Grade 7 to 9 students from Ocean Man First Nation recently learned how to make salsa and preserve food through canning as part of their Practical and Applied Arts Course. “It actually teaches us how … to make our own homemade things,” said Grade 9 student Lexus Bigstone about the class. “We don’t have to go to the store.” The canning class is taught by Stephanie Dayman, who brought vegetables from her own garden for students to use in the class. The students made six jars of salsa, and Dayman shared that she plans to show students how to can tomatoes next. Carla Bison, a teacher and a grandmother to one of the participating students, said that she is happy that the students have a hands-on learning opportunity that teaches about food sovereignty.
