The Tipi of Huron-Perth Has a New Home
The Tipi of Huron-Perth has a new home on the Heritage Trails at the Stratford Perth Museum, creating an accessible gathering place for Indigenous knowledge sharing, learning, ceremony and community connection.
The community is invited to a free Open House on Saturday, August 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tipi’s new location on the Stratford Perth Museum Heritage Trails.
The day will offer opportunities to learn from local Elders and Knowledge Sharers and to experience the Tipi in its new setting.
Stratford Perth Museum Heritage Trails
4275 Huron Road, Stratford
We have picnic tables and some chairs available, and you’re welcome to bring camp chairs, a picnic and non-alcoholic beverages to enjoy on site.
Cash Donations are warmly welcomed, with contributions helping to support Tipi of Huron-Perth programming and the ongoing preservation of the Tipi.
Its relocation to the Stratford Perth Museum Heritage Trails will make this 30 radius foot Tipi easier for more people to access while providing a natural setting for ongoing programming, learning and connection.
The Tipi will continue to be led and programmed by the Tipi of Huron-Perth and its Indigenous leaders, Knowledge Sharers and community partners. The Stratford Perth Museum is pleased to provide a home for the Tipi and to help connect the broader community with the people, knowledge and programming it brings together.
Meet Christin Dennis Organizer and Facilitator of the Tipi of Huron-Perth
Christin Dennis is from Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Sarnia and is a Sixties Scoop Survivor. He is the organizer and facilitator of the Tipi of Huron-Perth.
A spiritual healer as well as an artist, Christin stresses the importance of traditional teachings and spiritual growth. He has facilitated sweat lodges for 22 years and emphasizes that awareness of self and one’s place in the world is important for members of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures.
By understanding and embracing the teachings of the ancestral past, Christin seeks to preserve a way of life, share its core values, and help build a vision for our future.
Thank you to the incredible volunteers who worked alongside Christin and Kyle French (Tipi Raiser, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation) to raise the Tipi and bring it to its new home.
Pictured left to right: Kyle French, Mac McIntyre, Jeff Dennis, Keith Handegord, Dave Collier, Kelly McIntosh and Christin Dennis. Pictured in the second row: Kevin Hart (orange shirt). Pictured kneeling in front: Steve Sturgeon (left), Jo Howe (middle) and Melissa Stevens (right). Photo by Hussam El-Ghussein, MyStratfordNow.com.
For more information about the Open House and inquiries about the Tipi of Huron-Perth, please contact:
Christin Dennis
Organizer and Facilitator, Tipi of Huron-Perth
info@tipiofhuronperth.ca
The Tipi of Huron-Perth was relocated to the Stratford Perth Museum campus with the generous support of Destination Stratford, which is also the 2026 Media Sponsor for the Tipi of Huron-Perth.
The relocation has also been supported by United Way Perth-Huron, with funding to assist with moving the Tipi and the costs of programs and events at its new location. The Huron-Perth Children’s Aid Society has also supported the project through the donation of chairs for the Tipi.
Additional community partners and supporters include the Stratford Perth Community Foundation, Falstaff Family Centre.
The Tipi came to be with funding made available through the National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada, and administered on behalf of Kaswentha Two Row Nowby the Listowel-Wingham and Area Family Health Team