I hoped that today would be even better then yesterday although it’d be very hard considering the new moccasins and headband Mother sewed for me the night before, but it definitely was.
My day started of with playing games with my brother, sister and other Métis children like horse racing, boxing and even wrestling . We later decided to go into the woods to do some archery where I oddly had perfect aim but the fun had to be cut short as it started to rain. While we remained inside we played various card games, competitive chess, checkers and dominoes to pass the snail-paced time. Although the fear of the rain continuing we tried shifting our attention to making pottery to keep us occupied.
Thankfully the rained stopped just in time surprisingly not only were the families in our cabin there but the entire Métis tribe along with our chief Louis Riel who looked as if he had enjoyed the camp fire as much as everyone else. We ate shared pemmican with each other as well as potatoes, onions and turnips from the homemade garden behind our teepee.
As the night went on the chanting of hymns began along with the traditional Red River jig where it would challenge dancers to keep up with the beat of the fiddler but also have separate contests for the musicians as well which range from the young all the way to the elders. Later was when my favourite part of the entire night began; Grandmother was the first to tell a story which I’ve heard before but one that I’ll never get tired of hearing.
-Ekala (Udari Premachandra)
Aboriginals Dancing
Aboriginal Arts and Crafts
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