Honouring Patronella Verna Johnston

Elder and mentor to hundreds of Aboriginal youth in Toronto and her home community of Neyaashiinigmiing at Cape Croker, Ontario. Verna was a core volunteer in the building of many Indigenous NGOs in Toronto, including the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, Anduhyaun women’s shelter and Wigwamen housing agency.

The event will feature readings from Verna’s book, Tales of Nokomis

by Indigenous activists from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)