With the FG Foundation’s funding, Sucker Creek First Nation is revitalizing its cultural identity and addressing the lasting impacts of residential schools through its Reclaiming Our Identity initiative. This transformative project is fostering healing, language revitalization, and cultural reconnection for the Nation’s 2,941 members.
The program offers Cree language classes at various proficiency levels, land-based teachings on traditional practices such as harvesting and storytelling, and workshops for drum-making, rites of passage, and regalia-making. Elders play a central role in sharing knowledge and hosting healing ceremonies, including sweat lodges, night lodges, and pipe ceremonies.
Reclaiming Our Identity provides in-person and virtual programming, ensuring accessibility for on- and off-reserve members, including residential school survivors and intergenerationally impacted individuals. The initiative connects Sucker Creek’s youth to their heritage, fostering resilience through cultural practices and providing a safe space for healing and sobriety.
