ORAL TRADITION VIDEOS
13 Moons
Within the legend, we learn about how solstices, night and day, and the moon cycles came to be. In 13 Moons, Wāpastim shares the Cree names of the moons, along with teachings behind the 4 healing moons and much more.
Conflicting Accounts – Frog Lake Massacre
Wāpastim shares two different accounts of one historical event in Alberta history – the Frog Lake massacre. The events of this time are shared from both the settler written perspective and then from the Indigenous oral tradition perspective. We are asked to consider what led up to this event.
Fire Teachings
In this video, Wāpastim tells 3 stories about how fire came first to the Mohawk, then to the Micmac, and third, to the Cree people. He then shares his Nēhiyaw (Cree) knowledge about fire teachings, including the role fire plays in the symbiotic relationship between Nēhiyawak and nature.
Land Acknowledgements
Offering a land acknowledgment as a non-Indigenous person is an act of reconciliation. Kim shares some of the advice she’s received from Elders and Knowledge Keepers that has helped her along the way in terms of writing her own land acknowledgment.
