B.C. women working to keep Indigenous traditions and roles alive
Marjorie White of Huu-ay-aht on Vancouver Island’s West Coast, was given her traditional name, Nanaahimyis, at a potlatch she hosted for her family in 2010.
The first potlatch White hosted was in the 1960s when she named her daughters. Later she hosted one to name her grandchildren, and most recently the aforementioned family potlatch in 2010. “They taught their ability to give us some knowledge about life skills and our responsibilities looking after family, looking after our homes, looking after all that is around us and they always made sure that there is safety and guidance,” said White.
Since the 2010 potlatch, more children have been born into White’s family. She intends to discuss with her siblings the naming of those children as soon as possible. For Martin, what she learned from her father and family is now being passed on to the next generation. Martin is teaching her niece the responsibilities that she had held with family finances.
Historically, Maamiqsu, would hold a planting ceremony, he explained. The placenta would get planted along with a tree or berry bush that would grow from the ground, which would connect that child to the earth. This is a way that Wishkey believes that traditional practices can be brought into modern day childbirth.
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