First Nations Archives - Motivated by Nature

Think Indigenous – First Nations, Metis and Inuit Culture Camp – Part 1 2

3 Jul, 2018 in Community tagged camp / ceremony / culture / First Nations / indigenous / inuit / metis / tradition by Susanne Heaton

On May 31 and June 1, I participated in the Think Indigenous Culture Camp that was sponsored by the Calgary Regional Consortium at Blackfoot Crossing. This will be the first part of the two part series. I truly feel that I was blessed to be exposed to all the wisdom […]

Seven Powwow Insights

2 Jul, 2015 in Lessons from Nature tagged Bev Lambert / bow valley college / Canada Day / city of calgary / community / First Nations / iniikokaan aboriginal centre / Jenna Bloomfield / Naheed Nenshi / Powwow / princess island park by Susanne Heaton

This Canada Day, I celebrated by going to an outdoor Powwow at Prince Island Park in Calgary that was put on by the City of Calgary and the Iniikokaan Aboriginal Centre at Bow Valley College. A Powwow is a social gathering which honours the First Nations culture through singing, drumming, […]