UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY: Pow Wow Is A Sacred Gathering

Many First Nations come together at every Pow Wow to celebrate culture and heritage. At the Matachewan FN Annual Pow Wow which ran August 29 and 30 are from L-R: Traditional Dancer George Rose, Attawapiskat FN; Elder Vina Hendrix-Landry, Matachewan FN and Betty Naveau, Mattagami FN. (Photo by Xavier Kataquapit)

By Xavier Kataquapit This past month, I was happy to attend two Pow Wows I hadn’t been to in years. I attended the Mattagami First Nation Pow Wow and the Matachewan First Nation Pow Wow. These are two special communities I have had the good fortune to be involved in for over 30 years. I stopped attending public events eight years ago when my partner Mike was diagnosed with a debilitating disease. We could not afford for him to get sick with a common cold which meant that I also could not catch anything for fear of passing on any sickness to him. We both missed many events over the years but we were more than happy to hear about these Pow Wows since they meant so much to so…

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