Winter Storytelling with Isaac Murdoch
Event Date:
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 11:00am EST
Event Location:
zoom
Event Contact Name:
Sheila Pelletier-Demerah
Event Contact E-mail:
Winter Storytelling
with Isaac Murdoch (Bomgiizhik) First Nations;
Anishinaabeg; Ojibway; Serpent River First Nation, Fish Clan
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Register in advance for this event:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
Isaac Murdoch, whose Ojibway name is Manzinapkinegego’anaabe / Bombgiizhik is from the fish clan and is from Serpent River First Nation. Isaac grew up in the traditional setting of hunting, fishing and trapping. Many of these years were spent learning from Elders in the northern regions of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Isaac is well respected as a storyteller and traditional knowledge holder. For many years he has led various workshops and cultural camps that focuses on the transfer of knowledge to youth. Other areas of expertise include: traditional ojibway paint, imagery/symbolism, harvesting, medicine walks, & ceremonial knowledge, cultural camps, Anishinaabeg oral history, birch bark canoe making, birch bark scrolls, Youth & Elders workshops, etc. He has committed his life to the preservation of Anishinaabe cultural practices and has spent years learning directly from Elders.