Wednesday, the 17th was the first time I went to Treaty 4 and
it was an absolutely amazing experience. Although I nearly froze to death, I
learned way more than I thought I would have.
Walking around with all kids from my class and
Bert the Fox was really cool because it kept us warm and we got to see all the
different things happening at the gathering. Some of the things going on at the
gathering were the career fair, dances, singing, food trucks and tug o’ war,
which -- by the way -- was really fun!
I did not
think I would fit in that well because I am not First Nations, but it was the
complete opposite, I felt totally in place, part of their big familyJ. Some of my favorite things happening at the gathering were eating the
french fries from Minnie’s Grill and the traditional dances; they had some
little kids who looked about seven dancing for one song and it was seriously
the cutest thing ever.
I’ve never been to a powwow or anything like
that so the dances were another first for me, and the regalia are so pretty and
make the dances ten times better!
As I said before it was utterly freezing that
day and I just wore a sweater and pants so I was even colder. Some of the
things that helped me keep from getting hypothermia were the yummy hot
chocolate that tastes like chocolate pudding and the fire which was going all
day for people who wanted to cook bannock on a stick.
After the
whole day I learned that everybody should have gatherings like these, even if
it’s just a family reunion at someone’s house; it really brings everyone
together, well the food does, mostly.Everything was so inspiring, it really
made me want to get my whole family together because Treaty 4 is like one huge
family.
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