Life in Waterloo

Life in Waterloo

A place to cover your head would seem to be just a simple thing but it is among some of the necessities in the world. Some of the accommodations available are apartments that can either be rental or personally owned. Depending on the place you want to live you can …

Interviews

Interviews

This morning we greeted the new light of the day. When learning about the music of the First Nations, nothing can compare with talking directly with the drummers, singers, dancers and musicians who keep the traditions of their people alive today. In the interviews below, we speak with the modern …

Native Drums Video

Native Drums Video

Each video is available in quicktime, real, windows media, and mpeg formats. The Native Drums original videos are 5 minutes long and as such the files are reasonably large. The low resolution files are all approximately 13 megabytes in size, whereas the high resolution files vary from about 30 megabytes …

Stories

Stories

When reading these stories, we must understand that many indigenous languages in Canada are based on animate and inanimate ways of thinking and speaking. In others words, all creation is either alive or not alive. Everything has a spirit (animate) or no spirit (inanimate), but each has a purpose, a …

The Drum Lives

The Drum Lives

The music of the First Nations is not a single entity, but a vast and shifting landscape of sound that varies from Nation to Nation, from region to region across Canada. Yet all these different musical traditions circle around certain core beliefs, around valuable morals and lessons for the life …

Iroquois Social Dance

Among Iroquoian peoples, social dancing is integral to the life of every community. Sometimes dances are held simply to bring the community together. Other times the social dancing supports the larger religious festivals like the Maple Syrup, Green Corn or even the most important festival in the Iroquois calendar, the …

Owl Mask

Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation UCC The Owl is one of the characters that appear in both the T?seka and T?a’sala ceremonies. Owl represents the “Wise One” and the keeper of their knowledge. Every animal has its role and teachings as a part of this ceremony. In Kwakwaka’wakw culture, Owl is associated …

Mask Gallery

The Mask Gallery has original masks from the Pacific Northwest Cultures. Enter the fascinating world of history and traditions. Click below or in the button arc to discover the masks and their stories. Dzunukwa Mask Kwigwis Mask Bakwas Mask Deaf Man Mask Nulamal Mask Crooked Beak Mask Baxbakwalanuksiwe Mask Owl …