Yesterday (June 22), Huntsville students and community members celebrated First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures in River Mill Park. The gathered crowd received a heartfelt miigwech (thank you) from Deina Bomberry, a teacher at Wasauksing School who accompanied the Little Spirit Singers to Huntsville. The ten young girls shared traditional songs with the audience and let them in both dancing and drumming activities.
“I am very proud of these young ladies,” said Bomberry. “They stand on this stage to share with you what they truly love to do, which is to stand in the spirit of healing, honouring, acknowledging and giving thanks for everything we’ve been given. And miigwech for everything you are going to be giving us today because we are going to go home filled with your love, your beauty, your strength, your kindness, and your respect.”
If you missed it, please enjoy the selection of photos from the event below. You can learn more about Huntsville’s annual First Nations, Métis, and Inuit celebration on Doppler here.
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- Teri Souter, the Town’s manager of Art, Culture and Heritage, welcomes students and community members
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- Deina Bomberry says miigwech to everyone for coming
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- Deina leads the audience on a crow hop dance
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- Students danced in a circle, following the circle of the sun as is tradition
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- Members of the community stopped to enjoy the day, too
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- The Little Spirit Singers shared drums with the audience
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- The Little Spirit Singers shared drums with the audience
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