Indigenous youth take part in cultural exchange programs

Students from two Indigenous nations in Alberta and Ontario were recently brought together for a cultural exchange program. Through the exchange, students from Napi’s Playground Elementary School on the Piikani Nation in southern AB and Oliver M Smith Kawenni:io (OMSK) Elementary School in Six Nations in ON came together to immerse themselves in the culture of their peers. Turtle Island News reports that they found common ground through activities related to language, tradition, and storytelling. “I like their traditions and how they dance,” said OMSK Grade 5 Student Madisyn Hess, who added that “They had a whole bunch of beading.”