There will be no DRUMC (Saturday) Nov. 25th in respect of Stó:lō traditions and teachings when there is a passing of a Loved One.

ABOUT D.R.U.M.C.

In 2019, a small group of Métis and First Nations women met and began a weekly inclusive singing and hand drumming circle. Instructor Wenonah Justin member of Cook’s Ferry of the Nlaka’pamux nation with Cree ancestry is a traditional singer, Knowledge Sharer and Drum Carrier. She shares the traditional Salish teachings she learned from Salish Elders in Tiqilip Community Singers:

Bear Song -Tiqilap Singers
(Heiltsuk, Gitxsan, and Tsilhqot’in and American Sign Language)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZo-IZUEqkk

In the pursuit of helping themselves and others reclaim a culture that was denied to them, D.R.U.M.C. practices Love, Unity, Inclusivity, Acceptance, Indigenous languages, Stories, and Songs.

We will be gathering on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Stó:lō People. Specifically Semá:th (Sumas), Mathexwi (Matsqui), and Laq’ámel (Mission) First Nations. This is also the lodging home for the Fraser Valley Métis Association, a chartered community of Metis Nation BC (MNBC).  

WHEN
Every Saturday
9:00 am – Arrival and check-in
9:15 to 9:30 am – drum circle begins
~10:30 am – closing circle

WHERE

Mámele’awt Indigenous Education Centre
3277 Gladwin Road
Abbotsford, BC   
*come around the back of the centre to sign in

Google Maps:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/EoHUUqaGYverpXdx9   

** Lend a hand in saving the land by bringing your own refillable drink containers **

If you have any questions or want to be added to D.R.U.M.C.’s email list:

email      fraservalleymetisassociation@gmail.com

phone     236-622-1717

website   www.fvma.ca