By Megan Dewar Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On August 26th, Eksasoni residents had the opportunity to learn the proper methods of picking sweetgrass during an event hosted by band councillor, Starr Paul. Eskasoni youth, Eliza Gus Gould took advantage of the opportunity and took her younger sister and grandmother with her. “I’ve always heard that people will go pick some sweetgrass and that’s something I never really experienced. So, I signed up to go and also signed up my little sister and her friend and our cousin, because they never really experienced it either,” Gus Gould explained. “I’m a beader, I’m pretty crafty, so it was really good that instead of spending so much money on sweetgrass, someone was able to teach me how to pick it and do it correctly….
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