The culture camp began Tuesday and ends Thursday. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

traditions

Woodland Wellness Centre hosts cultural camp before National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Sep 26, 2023 | 5:00 PM

In the lead up to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is hosting the Woodland Wellness Centre Cultural Camp over the next three days.

The event began Tuesday with an opening prayer followed by lunch. The cultural camp includes traditional teachings, storytelling from Elders, moose hide tanning, paddle making and more.

“Anybody is welcome. We want to showcase what we’re about in this area and I hope the people understand that we are all working together to help each other out,” said organizer Clyde Cook.

“This is to show most of our people that we’re Indigenous and we are proud of it. A lot of our area of Woodland Cree people, this is how we live. We just wanted to show everybody that this is what we are all about.”

Cook explained it was a good time to host such a camp as clients of the Woodland Wellness Centre are in their home communities this week. He noted so far on Tuesday, students from Senator Myles Venne School attended, as well as clients from NorthSask Special Needs.

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“We are welcoming the public to come in just to see a little bit about ourselves from around here, what we do and what is it all about in this area,” Cook said, adding traditional foods like moose, fish, duck and bannock will be served until the event ends Thursday.

Traditional foods wille be served over the next few days. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Students from Senator Myles Venne School make paddles out of wood. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will be a busy one in the tri-communities. It will start at 9:30 a.m. with an official renaming ceremony of the Montreal River Bridge to Reconciliation Bridge at that location. It’s being held in partnership with Air Ronge, La Ronge, the LLRIB and the Ministry of Highways.

At 11 a.m., there will be an awareness walk from the band office to the urban reserve. That will be followed by a traditional lunch and afternoon activities such as storytelling, arts and crafts, face painting, and performances by the Prairie Land Dancers and Don Burnstick.

Burnstick will also be performing a free, adults-only show at the Kikinahk Friendship Centre with first come, first serve seating. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. In addition, the show will include the Creeland Dancers and a comedy show by Sherry McKay and Stephanie Pangowish.

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