Gifts and Stories from the Land (#EDC036)

Presented by the FNMI Division, the Gift Basket provides a potpourri of experiences to learn about local Indigenous Cultures + attend an NHL Hockey Game You find various learning resources and stories such as:

1. Lets Learn Cree – By Jules Thomas (Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation – Treaty 8) contains 4 books; Animals in Cree, Numbers in Cree, Commands in Cree and Tansi/Hello and 2 sets of flash cards in Cree.
2. Medicines to Help Us: Traditional Métis Plant - By Christie Belcourt Based on Métis artist Christi Belcourt’s painting “Medicines to Help Us,” this innovative and vibrant resource honours the centuries-old healing traditions of Métis women. For this book, Christi Belcourt fuses her evocative artwork with Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and Western Science. With contributions from Métis Elders Rose Richardson and Olive Whitford, as well as key Michif phrases and terminology, Medicines to Help Us is the most accessible resource relating to Métis healing traditions produced to date.
3. “Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations” by Richard Wagamese In this carefully curated selection of everyday reflections, Richard Wagamese finds lessons in both the mundane and sublime as he muses on the universe, drawing inspiration from working in the bush--sawing and cutting and stacking wood for winter as well as the smudge ceremony to bring him closer to the Creator.
4. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology - a collection of 26 stories by Indigenous authors exploring horror, myth, and folklore. Featuring stories by: Norris Black, ​​​​Amber Blaeser-Wardzala, Phoenix Boudreau, Cherie Dimaline, Carson Faust, Kelli Jo Ford, Kate Hart, Shane Hawk, Brandon Hobson, Darcie Little Badger, Conley Lyons, Nick Medina, Tiffany Morris, Tommy Orange, Mona Susan Power, Marcie R. Rendon, Waubgeshig Rice, Rebecca Roanhorse, Andrea L. Rogers, Morgan Talty, D.H. Trujillo, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr., Richard Van Camp, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Royce Young Wolf, Mathilda Zeller.

As well there are BONUS items such as:

1. Cedar soaps from Mother Earth Essentials (Indigenous-owned, Edmonton business)
2. Indigenous Art Beverage Coasters
3. 1 jar of homemade wild saskatoon jam
4. 1 jar of homemade raspberry jam
5. MMIWG beaded wrist lanyard
6. Indigenous Artwork - "Lakeview" live edge wood burning piece. 18" x 9 1/4" varnished and ready to hang – By Sebastian Gordon
7. Edmonton Oilers vs. Ottawa Senators 2 Hockey Tickets – Sun., Dec. 22 @ 6pm. – Will e-transfer tickets to successful bidder