{"id":182759,"date":"2023-09-26T14:29:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T18:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=182759"},"modified":"2023-09-27T10:46:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:46:54","slug":"amlamgogs-first-ever-youth-powwow-happens-this-saturday-on-truth-and-reconciliation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/amlamgogs-first-ever-youth-powwow-happens-this-saturday-on-truth-and-reconciliation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Amlamgog\u2019s first ever youth powwow happens Saturday on Truth and Reconciliation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amlamgog is hosting its first ever Youth Mini Powwow this Saturday, September 30 at the Amlamgog (Fort Folly First Nation) office on Bernard Trail, just outside the village of Dorchester.<\/p>\n

CHMA dropped in to the band office to find out more about the event from Nicole Porter and one of the youth organizers, Porter\u2019s son, Zachary Dub\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Last year on September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Amlamgog (Fort Folly) First Nation hosted a sacred fire and a giant haybale teddy bear sporting on orange shirt, and sent out an open invitation for people to come visit. Cultural coordinator Nicole Porter says hundreds of people came from surrounding communities to pay their respects, to ask questions about residential schools and truth and reconciliation, and of course, to climb on the Orange Shirt Bear.<\/p>\n

Porter says the opportunity for members of Fort Folly to share their stories and culture was significant, so much so that after it was over she immediately started to think about what the community could do in 2023. An opportunity for some funding came along and so Porter thought, \u201clet\u2019s honour our children and actually have a mini powwow for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

This powwow, or Mawiomi as the gathering is known in Mi\u2019kmaq, is a first for Amlamgog, and part of a growing number of powwows happening in the Maritimes. Porter says access to funding is part of the equation, as is changing attitudes. \u201cWe definitely see a lot more powwows, and we\u2019re able to come out and gather in a good way, and not be scared to have backlash or anything like that,\u201d says Porter.<\/p>\n

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Firekeeper Zachary Dub\u00e9 of Fort Folly First Nation. Photo: Erica Butler<\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Zachary Dub\u00e9 will serve as a fire keeper during the powwow, tending the sacred fire as he did last year, and answering questions from visitors. Porter says she is also hoping to recruit some elders and knowledge keepers willing to give cultural teachings, in an effort to \u201ckeep with that momentum of sharing our culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the powwow is not just for visitors. Porter says in the small Amlamgog community not many people \u201cventure out to powwows\u2026 So starting off small, coming here, it gives them a feel for what to expect at one of the bigger ones. And it\u2019s a way for all of our children, our youth to come together, and just have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kids from Amlamgog have been learning to dance, and will be wearing newly created regalia for the powwow, handmade by Porter and other community members. \u201cWe had sewing classes, so people in the community would come down, they would help sew with me, and piece together all of the regalia pieces. Then they were blessed in ceremony, and now they can actually wear them out to powwows.\u201d<\/p>\n

Porter says everyone is welcome to the powwow on September 30. Parking is available along the road or at the Fort Folly Habitat Recovery, where you can access the Medicine Trail that leads to the band office. Grand Entry starts at 10am on Saturday, and Zachary Dub\u00e9 says it\u2019s not to be missed. \u201cThat is the best time to be there,\u201d says Dub\u00e9. \u201cBut really, you want to be there for as long as possible, to soak it all in.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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