Students from the Wagmatcook First Nation School won the March-April Time Capsule Contest sponsored by Atlantic Canada’s First Nation Help Desk (firstnationhelp.com).

The class used their knowledge of the Medicine Wheel, which was a part of their Social Studies class taught by their teacher, Doreen Richard, to reflect the four divisions: Spiritual, Mental, Physical, and Emotional.

For example, because they are so proud of their Mi’kmaq language, the students decided that the newly published Mi’kmaq/English Bible and a CD of Mi’kmaq chants would be important items to include.  These two items are representative of their spirituality and language.
Chief and Council will now be approached to arrange the location and timing of the placement of the time capsule which will be buried until the year 2025, (one fourth of 100 years).

The time capsule will include:

Dream Catcher, Medicine Wheel, Sacred Colours, Bible, Treaties, Music, Pictures, Recipes, Flags (the Grand Council Flag and the Mi’kmaq Nation Flag), Wampum Belt, Sweet Grass, and Sacred Plants (sweet grass, sage, cedar and tobacco).

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 1st, 2000 at 11:24 am and is filed under General.