This is an archived event from Culture Days 2023.
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Cradleboard Craft Night
In-person
Craft History & heritage IndigenousDate and time
Location
Ile-a-la Crosse Public Library
Ile-a-la Crosse, SK
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
The cradleboard or in the Ojibway language "Tikinagan" has been used for generations to carry infants while keeping babies safe and comfortable. Indigenous people throughout North America indicate that it was common practice to cradleboard newborn children until they were able to walk, although many mothers continued to swaddle their children past their first birthday.
This program is for children and we have a limited number of kits.
Organizer
Ile-a-la Crosse Public Library
We are the public library serving the Metis community of Ile-a-la Crosse.