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Reprinted with permission from the The B.C. Music Educator: The Journal of the British Columbia Music Educators' Association, 58 (1).
Queen Alexandra Elementary school celebrated their Indigenous Day on June 17th being able to see their Drum Project come to life. The awakening of these drums is a part of protocol, "We need to make an offering to the trees and animals that gave their lives to make these beautiful drums." The offering consists of sacred medicines such as tobacco, sweetgrass, cedar, and sage. Until an offering is made, the drums cannot be played. It took a year of planning, preparation and practice with students, staff and parents involved in the making of Indigenous Drums, all 60 of them!
Thanks to Musicounts, Queen Alexandra received a grant to...