Partially obscured.

Five Women Who Should Be Household Names in Canada

By Matthew McRae

Six robes rouges sont suspendues à des cintres devant une toile de fond. Cette toile de fond montre l’image d’une forêt de bouleaux dans laquelle d’autres robes rouges sont suspendues. Partially obscured.

Nursing and Indigenous peoples’ health: reconciliation in practice

By Maureen Fitzhenry

Un groupe d’infirmières autochtones se tiennent debout ensemble en plein air Partially obscured.

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Exhibitions

Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War

October 2019 to March 2025

Exhibition details

A group of young women and girls in their teens stand together on the front porch of a building. Most are dressed in white blouses and blue skirts, with two girls also wearing blue sweaters. To the right, a doorway reveals a roomful of students sitting at wooden desks and writing on notepads. Partially obscured.

Climate Justice

June 2022 to December 2024

Exhibition details

A crowd of youth hold protest signs and stand behind a large banner that reads “La Terre Mère,” or “mother earth” in English. Partially obscured.

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Join Museum guides for virtual tours of our exhibits and architecture. Download our mobile app to check out the entire Museum, gallery by gallery. Discover our many special online experiences.

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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