Acadia First Nation Kespukwitnewaq. Mik maw Youth Moose Harvest & Fishing Excursions Nova Scotia

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1 Acadia First Nation Kespukwitnewaq Mik maw Youth Moose Harvest & Fishing Excursions Nova Scotia

2 Acadia First Nation Communities Kespukwitnewaq Communities

3 Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative Best Practices HEALTH CANADA

4 Active Living Active living is a way of life in which physical activity is valued and integrated into daily life. Active living incorporates physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects to create a holistic approach for being active.

5 Indigenous Youth & Active Living

6 Indigenous Youth & Active Living

7 Acadia First Nation Kespukwitnewaq Moose & Fish Harvest The Moose and Fish Harvesting Program for youth, established in 2010 with ADI food security funding in Acadia First Nation, NS, aims to address harvesting and distribution aspects of food security and provide youth the opportunity to learn traditional hunting and fishing methods. Elders (and mentors) teach the youth to properly trap, fish, and harvest food during week-long land-based camps. The camps educate youth on the importance of traditional food harvesting and preparation, harvesting laws and regulations, wilderness survival techniques and, medicinal and edible plants, all of which promote culture, food security and sustainability within the community. Harvested foods are shared with Elders and other community members, creating an environment in which the entire community can benefit from healthy and traditional food alternatives.

8 Acadia First Nation Youth Hunting Fishing Physical Activity Prevention and Management of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Time to Focus on Strengths: Addressing Obesity in Indigenous Youth Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative BEST PRACTICES Our Land Our Tradition Our Culture

9 OUR HISTORY OUR STORY OUR STRENGTHS OUR LIFE

10 Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines Being active for at least 60 minutes daily can help children and teens: Improve their health Do better in school Improve their fitness Grow stronger Have fun playing with friends Feel happier Maintain a healthy body weight Improve their self- confidence Learn new skills

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18 Medicinal Plants

19 SMILE

20 Learn New Skills

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24 SPECIES AT RISK

25 FACTS

26 LAUGHTER

27 FEEL HAPPIER

28 Learn New Skills Taking an actual shoulder blade of a Moose and scraping the tree, traditional calling of moose. Challenging the moose to a fight Cow Call- 3 Long grunts Bull Call- 2 Short grunts Moose can hardly see, sense of smell extraordinary

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30 Growing STRONGER Scraping of Shoulder Stomping in Muck Calling a Cow or Bull Repeat ever Minutes Hiking Carrying Walking/exploring/playing

31 Save the Urine Hey, he isn t from here, ok, there is a new Moose in MY area, Well NOT FOR LONG.

32 Traditional use of Moose Hide used for Drum Bones to be hung in trees, why??? Respect to the animal- feeds the Birds Hawks- 2 hoofs, 2 little balls in back used in Jingle Dress other dances Traditional Regalia Masks Cow Masks- Ceremonial Purposes Made from Hip Bone

33 Traditional Mask Used in Ceremonial Dances and Regalia Bone from the Cow

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35 Traditional Food

36 HEALTHY EATING

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38 Dinner at Camp

39 Spiritual Offering Giving Thanks through Offering Moose gave his life to feed our Community and our families Sacred Medicines Healing Prayer Addictions/ family life/ social life

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41 All Hands on DECK NO EATING NO RESTING NO PLAYING Youth are taught to care for all the moose meat, all hands on board to take care of Moose, Moose is looked after, the Moose is the priority, then EAT, REST and PLAY

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50 The Mi kmaq Canoeing Spears, Arrows, Axes, Scrapers, Knives Bow Hunting Fire (Fire Bow) Scraping Hides Firewood Building Wikuoms Spearing Fish Building Fish and Eel Weirs

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53 FIRE BOW FIRE BOW

54 CAMARADERIE & FRIENDSHIP

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57 WELA LIOQ THANK YOU

58 CONTACT Melanie Robinson-Purdy- CDPW