On the Look Out: Tipi, Teepee, Tepee...

 How, that’s the question here. As in how in the world do you spell Tipi? Lots of people have been wondering how you do, well there are a few ways that it’s spelled: tipi, tepee, and teepee. The word means the same thing; it means a conical tent, traditionally made of animal skins and wooden poles. Some common misspellings are Teepe (67%) and tepe (33%).

In finding different ways of spelling tipi, I look in to publications. In Treaty Essential Learning’s: We Are Treaty People, written by Office of the Treaty Commissioner, the word is spelled “Tipi”.  In the UXL encyclopedia of Native American tribes they spell it “Tepees”. So, is there a right way to spell tipi/teepee? I wanted see how other people spelled tipi; the first person I talked to said “Teepee”, the next person told me “Teepe”, and the last person said "tipie."

By Randi                                                                

 

 

Climbing the Hill at Treaty Four for the View

 

On the second day of Bert Fox going to the Treaty Four Gathering a group of friends and I climbed the hill overlooking the gathering and the lake.

 

Looking at the hill from the pow wow grounds it looks much closer and less steep than it actually is; we expected to be at the top of the hill in ten or so minutes. We were wrong. It took us about half an hour to get to the hill and all the way up to about the top where we stopped.

 

It was an amazing view and you could see lots of the valley, town, and all of Mission lake. Three of us made it to the top, but the other two made it about halfway and stopped. It was the first time I had seen that much of the Qu’Appelle valley, so it was a really cool experience!

 

By Lane

 

Heading back to check if the others were coming to the top.

 

It was a steep hill, but It was well worth the climb.

Wow, That's an Awesome Picture

 

The Treaty 4 gathering was an awesome week for me because I got to go outside and experience it. I walked around and met a couple people that Bren and I interviewed. I took lots of pictures and I learned to be a Journalist. I learned a little bit of culture, and I saw lots of people, some who used to come to school here in the Fort, like Nick who goes to school in Cupar or some other school.

The site of Treaty 4 was cool. I saw a photo, that I didn’t take, but someone else did. It showed the whole valley from on top of the hill and I wanted to put it on my blog and say ‘’WOW’’, that is an awesome picture.

Wednesday was neat because I looked at the culture, people, all of the tipis and all of the activities that took place, like the round dance and the missing game. The day was cool and my interview was done. Later I got to meet Creeson Agecoutay, a little bit, and then we did nothing after lunch and a lot of guys started walking back to the school, but I waited until we got back on the bus and left.

That was the end of the day and the next day we went back there for one period and I took pictures and tried to interview the people that some didn’t get to interview. The week was great and I hope I’ll get to share it with my friends and cousins, and I hope that the others had a good week, too!

By Hunter



 

 

The Signing

Treaty 4 is a treaty established between Queen Victoria and the Cree and Saulteaux First Nations. This treaty is also called the Qu'appelle Treaty, because its first signings were made in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan on September 15, 1874.The treaty would last as long as the grass grows, the river flows, and the sun shines. By signing treaties, tribes traded vast amounts of their land and resources in exchange for Indian reservations and things like protection from any attacks, health care, education, religious freedom, protection of hunting and fishing rights. However many of the rights that were originally made are slowly being taken away from the First Nations people.

Kick a Hole in the Sky

 

 

This year at Treaty Four I heard the drum group Kick a Hole in the Sky. They helped the pow wow dancers dance. They are from Peepeekisis First Nation. The sound of the beat was amazing. Their singing was amazing. The pow wow dancers were so greatful to those eight boys who sang for them. The feeling of hearing them sing was great on the ears to hear. This was the most interesting thing at the Treaty 4 this year.

by Tamara

Giving Elder Tobacco

When I was at treaty four, I learned that you have to bring tobacco to elders when you interview them.The reason why you bring tobacco to elders is because it shows respect to them. I got my tobacco from Mrs. Koops. It was a small pouch of blue cloth tied with a blue ribbon. I handed it over to Margaret Keewatin. She smiled and said, "thanks." I was working with Brant and Kenzie. None of us had ever done this before.

By Avery

First Time at Treaty Four

On a day that we go to Treaty Four to learn Journalism, it is my first time to watch Treaty Four events.  I get in to the car and arrive at the Treaty Four gathering. I see lots of tipis that are standing on the ground. I’ve never seen that before and it looks really great to me. This is the second day attending; yesterday I saw the flag raising ceremony. This picture below was taken right after when the flag raising ceremony was finished.

 

After that, I had an interview with Eroll Kinistino. He was a really good man. He told me lots of things about Treaty Four. I learned about Treaty Four and First Nation culture from him. I didn’t know lots of things about this event and never thought about it. But, now I would like to learn more and have  an interest about Treaty Four. So, I feel really thankful to Eroll and I want to talk to him next time.

by Alex

 

Stay tuned for my article I'm writing with Jun about Errol.