Demian has led a Christmas break school program that focuses on land based cultural activities. The activities included making and setting snares, catching animals such as rabbits, martins, etc., skinning them, tanning them, cooking them, and making clothes out of them. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for students to reconnect with the land and reinforce a sense of cultural and historical continuity with their ancestors. Demian is a Cree man from Fox Lake Cree Nation. He volunteers his time at both Fox Lake School and the school in Gillam, MB. He is in an apprenticeship program with community Elders, who are teaching him about the traditional use of land, plants, and animals. During the school year 2017-2018, he has shown the grade 4-8 classes in Fox Lake how to garden vegetables, clean certain kinds of fish, plant medicine, skin a martin, and make a drum.

Demian has led a Christmas break school program that focuses on land based cultural activities. The activities included making and setting snares, catching animals such as rabbits, martins, etc., skinning them, tanning them, cooking them, and making clothes out of them. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for students to reconnect with the land and reinforce a sense of cultural and historical continuity with their ancestors. Demian is a Cree man from Fox Lake Cree Nation. He volunteers his time at both Fox Lake School and the school in Gillam, MB. He is in an apprenticeship program with community Elders, who are teaching him about the traditional use of land, plants, and animals. During the school year 2017-2018, he has shown the grade 4-8 classes in Fox Lake how to garden vegetables, clean certain kinds of fish, plant medicine, skin a martin, and make a drum.

Demian a dirigé un programme pour le congé de Noël axé sur les activités culturelles ancrées sur le territoire. Voici certaines des activités qu’il comprend : fabriquer et poser des pièges, attraper des animaux comme des lapins ou des martres, les dépouiller et  tanner leurs peaux, les cuisiner et en faire des vêtements. L’objectif du programme est de donner aux élèves l’occasion de se reconnecter au territoire et de renforcer leur sentiment de continuité culturelle et historique avec leurs ancêtres. Demian est un Cri originaire de la Nation crie de Fox Lake. Il fait du bénévolat à l’école Fox Lake et à l’école Gillam (Manitoba). Il participe à un programme d’apprentissage avec des aînés de la communauté qui lui enseignent l’utilisation traditionnelle de la terre, des plantes et des animaux. Pendant l’année scolaire 2017-2018, il a montré aux classes de la 4e à la 8e année de Fox Lake comment cultiver des légumes, nettoyer certains types de poisson, connaître les plantes médicinales, dépouiller une hirondelle et fabriquer un tambour.

Demian has led a Christmas break school program that focuses on land based cultural activities. The activities included making and setting snares, catching animals such as rabbits, martins, etc., skinning them, tanning them, cooking them, and making clothes out of them. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for students to reconnect with the land and reinforce a sense of cultural and historical continuity with their ancestors. Demian is a Cree man from Fox Lake Cree Nation. He volunteers his time at both Fox Lake School and the school in Gillam, MB. He is in an apprenticeship program with community Elders, who are teaching him about the traditional use of land, plants, and animals. During the school year 2017-2018, he has shown the grade 4-8 classes in Fox Lake how to garden vegetables, clean certain kinds of fish, plant medicine, skin a martin, and make a drum.