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Tipi ceremony
Craft History & heritage Indigenous Storytelling
Date and time
Location
Outside at the Kerry Vickar Centre
Melfort, SK
Directions: Tipi ceremony will be outside on the grass east of the main entrance.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
Elders will erect a tipi in a traditional tipi ceremony. There are fifteen traditional indigenous peoples' cultural values that serve as a guide for happy and healthy living. Each value is honored in the construction of a tipi which requires 15 poles, with each pole symbolizing one value. Values such as respect, faith, kinship, and more.
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Organizer
Culture Days Melfort
Culture Days Melfort is made up of many cultural group representatives, individuals, and city staff. Our mandate is to plan, organize and carry out events for annual culture Days celebrations. We meet year-round to do this. We are always looking to add new performers, new events and new audiences.
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