This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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Sylvia Thorburn, photo by Marina Gryde, 2025 -
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Buffalo and Beads
Celebrating the meaning and making of Ribbon Skirts
In-person
History & heritage Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation 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 Cree educator and beadwork artist, Sylvia Thorburn for her presentation of Ribbon Skirts, their cultural significance and continued creative evolution as Indigenous displays of cultural pride.
Explore the meaning, beauty and creativity of ribbon skirts and how they keep evolving and are worn with pride by Indigenous women at special events! Sylvia, an accomplished Cree beader, educator and story teller will share stories of community and bring beading examples along with ribbon skirts to teach how these beautiful art expressions are made! Prepare to come and have fun!
Sylvia will share stories and teach some basic beading techniques.
Participants will have the opportunity to Paint a Hand Drum with dot art or free-style. (morning & afternoon)
Organizer
Climax Community Museum
Climax Community Museum offers unique displays, immersive events and interactive experiences to explore, inform, and broaden the public’s understanding of history from multiple culturally- informed perspectives in today’s changing milieu as we move towards more inclusive and egalitarian practice.
This event is part of a hub:
Truth and Reconciliation, the Frenchman Valley/Climax Hub
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