Learning from the land while preserving culture
We're heading out on the land, looking up at the sky and growing the seeds of culture.
The Ghost River Rediscovery camp in Alberta is not your average camp. Campers sleep in teepees, they learn from a First Nation elder and reconnect with their Indigenous heritage. CBC's Paul Karchut took the long, bumpy ride to check the camp out for himself.
We met TerryLynn Brant who is a Mohawk seed keeper. Her family has carried the responsibility of growing corn. But as Brant will share, the seeds grow more than just food.
When you look up at the night sky how many constellations can you name? The Big Dipper, Orion, the North Star. What about Wasagajack?
Wilfred Buck is a science educator in Manitoba. He teaches about the Cree constellations. Earlier this season Unreserved headed out into the bush with him and looked up at the night sky.
Watch: Wilfred Buck explains Cree constellations
Instead of games and ghost stories, it's germs and microscopes at this summer camp. The Science and Health Sciences Summer camp is in Kamloops, B.C., and is run by the Thompson Rivers University.
They hope to attract more Indigenous students to the sciences. The CBC's Jennifer Norwell stopped by and spoke to kids as they worked in a microbiology lab.
In Old Crow, Yukon, the Porcupine River is the centre of the community. It's the place to fish, hunt, travel and swim. So the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation wanted to make sure everyone stays safe. Two Whitehorse lifeguards recently traveled to Old Crow to teach kids how to stay safe in the river.
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