West Coast First Nations Ceremonies By Katie Kim, Riley Maple, Darren Ko, Nathan Capota

Culture Naming Sweat lodge Smudging Sharing circle Sun dance Tobacco is offered Sweat lodge water poured over heated stones created steam Smudging Uses sacred medicines picked from environment Sharing circle Talking sticks/feathers showed respect for speaker Sun dance Uses traditional drum ,offerings, playing with pipe Materials found in environment

MASHKIKIWAN (medicine) Mash – strength Kikiwan – earth Means strength that comes from earth Creator gifts medicines in many ways Taught to pick only what’s needed and mature Tobacco offered prior to medicine gatherings Not to be sold

Natural Resources Four sacred medicines Sage Cedar Sweetgrass Tobacco used for smudging, has mental and physical healing properties Cedar used for smudging, can be boiled for healing teas Sweetgrass used in peace and healing rituals leaves dried, made into braids, burned as incense also boiled for cleansing water or medicinal tea Tobacco used for offering and prayers Main use is pipe ceremonies offered when other medicine is picked Used for healing