Blog Posts

The Pow Wow Aunties will be hosting a Poster Contest for this year’s Pow Wow! Students in grade 8-12 are invited to submit their artwork to be featured. Please see the information below and the poster!

In December, classes at South Nelson learned about the oral tradition and how some nations recorded their histories through the Winter Count. We looked at the Lone Dog Winter Count as well as a few other examples, and discussed what each symbol might have meant.

We’re a month into 2025, and it’s so exciting to see snow! In schools right now, schools are offering ski trips and other opportunities for outdoor activities with great support from our bus drivers and other transportation staff who make sure children and youth get where they are going and back again safely during and after school hours. 

The semester is wrapping up here at the LV Rogers and with it comes the final exams and assessments.

Happy New Year, and kiʔsuʔ

As we near winter break

At Salmo Elementary,  we have been joyfully celebrating Indigenous Brilliance in many meaningful ways. One teaching shared with me by Donna Wright emphasized the deep interconnectedness of culture and well-being- a lesson that has profoundly guided us. 

In November at Wildflower Nelson we dove deep into Indigenous Veterans Day and Métis Awareness month. We started our month learning about legendary Canadian Indigenous Athlete, Tom Longboat and his connection to Indigenous Veterans Day.

Tom had many accomplishments, such as:

This year at Blewett Elementary, our school community is focusing on integrating Indigenous ways of knowing, being, histories, and perspectives into our everyday learning. Our school community has begun and will continue to integrate these teachings through storytelling, art, music, circle, and other traditional practices. 

Rock Your Moccs week is November 10-16 2024. Rock Your Moccs is an event to amplify Indigenous traditions of footwear and to honour how the styles vary from Nation to Nation. Wear moccasins this week to connect with your Nation.. to honour Indigenous traditions.. and to start conversations around our traditions.