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Nitram

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1. There has been a resurgence of interest among the Algonquin/Cree/Anishinaabe people...
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 09:12 AM
Jun 2016

...in their roots - language, customs, rituals, food, crafts/technology and spiritual beliefs. My wife and were invited to a ceremonial dinner on Bear Island in Temagami, Ontario last summer celebrating the completion of a N’Daki Menan Stewardship Program to help First Nation teenagers learn more about their roots. Substance abuse and crime have been an issue for this community, and programs like this one are successfully helping teenagers gain control over their lives and further their understanding of who they are and where they came from.

http://www.culturalcamps.com/Cultural_Camps/Stewardship.html

http://www.temagamifirstnation.ca/

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