Tradition of making Nah-Mesh-Tek passed down for generations

Tradition of making Nah-Mesh-Tek passed down for generations

I was happy to see my nieces and nephews in Attawapiskat taking the opportunity to learn about the traditional practice of making Nah-mesh-tek, the Cree word for preserving and smoking geese.

Learning To Make Nah-Mesh-Tek

The traditional custom of making Nah-Mesh-Tek, smoked goose is a practise that has been handed down for generations in Attawapiskat First Nation on the James Bay coast. Here we see Janie Wesley with her nephew Orion Kataquapit as they hold up their latest batch of Nah-Mesh-Tek, smoked goose. Photo by Brian Wesley. I was happy to see my nieces and nephews in Attawapiskat taking the opportunity to learn about the traditional practice of making Nah…