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CBC
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Carrying the music forward: New book features songs written in Wolastoqey
This is part of a series called Ann's Eye, featuring the work of Ann Paul, a Wolastoqey content creator. You can see more Ann's Eye pieces by clicking here. In April, at a school tucked away in the woods where language comes back to life, a beautiful family memory was unfolding. There was music that night at Kehkimin, a Wolastoqey language immersion school for Indigenous children. Multiple generations had gathered for the launch of Mawintuhtine, a Wolastoqey songbook months in the making. Ann Paul, a content creator for CBC, was there alongside her mother, Elder Maggie Paul, and her daughter. For the first time, all three drummed together, following along to the 20 songs compiled inside Mawintuhtine, which translates to "Let us sing together." "It was a spiritual experience that happened that evening, when we were all singing together," Ann said. "It was amazing, and I was so proud. It was a proud moment." WATCH | ' We've been singing these songs for a long time, but I never knew what I was saying': Ann's Eye: Hear the songs of Mawintuhtine, a newly launched Wolastoqey songbook 9 minutes ago Duration 2:29 Mawintuhtine is the result of the hard work of Kehkimin's curriculum team members Louis-Xavier, Lisa-Maude Aubin-Berube, Lisa Perley-Dutcher and Catherine Desjardins. Language editor Roseanne Clark helped transcribe most of the songs, and the project was also helped along by linguist Robert Leavitt. Song carriers Elder Maggie Paul and Jeremy Dutcher also assisted in the book's development, and Stephen Dutcher served as editor. Watch the video and scroll through the photos to learn more about the music of Mawintuhtine. Ann's Eye Photographer Ann Paul brings an Indigenous lens to stories from First Nations communities across New Brunswick. Click here or on the image below to see more of her work.
CBC
13-04-2025
- General
- CBC
Baskets have been 'a really good friend to our people,' says Indigenous workshop teacher
Ann's Eye | CBC News | Posted: April 13, 2025 9:00 AM | Last Updated: Just now Kisuhs Perley collected ash wood along the Tobique River for a basket-making workshop Making baskets from wood has a deep history in Neqotkuk First Nation, according to Kisuhs Perley. Indigenous peoples have been weaving wood into baskets for centuries, but after colonization, Perley said families from Neqotkuk, also known as Tobique, used to make baskets and sell them in Maine and to Canadian farmers during potato harvests. "This is what helped our communities out in a time when farmers in Canada weren't allowed to hire Native people," he said. "These baskets have really been a friend to our people, in good times and bad times, and I think that's why we're such friends with the baskets." Perley recently taught a two-day basket-making workshop through the Under One Sky Friendship Centre in Fredericton. Scroll through the photos and watch the video to learn more. Image | Ann's Eye - April 13 2025 Caption: Kisuhs Perley of Neqotkuk First Nation wants to leave behind the knowledge of basket making to others. (Ann Paul/CBC) Open Image in New Tab Image | Ann's Eye - April 13 2025 Caption: The strips of wood used to weave a basket are split from larger pieces of wood. During the basket-making process, the strips are wet down with water. (Ann Paul/CBC) Open Image in New Tab Image | Ann's Eye - April 13 Caption: 'I wish him well on his journey as a workshop teacher,' Ann Paul said of Perley. (Ann Paul/CBC) Open Image in New Tab Image | Ann's Eye - April 13 2025 Caption: Each part of Ann Paul's basket has a special meaning. The vertical strips of wood, called standards, represent family members. The strips weaved in horizontally represent community members, and the circular shape of the basket is the community as a whole. What you put in the basket are the tools you learn in life, she added, and the handle is what you carry in life. (Ann Paul/CBC) Open Image in New Tab Ann's Eye Photographer Ann Paul brings an Indigenous lens to stories from First Nations communities across New Brunswick. Click here or on the image below to see more of her work.
