CCHS hosts community feast and Dene hand games workshop
Those who attended the Community Feast and Hand Games workshop at Churchill Community High School found value in it and left thinking it was a good experience.
That’s according to Julie Andrews who helped organizing what was called a celebration of Densuline lifestyle. Andrews stated it was the second time the Northern Lifestyles class at the school hosted it, noting the first was held in January and they hope to make it an annual gathering open to the public.
“I was happy with it,” she said about the attendance. “People are at different points in their journey with reconciliation, and they are on their path of understanding more about the culture and decolonizing themselves. This was a really good opportunity to experience it firsthand.”
The celebration began with a pipe ceremony at 6 p.m. performed by Victor Tssessaze of Lac Brochet. There were also traditional teachings with a spirit fire, smudge, community feast and Dene hand games. The hand games were led by John Paquettes of Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation and his three grandsons.
