Elderand pine11/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “The Celebration of Culture was a great learning experience, many opportunities, both structured and unstructured occurred enhancing my understanding of traditions and teaching within Indigenous Cultures,” said Major McLeod. Major Margaret McLeod, the Divisional Commander of the Alberta and Northern Territories Division, participated in this year’s celebration as well. They provided hot coffee, bottled water, and energy bars to participants during the pow wow session in the cold rainy weather.īy the end of the last day’s worship gathering, a talking stick was passed among those gathered in the circle, with each person choosing one word to express their feelings Truth, love, family, connection, gratitude, change, action, uplifting… these words were the answers. Our Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) team, led by our Divisional EDS Director, Major Ben Lippers, was on-site to serve as well. Teachers from nearby Olds Koinonia Christian School attended the Celebration of Culture as part of their professional development Indigenous residents from Maskwacis, who witnessed The Salvation Army’s service during the Pope’s visit there, also came to experience the event with us. This year, we also saw more public participation. We also had a traditional stew that was prepared by chefs from Nisga’a Nation. We learned about traditional Indigenous knowledge every day, observed various types of dances during the pow wow in the afternoon of the second day, and participated in numerous rounds of round dances. ![]() Three days of sharing and growing together enriched us tremendously. One was presented from Casey Church, a member of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of southwest Michigan, and the other from Anthony Moore, from Nisga’a Nation, B.C., both feathers were added to the Eagle Staff, making a total of five. Since last year’s event was held online, there were two feathers presented to Commissioner Tracey Tidd in an eagle feather ceremony in recognition of The Salvation Army’s commitment to the journey of reconciliation. The garden, as it was originally laid out, influenced other designers and contributed to defining the style of garden thought of as the English garden in continental Europe.Around 200 people attended this annual event that is hosted by The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda Territory, in partnership with Indigenous Pathways.Ĭommissioner Tracey Tidd addressed the opening session and worship, welcoming all attendees Adrian Jacobs, an Elder and a senior leader for Indigenous Justice and Reconciliation in Canada, also welcomed all the participants. Prior Park is typical of Capability Brown's landscaping. The Palladian bridge, which is a copy of the one at Wilton House, was built by Richard Jones. The features in the gardens include, among others, a Palladian bridge (one of only 4 left in the world, Gothic temple, and a serpentine lake. This included extending the gardens to the north and removing the central cascade making the combe into a single sweep. Later work, during the 1750s and 1760s, was undertaken by the landscape gardener Capability Brown. Water was channeled into fish ponds at the bottom of the valley. No trees were planted on the valley floor. During 1737, at least 55,200 trees, mostly elm and Scots pine, were planted, along the sides and top of the valley. Its landscape garden was laid out by the poet Alexander Pope between the construction of the house and 1764. Prior Park is a Palladian house, designed by John Wood, the Elder, and built in the 1730s and 1740s for Ralph Allen on a hill overlooking Bath. ![]()
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