NIPIGON — As Canada celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, 2022, students at St. Edward Catholic School, took time to celebrate the Indigenous traditions and culture of their classmates. They participated in a special day of activities, including what is known as a “water walk”, a very important part of Indigenous spirituality.
As the day’s activities continued, the class was led by Mrs. Borg and student drummers, who shared two songs with them. The gymnasium became a forum for sharing in Indigenous culture and tradition as student drummers formed a circle, inviting all of their non-Indigenous classmates to join in as they shared traditional songs.
As the Grade 8 class listened to the stories, and later the drumming, they gained a better appreciation for how, for these students, water is seen as a life sustaining gift from Mother Nature. It represented a traditional teaching passed down to them from their Elders, and family members. Water, according to their traditional teachings, nourishes living things on the land and supports life in the rivers, lakes, and oceans.
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