Friday's ceremony at Spirit Square for missing and murdered Indigenous women initially struck a very serious and sombre tone and left Madame questioning her life's choices about bringing us youngins. But we did so incredibly well and once the music started, we really seemed to enjoy the experience. Madame showed us the appropriate way to clap to the Indigenous drum beat - with palms up, ready to receive - and some of us got so into the music (in a perfectly appropriate way) that some of the city officials turned their cell phone cameras from the dancers to take pictures of US! We were intrigued by how the Indigenous people kept referring to the music as "medicine". Madame explained afterwards that music really can be medicine for our souls when we are sad or are hurting, or even when we're feeling good! Music washes over us, just like the smoke from the smudging (sacred herbs that were burned and wafted over various people in the audience). Madame said she was so incredibly proud of how well we did with this whole experience! Indigenous Women's Song: 9-year-old PowWow dancer: Young Indigenous boy dancing: In other news, it was Star Wars day this week... The force was with us. We have been working on our fishing prep for next Friday by making our own rods! First, we went to the forest to collect sticks. Next, we made a plan and had to solve 3 problems: (1) how would we attach the fishing line to the stick WITHOUT tape, (2) what could we use to make a bobber, and (3) what could we use to weigh down the hook so that it doesn't float on the surface of the water? We brainstormed in groups and gathered materials. Next week we will put them altogether and then try out our rods for real (or "reel"... ba-dum-ch!) on Friday. We said a sad "goodbye" to our chicks on Friday afternoon. We were so privileged to have had this experience and Farmer Crystal told us that we can come by her farm any time to visit them. Extra photos...
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