Bronze Shoes and Moccasins: First Nations and Famine Irish Forced Migration

Bronze Shoes and Moccasins: First Nations and Famine Irish Forced Migration (28:57) tells the story of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation that generously contributed to Irish Famine Relief in Canada West (now Ontario) on 22 March 1847 even while they were being removed from their homes, without knowing where they would resettle. The film also explores the role of European settlers, including the mass influx of Famine Irish emigrants, in dispossessing Indigenous peoples from their land.

Bronze Shoes and Moccasins: First Nations and Famine Irish Forced Migration is hosted by the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park, and Irish Heritage Trust in collaboration with the Embassy of Ireland in Ottawa and the University of St Michael's College in the University of Toronto. It is funded by the Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme.

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