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Studio K Cottonball Learns How to Pow Wow
It's Cottonball's very first time at a Pow Wow. She visits the Manito Ahbee Pow Wow to learn everything there is to know from her new friends.
- 2017
- 00:02:18
- 5-8
- Added on: 11/05/2018
CBC News First Nations Teen Told Not to Smudge Before School
"I smudge just to make myself feel good and to hope me and my family have a good day... I use it to send prayers out and to stay positive." An Aboriginal teen challenges his school's policy over a sacred aboriginal tradition. The 17-year-old Manitoba teen lost a younger brother to suicide last year and he says smudging — the ...
- 2014
- 00:01:40
- 9-12
- Added on: 08/18/2014
CBC News Rideau High Supports Aboriginal Smudging Tradition
As a Manitoba student fights to practice smudging, students at Rideau High School in Ottawa are making use of a new space designated for the spiritual cleansing ceremony. Grade 12 student Amanda Crete said being able to smudge during school hours helps her when she needs a break. "All the troubles and all the things that go on in daily ...
- 2014
- 00:01:50
- 9-12
- Added on: 03/14/2014
The Nature of Things Down to Earth
The program examines a number of outdoor education programs, such as Hood Ecologic, an inner-city environmental group that was started by four young students and Children of the Earth, the first native school in Canada to try to integrate traditional native teachings with academic course work. Children have much to teach us about maintaining a sense of wonder and respect ...
- 1994
- 00:45:53
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
Man Alive My People, My Prayers
For generations, many First Nations people have rejected their own spiritual heritage in favour of strict Christian doctrine. But now young natives seeking their roots wish to incorporate the traditions of their ancestors into their Christian faith. Man Alive examines the ways in which native ritual is now being welcomed into the Christian church. Fundamental spiritual practices, such as the ...
- 1996
- 00:24:19
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
