

Ceremonial Fire Circle
In honour of National Truth and Reconciliation, we gathered around the fire circle in from of UNBC at 8:30 AM with our orange shirts. During the first part of the morning, our guest speaker spoke for a while and passed on some words of wisdom and shared some of his personal stories. Afterwards, we went around the circle, with each one of us saying one thing that we would do to practice self-care. Mine was to enjoy my university experience while I am still here, and ensure that I am getting a full eight hours of sleep as often as I can. We took a short break to warm up (as it was quite cold and rainy), and returned afterwards. The UHNBC drummers welcomed and sang for us. Many of us were given drums and encouraged to join in the drumming (I was lucky and honoured to able able to drum on a few songs). We sang and drummed for about an hour, and it was a very enjoyable and enlightening experience, despite the cold and rainy weather. I live close to the hospital where the UHNBC drummers drum on Monday nights, I’d like to take the opportunity to join them again, as it was lovely to see and participate in.