On April 7, schools across SD 73 held virtual assemblies and activities to honour and recognize Secwepemc and Nlaka'Pamux territory as well as other First Nations and Aboriginal groups. In Kamloops Thompson School District this is now known as the "Day of Sucwentwecw." Sucwentwecw (sook-went-wa) means to acknowledge one another. During this day a number of events, activities and assemblies were held to recognize the Secwepemc and Nlaka'Pamux Nation and to teach students and staff about the traditional aboriginal and First Nations people, their histories and the territories SD 73 now occupies. The theme for this year's Day of Sucwentwecw was 'Learning Together in Memory, History and Story Using Aboriginal Perspectives'.
At BEST we used the resources provided for us virtually by the District. Team Awesome watched a story told by Kenthen Thomas called 'How Coyote Loses the Animal People's Voices' and learned about talking sticks and how they are used. We each proceeded to make our own talking stick to take home. Afterward we joined Ms. Roxanne Letterlough outside to participate in some dancing, which we loved.
The Day of Sucwentwecw is a day to celebrate and acknowledge one another and I would like to think that we at BEST do just that every day and not solely on April 7.
At BEST we used the resources provided for us virtually by the District. Team Awesome watched a story told by Kenthen Thomas called 'How Coyote Loses the Animal People's Voices' and learned about talking sticks and how they are used. We each proceeded to make our own talking stick to take home. Afterward we joined Ms. Roxanne Letterlough outside to participate in some dancing, which we loved.
The Day of Sucwentwecw is a day to celebrate and acknowledge one another and I would like to think that we at BEST do just that every day and not solely on April 7.
