SIS,ET
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As stated in Saanich Year...
As stated in Saanich Year...
SIS,ET is the oldest in the moon family and means “The Elder”. In reality this is not the first month but the last in the yearly cycle of moons. It is at this time of year when the earth is at its farthest point from the sun.
SIS,ET is the oldest in the moon family and means “The Elder”. In reality this is not the first month but the last in the yearly cycle of moons. It is at this time of year when the earth is at its farthest point from the sun.
Weather - Days are short and storms and heavy rainfalls make sea travel unpredictable and unsafe. Therefore much more time is spent indoors. The Sloughs in and around Saanich fill with water and provide a wintering place for visiting ducks and geese.
Weather - Days are short and storms and heavy rainfalls make sea travel unpredictable and unsafe. Therefore much more time is spent indoors. The Sloughs in and around Saanich fill with water and provide a wintering place for visiting ducks and geese.
Economic Activities - Because we were rich with stored food we had more time to prepare for futures harvests. Wood pitch was gathered for torches and fires to collect shellfish during the night tides, common in this time of year. Ducks and geese were netted or speared on the sloughs and in protected inlets. People only ventured out into the protected inlets for ocean fishing.
Economic Activities - Because we were rich with stored food we had more time to prepare for futures harvests. Wood pitch was gathered for torches and fires to collect shellfish during the night tides, common in this time of year. Ducks and geese were netted or speared on the sloughs and in protected inlets. People only ventured out into the protected inlets for ocean fishing.
Nettles that were gathered earlier in the year were stripped and twisted into twine to make nets, ropes and cables. Roughed out canoes were brought into the longhouse to be finished.
Nettles that were gathered earlier in the year were stripped and twisted into twine to make nets, ropes and cables. Roughed out canoes were brought into the longhouse to be finished.
Cultural Activities - This is the most important time of year for spiritual and cultural activities. Our Saanich people are involved in Winter ceremonies and our Elders tell legends and use stories to teach children the right way to live. Our people gather in longhouses for Winter ceremonial dances, new dancers are initiated and the ceremonies are witnessed.
Cultural Activities - This is the most important time of year for spiritual and cultural activities. Our Saanich people are involved in Winter ceremonies and our Elders tell legends and use stories to teach children the right way to live. Our people gather in longhouses for Winter ceremonial dances, new dancers are initiated and the ceremonies are witnessed.
Check out this video from National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education to hear some perspectives from elders in different parts of Canada about the importance of learning and the respect that goes along with being a learner.
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