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| Titles |
Thomas Mckenzie- Culture in Canada- Traditions: |
| Name |
Thomas Mckenzie |
| Type of Resource |
still image |
| Abstract |
This audio recording talks at length about traditions in Canada. This audio recording in Cree, but I the English translation is provided below.
"Learning how to survive on the land, was both by observation and participating through instruction. How to make fire and how to build a shelter, where there is no cabin or tent. Experiential learning included; how to survive in the wilderness, how to trap, how to prepare and dress the animals and how to hunt successfully. This also included how to fish and make bannock. I was taught how to make bannock on a fire. How to travel in this terrain and to be always aware of the weather patterns. I was taught to be careful of slush and to be able to determine and indicate whether the ice was strong enough. This was imbedded as a strict teaching because it important for survival."
"I was taught how to speak Cree properly and fluently. I was taught to share or gift traditional food. If moose hunting is successful, I share the meat. When I set the net, I share the fish that I catch. We have a feast together and everyone has a share of the catch, the people that live close by and family also get their share."
"I also observed how the people worked. My father is the one that taught us this. I saw how he worked. Now that I am older, I understand why it was important to observe and participate in the traditional activities that we were taught. How to work and take care of the people around you." |
| Physical Location |
Prince Albert Model Forest |
| Holding Sublocation |
Grandmother's Bay |
| Identifier |
PAMF 2 |
| Access Condition |
Prince Albert Model Forest |
| Subject Hierarchical Geographic |
North America--Canada------Grandmother's Bay |
| Subject Cartographic |
55.6179 N, 104.5977 W |
| Subject Local Name |
--Culture in Canada--Traditions--Cree--Language--Feasts--Fishing--Hunting--Lifeways---- |