CBC
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
This elder wants you to come to her sweat lodge — just as you are
CBC News | Posted: February 23, 2025 2:00 PM | Last Updated: Just now Ramona Nicholas, elder and sweat lodge keeper for Neqotkuk First Nation, wants ceremony to be inclusive This is part of a series called Ann's Eye, featuring the work of Ann Paul, a Wolastoqey content creator. You can see more Ann's Eye pieces by clicking here. For Ramona Nicholas, a sweat lodge ceremony is about healing. Nicholas, an elder and sweat lodge keeper for Neqotkuk (Tobique) First Nation, knows there can be fear associated with the sweat lodge, but she wants to send a message: come as you are. "I want to break down that barrier that people have, the fear of the lodge, and thinking that they have to be a certain way to come into that space," she said. A sweat lodge ceremony involves using fire to heat the stones that are placed inside the lodge building. Water is then used to create steam. Ann Paul, who recently went to one of Nicholas's sweat lodge ceremonies, said there are no rules governing when a person goes or how many times. It's all about where someone is in their healing journey. "A sweat lodge is where you go and cleanse yourself. It's almost like a rebirth," said Paul. Scroll through the photos and watch the video to see more of Nicholas's ceremony. Image | Ann's Eye February 23 2025 Caption: It can take a couple of hours to heat up the stones, done using the fire, for the sweat lodge. (Ann Paul/CBC) Open Image in New Tab Image | Ann's Eye February 23 2025 Caption: Smudging is part of every ceremony, said Ann Paul. 'Smudge your ears so you can listen to good things, your eyes so you can see good things, your mouth so you say good things.' (Ann Paul/CBC) Open Image in New Tab Image | Ann's Eye February 23 2025 Caption: 'If you're the one putting the logs on the fire, you're part of the ceremony. If you're the one getting the water, you're part of the ceremony. There's so much that goes into that process,' said Ann Paul. (Ann Paul/CBC) Open Image in New Tab Image | Ann's Eye February 23 2025 Caption: While waiting for the sweat lodge to be ready, the group headed out to the frozen Tobique River. (Ann Paul/CBC) Open Image in New Tab Ann's Eye Photographer Ann Paul brings an Indigenous lens to stories from First Nations communities across New Brunswick. Click here or on the image below to see more of her work.
CBC
16-02-2025
- General
- CBC
He's struggled with addiction. Now, he's a thriving firekeeper
Social Sharing This is part of a series called Ann's Eye, featuring the work of Ann Paul, a Wolastoqey content creator. You can see more Ann's Eye pieces by clicking here. Bryce Nash has been sober for a while now. A 21-year-old firekeeper for Sitansisk First Nation, which is also known as St. Mary's, Nash was about 16 when he decided he wanted to start living a spiritual life and "walk the right road." "I had struggled a lot with addiction and mental health. That was a big struggle for me," he told Ann Paul, also from Sitansisk and a contributor for CBC News. "But working hard at it, I was able to, not overcome it, but work on it a lot. It's a lot better now," Nash said. "I'm not going to say I still don't struggle with it — I struggle with it everyday. But I'm learning the tools to be able to help myself with it." A firekeeper can have multiple roles within the community, according to Possesom Paul, Ann's son. That includes ensuring the fire stays lit and that there's tobacco available for those who want to make offerings. "Just as much as our spirituality is metaphysical, it's also physical in the real realm. A firekeeper holds the position of, very importantly, keeping the fire," he told CBC. "The fire is the centre point of a lot of our spirituality. It's where we take our offerings to during ceremonies. The fire is lit, then it runs the whole length of the ceremony, whether it's a funeral or celebration." Nash recently built Ann a sacred fire and spoke about his spiritual journey. Watch the video and scroll through the photos to see more. WATCH | Bryce builds a sacred fire: Ann's Eye: This 21-year-old firekeeper has found peace in ceremony 4 hours ago Duration 2:09 Bryce Nash of Sitansisk (St. Mary's) First Nation decided in his late teens that he would live a spiritual life, using firekeeping and ceremony to help with his sobriety. Ann's Eye Photographer Ann Paul brings an Indigenous lens to stories from First Nations communities across New Brunswick. Click here or on the image below to see more of her work.
