Cree Choir preparing for annual PAGC festival
In a bid to strengthen the Cree language, a special choir has been practicing every noon hour at Senator Myles Venne School.
Librarian Edna Mirasty has led the Cree Choir program for more than 20 years at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band facility. It’s geared toward Grade 5 and 6 students, and regularly attended by between six and 12 members, she said. Currently, Mirasty said, the choir is learning to recite the Lord’s Prayer and a Cree adaptation of “Sweet Bye and Bye.”
“Right now, we’re practicing for the PAGC (Prince Albert Grand Council) Fine Arts Festival, which usually happens in April,” Mirasty said. “A week before the fine arts, we’ll have a jig-off, a sing-off and a little concert in the main gym for all the school to see.”