Sacred Medicines
This is known as the first medicine that the Creator gave to the Anishinaabe people.
What is tobacco?
First Nations peoples frequently brewed tea from this tree for life-saving sources of vitamin C.
What is evergreen or pine needles?
A distinct Indigenous people with a unique culture, history, and nationhood, resulting from the intermarriage of Indigenous women and European men during the fur trade.
Who are the Metis?
The National Sports Act of Canada granted two different sports as the official sports of Canada. One is, unsurprisingly, hockey and the other is this sport.
What is lacrosse?
An ingenious device used to set fishing nets under thick ice, which helped turn winter fishing into a viable year-round industry in the Prairies.
What is a jigger?
This sacred medicine represents kindness and healing. It is known for its gentle scent and reminds people of the importance of good thoughts, words, and actions.
What is sweetgrass?
Brewed to ease digestion and calm the mind
What is peppermint?
For many Indigenous cultures, this the primary teacher.
What is the land?
In Manitoba, there are this many First Nations communities.
What is 63?
The Inuit developed this (originally made of seal skins over a bone or wood frame) for hunting sea mammals.
What is the kayak?
It helps remove negative energy, thoughts, and emotions, and brings renewal and balance to the spirit.
What is sage?
This plant is brewed and shared during gatherings to cleanse and protect.
What is cedar?
This sophisticated tradition is a legally recognized system for recording history, law, and knowledge.
What is the oral storytelling tradition?
Language is spoken in the far northern subarctic regions of the province.
What is Dene?
Invented by the Mi'kmaq of Eastern Canada, this was originally a sled made of bark or thin boards to haul heavy loads over snow.
What is a taboggan?
Medicine of resilience and renewal
What is sage?
The bark of this tree teas are used to relieve pain and support recovery
What is willow?
Primarily inhabit the Arctic regions of Canada and have distinct cultural and linguistic traditions separate from First Nations.
Who are the Inuit Peoples?
In Manitoba, there are this many officially recognized Indigenous languages that are still spoken today. These are formally acknowledged by the province under the Aboriginal Languages Recognition Act.
What is 7?
Indigenous medicine healers used a hollow bird bone attached to an animal bladder, used to inject medicine or clean wounds. It is now known as this
What is a syringe?
Strong medicine used in purification ceremonies, for protecting your space, and can be used in teas.
What is cedar?
These berries are used in fruit blends for their antioxidants.
What are Saskatoon berries?
Indigenous worldviews often reject the separation of subjects or domains. Everything—including the spirit, physical, and natural worlds—is viewed as this
What is interconnected?
The most widely spoken Indigenous language in Manitoba, with several dialects.
What is Cree?
A famous Métis invention from the early 1800s. Made entirely of wood (no metal nails), that could be easily repaired on the trail easily.
What is a Red River Cart?