Media Invitation - Sagabone Ceremony at the Jardin botanique

MONTRÉAL, May 18, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Espace pour la vie invites media representatives to the Sagabone ceremony at the Jardin botanique, on May 19. Organized by Kina8at in co-operation with the First Nations Garden, this timeless tradition among the peoples of the great Algonquian family is named for beaver kits (sakapon), a symbol of renewal whose birth every year means that fine weather is back.

HIGHLIGHTS

• A gathering of numerous Indigenous representatives, dancers and singers, accompanied by traditional drumming.
• A tribute to thirteen exceptional women who have contributed to First Nations development.

WHEN	May 19, 2018
WHERE	Arboretum of the Jardin botanique Enter via the Insectarium gate, at 4581 rue Sherbrooke Est / Pay parking / Viau metro station
PROCEDURE	Contact the person in charge when you arrive (514 443-6801)
HUGE CEREMONY |  SCHEDULE
12:30 to 2 p.m.	Traditional drumming, singing and dancing Procession of Indigenous elders in traditional dress, to the sound of chants and drums.  Opening remarks by the leader of the ceremony, hereditary Algonquin Chief T8aminik Rankin. Introduction of the 13 women to be honoured.
NO FILMING OR PHOTOGRAPHING THIS PART OF THE CEREMONY
2 to 3 p.m.	Ceremonial pipe ceremony and water ceremony Closing traditional songs and dances Closing remarks
3 p.m.	Guests will be given prayer ribbons and a small tree to plant at home.

IMPORTANT RESTRICTIONS: No sacred subject may be filmed or photographed

Full program for May 19: calendrier.espacepourlavie.ca/sagabone-ceremony

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SOURCE Espace pour la vie

Marie-Joëlle Filion, 514 868-4840/ cell. 514 443-6801, [email protected],

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