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cedar, sage, and tobacco are collected for the smudging ceremony. A bowl, metal pan, or shell is needed to put the ingredients in. These, along with lighting them on fire and creating smoke, are supposed to represent the elements of air, water, earth, and fire. The experienced teacher or elder will pull the smoke towards them. They use the smoke to act out “washing their hands” and then they pull the smoke over their heads. This is symbolic for them to remember goodness through all of their senses. When the ceremony is over the ashes are then released onto the ground.
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can be done through laughing, shouting, or crying with emphasis on letting go of negative energy. The Grand Chief sees the rebuilding of the sweat lodge as a way to share his culture with tourists. Sharing this experience with tourists will hopefully show their beliefs, value, and spirituality with Mother Earth. The new lodge was built with wood that was previously used on the original sweat lodge. Lava rocks are used to warm up the lodge since they hold temperatures well.
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Arnouse explained the importance of the sweat lodge. The sweat lodge can provide great healing and it is used for traditional purification processes. This happens through sweating out toxins from the body. It
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Canoe carving is a cultural practice for the Little
Shuswap community. They had stopped carving for sixty years and recently in 2017 decided to start practicing it again. They had help from another nearby band (Okanagan Indian Band) to refresh their memory on how to properly carve canoes, as well as
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Arnouse and the current Chief is James Tomma. James Tomma has run for chief six times in the span of 24 years. He vocalized that he never counts any of his battles as losses, and has been consistent with his multiple runs for Chief. On December 1, 2021, he was declared the
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Wellness Centre is used for health and social development programs and services. Programs offered include community health programs, social development such as income assistance and support for low income individuals and mental health counseling. They also offer summer day camp programs,
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Shuswap is not an exception. They have had cases as well as closures of places and events. As of 2022, they have canceled all events indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kamloops Powwow, which is an annual festival they host has also
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Carlton designed the future golf course.
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Thompson Okanagan region of British Columbia. As of March 2021, there are 347 members of the Little Shuswap Indian Band. Not all of these members live in the same area though. Salmon Arm, Chase, and Kamloops are areas nearby where other members are residing. Only
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Little Shuswap band members decided they needed to grow their economy as well as build a lucrative business. Because job security was important to them, the band members came up with the idea to build a tourist lodge in 1979. The name “Quaaout” means “when the sun’s rays first hit the water” in
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The Little Shuswap Indian Band is one of seventeen bands that are a part of the Secwepemc Nation. 10,000 years ago the people of the Secwepemc Nation were living in the areas as far as Quesnel to Shuswap. This is an area of about 180,000 square km. In a thirteen-year span epidemics caused the
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Before the Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band was named “Little Shuswap”, they went by some other names. In 1877, they were called “Alternate Little Lake” and in 1881, they went by “Kuaut” or “Kualt”. Their traditional name written in the SecwepemctsĂn language is “Qw7Ewt”.
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