1. Presentation by Sharon Meyer NESD FNMI

2. Traditional Art Ceremonial and Spiritual Art Utilitarian Art Contemporary Art Woodland Art Pop Art Refer to notes for examples of Items in each category

3. Various items were used for spiritual ceremonies Many of the items are now considered art Smudging The abalone shell is used as a smudge bowl

4. Rattle The rattle is used in various ceremonies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAF7uJFgyOw Making Shamanic Rattles 2:45

5. The Sacred pipe is never stored in one piece The bowl is the female The stem is the male When they are put together they are symbolic of life (male + female create life) The bowl is made from sacred red rock or black rock The stem is made from wood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZII8-qUac0 Keith Smith - Pipemaker at Indian Summer Festival 9:53

6. Masks tend to be used in the Haida and Inuit Nations. Masks help re-create a story or are used for protection in ceremonies. In contemporary lifestyle how are masks used? Halloween, drama, jobs such as welder, sports masks such as hockey. Can you come up with some examples and why they are used? Masks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8WREmWxggU The Spirit of the Mask- sacred Native American ceremonies 5:43

7. The 4 Sacred Plants: -tobacco -sweetgrass -sage -cedar The purpose of the plants is to help keep us balanced. There is a NESD FNMI Medicine Bundle available for further teaching. Student art – Leah Dorian style https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1xhxSD7i_g Elder Bertha Skye talks about Birch trees as Medicine 2:44

8. The Eagle is sacred to the FN people. It is the only bird that flies as high as it does in the sky. Close to the Creator. It is a high honor to be gifted an eagle feather. An eagle feather is provided to a person by an Elder in recognition for accomplishing something such as a ceremony or a high achievement in life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flDnZmWyTaE Native Eagle Feather Teachings By Adrian LaChance 2:45

9. The medicine bag or bundle contained significant items for an individual or family clan. The items could be compared to you wearing your birthstone or a mineral necklace for energy.

10. There are two drums that are used: Hand drum is used by one person The big drum or powwow drum is used by 4 or more people. There is traditionally to be no less than 4 people to represent the directions around the drum: north, east, south, west. There is a NESD FNMI Drum Bundle available for further teaching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6bqcgzHI80 Making Hand Drums with Sagkeeng Child and Family Services - 2012 5:59

11. Thank you for looking, listening, and learning! Sharon Meyer NESD FNMI meyer.sharon@nesd.ca (306)401-7848