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Join the SSSC and Vanessa Cyr from the Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement for a fun session learning how to create your own medicine pouch! During the session, Vanessa will guide the group not just through the construction of the pouch, but also through stories exploring Indigenous teachings, knowledge, artistic tradition, and emotional, spiritual, physical, and mental wellbeing.
What is a Medicine Pouch?
The medicine pouch is very sacred to First Nations people. It is used as a way to connect with thoughts in a spiritual way. You put one or all the four sacred medicines in the pouch depending on how you may need its support. The four sacred medicines are Sweetgrass, Tobacco, Sage & Cedar. These medicines all have a job and serve a particular spiritual sense. It also has four pony beads in the color of white, yellow, red & black, and each color represents a direction - North, East, South & West, and also identifies the human race in each direction.
About the presenter: Vanessa Cyr, Indigenous Academic Cultural Officer
Vanessa facilitates and organizes cultural and academic programming for students. She also provides additional support by sharing Indigenous teachings and knowledge. Vanessa takes great pride in passing on Indigenous artistic traditions in order to enhance students’ emotional, spiritual, physical, and mental wellbeing. Vanessa is here to help connect Indigenous students with the many resources and supports available on campus and within the broader Ottawa community.
To register for this event please email sssc [at] carleton.ca. If registering prior to Wednesday, February 16th please include your mailing address in the email to have the materials for the Medicine Pouch mailed to you. If registering after Wednesday, February 16th, prior to the event please pick up the materials to create your own Medicine Pouch from the Ojigkwanong Indigenous Student Centre (228 Paterson Hall)
