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The Museum is located on ancestral lands, on Treaty 1 Territory. The Red River Valley is also the birthplace of the Métis. We acknowledge the water in the Museum is sourced from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.

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Events

Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto

January 27, 2021

Cost: Free

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The silhouette of a soldier is shown inside the outline of a child’s profile, with barbed wire and a wall in the background.

Events

Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto

January 27, 2021

Cost: Free

Location: Online program (Zoom)

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The silhouette of a soldier is shown inside the outline of a child’s profile, with barbed wire and a wall in the background.

Exhibitions

Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War

October 2019 to December 2021

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.

Exhibitions

Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War

October 2019 to December 2021

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.

Stories

Voices of women and girls in war

By Isabelle Masson

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A woman is holding a baby, while four men in army fatigues stand beside and behind her. They are all standing in front of a forest, posed for the camera.

Stories

Voices of women and girls in war

By Isabelle Masson

Grace Acan and Evelyn Amony were abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda when they were just girls. They were enslaved and spent years in captivity, away from their families. They managed to find their way back to freedom but have faced many new struggles since they returned home. 

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A woman is holding a baby, while four men in army fatigues stand beside and behind her. They are all standing in front of a forest, posed for the camera.

Resource guides

Children in war and conflict

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An illustration of several women standing in a line holding hands.

Resource guides

Children in war and conflict

We invite you to explore this guide as a starting point to learning more about the varied experiences children face during war and prolonged societal conflict and what their lives are like when conflict ends.

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An illustration of several women standing in a line holding hands.