Charles Favel - Indigenous Dancer

Sunday • 3:30 pm | New Moon Pavilion (93 Street & 118 Avenue)

Hello I’m Nahiyow from the mountain Cree camp Alberta, also from Rocky boy Montana I grew up in the mountains where I learned and practiced my culture. This was how we learned to survived off the land. Our camp was located in the foothills when we first moved off reservation my mother, grandmother and grandpa lived in canvas tents with wood stoves as it provided us with heat and a source to cook food and heat up water. we didn't and still don’t have indoor plumbing, no indoor washroom, no taps to wash our hands freely. we got our water from the springs that cane fresh from the mountains. Trees for our fire, fire for our cooking and wild meats like moose, deer, elk and fish was our main foods sources. There was also a variety of fresh berries we would harvest for a little sweet snacks.