Ojibwe Cultural Foundation — Attraction in Ontario

We had a 1pm appointment time to go there 7/16/2021 arrived an hour early called as someone in our group needed to use the washroom. The person who answered the phone was so rude and when I said “hi we are an hour early- she rudely cut me off and said “well we are on lunch “ that’s fair so I said I understand it’s just that someone in our group would like to use the washroom at which point she said “well we have another group in currently“ which is also fair seeing it is covid however when I was about to ask if she knows anywhere else where we could use the washroom she hung up. We all got turned off decided someone who was so rude to us and we wanted to know more about indigenous culture didn’t deserve our time also they operate on donations and we intended to leave a decent contribution, but never got the chance. My advice to whoever answered the phone you catch more with honey than lime phone manners is everything. It’s not what you say but how you say it! You didn’t even say goodbye when you rudely hung up the phone...

I have nothing but good things to say about the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation. The facility itself is beautiful with detailed and intentional creation. Its a very welcoming facility with a wonderful group of people who are friendly, helpful, encouraging, and informative. There are many visual and artistic displays and captivating exhibits. There is so much beauty and so much learning to experience here. We participated in one of their daily workshops and ended up coming back 3 more times. We learned the daisy stitch and Darlene was such a joy to be around. She was welcoming and funny and so incredibly patient. On some days they even provide a dinner or breakfast during the workshop that the staff makes together. They put so much time and dedication into everything they do and they dont charge for it. If you can, I'd recommend donating to the OCF or the art center in appreciation for all they do. They have a very easy QR code you can use for donating by...

My partner and I participated in one of their free arts & craft workshops that they have all year round. We had the pleasure of making raised quillwork medallions, that quickly became the best souvenirs we could have ever gotten from Manitoulin Island.

Darlene Bebonang, the workshop teacher, is just the sweetest and makes for great conversation. The group tends to be quite small, and most of the time you’ll find other locals will pop by to work on their own creations.

The workshop is open usually from 10am-3pm, but really you can go by at any time. Just make sure you give yourself enough time to finish your projects so you can take them back home!

They have a website and a Facebook page so you can see what workshops they will have anytime. This place will be one of the first I will go back to if I’m in Manitoulin...