“Áho”1in Apachu,”Migwetch”2in Anishinaabeg3,”Mikwetcin”4in Atikamekw,”Nyáwenin”5in kanyen’ke’ha:ka,”Tshinashkumitin”6in Innu, “Wliwni”7in Waban-Aki
I’d like to thank all the people who made it possible for me to produce this report, and each and every traditional dancer I met at the annual events, with a special thought for those who left us suddenly during the pandemic.
Thank you for the warm, authentic welcome I received during these years of investigation in the field, for sharing your ceremonies and for your deep respect for the Earth…
As a matter of ethics, the dancers’ names, like the children’s photos8the kidnapping of children during colonization left deep scars in communities, have been withheld out of respect for their privacy.
_Ninka North