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About 10,000 visits had been made to the Athabasca Tribal Council’s annual cultural competition this previous weekend.
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The four-day competition was held Thursday to Sunday at Snye Level Park and showcased the Dene, Cree and Métis cultures of the Fort McMurray Wooden Buffalo area. Different Indigenous nations participated and this yr’s competition included Inuit throat singers.
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There was loads of drumming, dancing, singing and meals shared all through the occasion. Artists taught folks tips on how to make clothes, crafts and instruments with moose cover, birchbark, wooden and materials. There have been trappers and hunters exhibiting folks how they cleaned and ready meats, have a tendency hides and used instruments.
Karla Buffalo, CEO of the ATC, mentioned the competition is a part of a revival in Indigenous tradition that’s taking place. Most of the cultural practices that had been displayed overtly had been as soon as unlawful or frowned upon by the Canadian authorities.
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Buffalo mentioned looking restrictions had been as soon as so extreme that hunters had been pressured to depart reserves with out permission from Indian Brokers and hunt at evening. The stays could be cleaned earlier than morning so nobody could be punished.
“We had been making ready for weeks when it comes to having folks hunt and collect meals from the land. We had younger folks main us in Dene hand video games,” mentioned Buffalo. “Our persons are not being managed by colonial authorities practices and we’re reviving our tradition.”
Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) mentioned the cultural competition is a reunion for the Indigenous communities scattered throughout the area. Non-Indigenous folks had been invited to hitch and study concerning the Cree, Dene and Métis peoples of the area.
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“The one factor about our tradition is it’s very vibrant and thrilling. There’s nothing prefer it. Whenever you wake it again up, you higher be ready for it,” mentioned Adam, who can be president of the ATC. “It was very alive and nicely and we’re bringing it again. The thrill within the eyes of the younger folks is all you could know.”
Buffalo mentioned her favorite moments of the competition was seeing the involvement of younger folks within the competition. The suggestions from Indigenous and non-Indigenous folks was overwhelmingly optimistic. She hopes the competition will assist efforts for reconciliation within the Fort McMurray Wooden Buffalo area.
“Fort McMurray is such a various group with so many various cultures. It was wonderful to observe how many individuals from so many cultures got here down,” she mentioned. “They mentioned they felt so welcome and a few even mentioned they felt connections to their very own properties after they heard the drumming or tried among the meals.”
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Dancers on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 15, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A person in regalia dances on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 16, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A dancer on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 15, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A drummer on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 15, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Dancers on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 15, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A dancer on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 15, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A person in regalia on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 15, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Two boys in regalia on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 15, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A lady in regalia with a child service on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 15, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Drummers on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 16, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Drummers on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 16, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A workforce competes in Dene Hand Video games on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 16, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A dancer in regalia on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 16, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Brian Chook of the Fort McMurray First Nation 468 tends to the cover of a bison that was hunted in Saskatchewan on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 16, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A lady slices moose meat on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 16, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A lady makes bannock on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 16, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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Elders share tales on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 16, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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A teepee on the Athabasca Tribal Council’s cultural competition at Snye Level Park on September 16, 2023. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray In the present day/Postmedia Community
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