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Drumming<\/h2>\n
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“For Indigenous people in present-day British Columbia, drums are more than communication tools and musical instruments; they are tools for a lifelong connection to and relationship with all living things and the Creator.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Many drum teachings by First Nations in BC use the circle to represent balance and equality, wholeness and connection. The circle is unbroken and made of equal, connected, and infinite points. The Creator is the center, around which all living things\u2014including humans, sit. Each animal, plant, and human is the same distance from this center and has a unique and direct connection to it. The drum voices our connection to all creation when we drum and strengthens our connection to each other when we drum together.<\/p>\n

Circular drums are made by stretching an animal hide over a wooden frame that can be small enough to fit in a child\u2019s hand or large enough to seat a six-member host drum at powwow.” from: https:\/\/www.indigenousbc.com\/stories\/the-drum-heartbeat-of-our-indigenous-cultures\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Local Knowledge Keepers share the gift of the drum:<\/h3>\n

Local Indigenous knowledge keepers Jessie Everson, Shannon Campbell, Daryle Mills, JoAnn Restoule, David Dawson, Mavis Aubichon and Jaime Rosario share their connection and teachings to singing and the drum. Our knowledge keepers are sacred gifts within our School District 71 community.<\/p>\n