This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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Knowledge Keeper Clarence Oakes/Ways of Nekaneet Plains Cree Culture/M. Gryde/At Lt. Governor’s, Regina, SK 2025 -
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Ways of Nekaneet Plains Cree Culture
In-person
Truth and Reconciliation Indigenous History & heritage StorytellingDate and time
Location
Valley View Bible Camp in Frenchman River Valley - Take HWY 37
Highway 37, 15 minutes North of Climax, SK
Climax, SK
Directions: Take Hwy 37 *(36 kms) South of Shaunavon OR (15 minutes North of Climax) WATCH for VALLEY VIEW CAMP SIGN & Saskatchewan Flag at Hwy 37. *DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE to Camp is on a HILL, on SW side of Hwy 37 near Valley View Bible Camp SIGN! (not far from the bridge). Watch for FLAG! Note: Events will be held inside & outside. *Please dress for the weather. *There is NO CELL PHONE SERVICE in this valley, but cell service is available above the valley.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
Join Knowledge Keeper Clarence Oake’s informal talking circle about Nekaneet Plains Cree Culture. Nekaneet’s tenacity retained their ancestral lands in the Cypress Hills. Learn stories of Nekaneet’s ceremonies, traditional teachings, history, songs and medicines that keeps Nekaneet culture thriving. Clarence will also touch on aspects of Treaty 4 and will begin with opening prayer and an offering of sweet grass for healing, harmony and reconciliation for this Sept 30th gathering.
ABOUT
Knowledge Keeper Clarence Oakes from “Nekaneet First Nation” on Treaty 4 Territory continues to transmit the knowledge of his ancestors and has been invited to share Nekaneet teachings with students and schools in communities of Gull Lake, Consul, Climax and Fox Valley.
Organizer
Climax Community Museum
The Climax Community Museum (CCM) invites visitors to explore its diverse offerings across three distinct sites. Experience a journey through history at the main museum, featuring a variety of exhibits including a general store, fire-fighting equipment, and a Fort Walsh jail door. Discover a wide array of artifacts from Indigenous, ranching, and settler communities, as well as from medical, military, and sports backgrounds.
Partners
Nekaneet First Nation nekaneet.comThis event is part of a hub:
Truth and Reconciliation, the Frenchman Valley/Climax Hub
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