Part of the 2025 Indigenous Knowledges Gathering

Join us for an afternoon of connection, reflection and storytelling with a special screening of "The Eternal Song" at the Assembly Hall.

Presented with Humber Polytechnic's Indigenous Education and Engagement Department, with thethe Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre and the Humber & University of Guelph-Humber Library. 

Humber Polytechnic

The Eternal Song is a cinematic journey through timeless lands and their Indigenous cultures. Voices from around the world and across generations call us to witness the deep, ongoing scars of colonization on lands and peoples, and the healing that comes through ancestral wisdom. Entrusted with medicine stories, we grapple with colonial legacies, intergenerational trauma, our own fragmentation and culture of separation.

The film reveals how modernity severs our connection to nature, each other, and the ancestral realm, while feeding us empty promises of salvation, unlimited consumption and economic growth, and individual happiness. As we are drawn into the intricate web of kinship and honoring the living presence of Mother Earth, we awaken a remembrance. A sacred dance comes to life and we begin to hear the eternal song of Life itself, calling us back to belonging.

The Eternal Song

The Eternal Song Screening - Indigenous Knowledges Gathering

Assembly Hall is dedicated to nurturing and celebrating community, creativity and culture with arts-focused classes, performances and events. The beautifully restored building, which blends history with innovative modern design, is a favourite community-based location for meetings, celebrations and more.

The screening will be hosted in the Performance Hall. The site is accessible by Public Transit, either by the 501 Long Branch streetcar, which runs along Lake Shore Blvd. W., or by the 44 Kipling South bus, from Kipling Station. 