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Potlatch: What I Learned as a Guest
In 2014 I was honoured to be invited to witness a potlatch just off Northern Vancouver Island and wanted to provide a bit of history and some...
Arts and Culture (5)
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First Nations and Salmon Fisheries
Salmon have been a vital food source to many First Nations in BC since time immemorial but to many cultures, the salmon is much, much more than a...
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Keepers Of The Children Reconnect With Native American Heritage
July 30, 2013 - Reno, NV -- In 2004, Laura Ramirez published what was to be an award-winning book and a great source of wisdom and support for...
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Creation Stories - The Origins of Culture
An Exploration of Ktunaxa Creation Stories By Tanya Laing Gahr This video was created as part of a thesis project for a master’s degree in...
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The Wampum with Ken Maracle
While other cultures used wampum, this article is primarily about the Haudenosaunee usage.
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Indigenous Powwow Dances - #3 of 3 in the Powwow Series
This is the third in our three-part series on the Indigenous powwow. The first was A Primer on the Indigenous Powwow, the second was about the...
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Indigenous Powwow Protocol - #2 of 3 in the Powwow Series
This is the second in our three-part series on powwows. In the first part, A Primer on Indigenous Powwows, we covered a bit of the history. This...
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A Primer on the Indigenous Powwow - #1 of 3 in the Powwow Series
This is the first in a series of articles on the Indigenous powwow - a short history, the dances, drums, and songs, and the all-important protocol....
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Indigenous Sacred Plants: Sage
This is the last in our series on Indigenous sacred plants. Sage, along with sweetgrass, red cedar and tobacco, is one of the four plants considered...
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Turtle Island Voices - Interactive Books for Kids and Teachers
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin could well have been speaking about the...