Students at St. James Catholic High School in Guelph are learning Métis fingerweaving ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sep. 30, while also giving back to the community.
Students taking NAC10, a Grade 9 visual arts course, have been focusing on First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures. In this part of the program, they used fingerweaving techniques to create bracelets. Students that identify as Indigenous were also invited to participate.
Fingerweaving is a traditional skill used to create the Métis Sash, a significant symbol of heritage that often represents special occasions, family ties, as well as other practical uses.
The bracelets will be sold at St. James Catholic High Schoolon Sep. 30.
“Those bracelets will then go to fund a little portion of Geronimo’s Dream, and just to give back,” said teacher Katrina Musselman.
Geronimo Henry spent more than a decade at the Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford. His campaign, Geronimo’s Dream, aims …