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Peavine students celebrate Aboriginal culture
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Bannock on a stick was one of the highlights of Cultural Day. Madison Cunningham, left, and Alesca Noskey enjoyed roasting their bannock over an open fire.
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Owen Gauchier runs with his rock-filled spoon to the finish line in the spoon race. The Grade 1 and 2 students participated in this event and won prizes.
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Elder Dorothy Cunningham makes tea using laboom mint leaves. Her husband, Elder Randy Cunningham, says his grandmother used laboom as a cold remedy years ago.
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Tweety Bird would be proud of these boys for winning their bird whistles. Geoffrey Noskey, left, and Jordy Noskiye won the bird whistles during a scavenger hunt.
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Many students made their canoe crafts out of paper. Left-right are Scott Carifelle, Spencer Anderson, Kaitlin Casper and Kadian Cunningham.
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Mac Olsen
South Peace News
Peavine Bishop Routhier School held its first annual Cultural Day near Calahasen Lake June 19, promoting awareness of Aboriginal culture by having Elders involved.
“We’ve never had a Cultural Day,” says principal Bruce Joudrey. “The idea was to bring Elders in and let them do the demonstrations.”
The students rotated through a series of events. For crafts, they made canoes out of paper and keychains using beads, string and a metal bird.
The Grade 1 and 2 students competed in a spoon race for prizes, while those in Grades 3-6 participated in a scavenger hunt and received prizes, too. Some students also had their faces painted.
Elder David McConnell demonstrated how to set up a tipi, explaining the rituals and procedures involved.
Elders Randy and Dorothy Cunningham demonstrated how to make tea using laboom, a wild mint leaf which grows along Calahasen Lake. Randy Cunningham’s grandmother used laboom as a cold remedy.
When they finished their tea, the students roasted bannock on a stick and enjoyed beef stew.
Archie Cunningham and his son, Ivan Cunningham, provided a wagon ride and some students took the opportunity to feed or pet the horses at the end of their ride.
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