Building a tipi and community connections

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Building a tipi and community connections

Julie Ann Bertram Special to the Tribune Audrey Commanda, an Anishinabe Kwe from Nipissing First Nation, held a free Tipi Teachings workshop hosted by the Alliance Centre and the West Nipissing Community Health Centre on March 23. It was a day of learning and creativity, as participants built their own miniature tipi while Commanda explained the cultural significance of each element. Before the workshop began, Commanda was presented with tobacco…