Maamiwi Gibeshiwin

Maamiwi Gibeshiwin is a 4 day Anishinaabe cultural revitalization camp dedicated to providing a safe platform for young Anishinaabe people to reclaim their cultural identity as well as non-Indigenous people to develop their allyship skills. This year, which will be the 4th year of the camp running successfully, the focus will be on food and healing through food. The camp activities will include traditional food preparation, butchering a moose and other wild meats, possibly tanning a hide, hunting and trapping and preparation of tools for food and food storage like birch bark baskets. Cultural ceremonies like sunrise ceremony and sweatlodge, and open-art projects such as moccasin-making, medicine pouch making will also be part of the camp. A special addition to this year’s programming is a medicine-making workshop. Outcome work will comprise of an illustrated graphic novel (likely with Elton Beardy)and possibly a short documentary in collaboration with Debajehmujig theatre group.