By Sarah Wallace

West Flat celebrates 6th annual community Pow Wow

May 29, 2013 | 5:07 PM

The West Flat area in Prince Albert gathered at Westview Community Public School on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate their sixth annual community Pow Wow.

For the last six years the five schools throughout the West Flat have hosted the Pow Wow, which features drummers, dancers and hoop dancers from each of the schools.

Westview Community School co-ordinator Nicole Marud is one of the members of the West Flat Pow Wow committee.

“This is one of the biggest events that we hold throughout the year. A lot of our kids, our students as well as families, participate in pow wow and some don’t, so this is also a way for students who aren’t always exposed to it to be exposed to the celebration and so they get to dance. So they practice throughout the year in the schools, drumming and dancing, and this is a way for them to showcase what they’ve learned,” Marud said.

There were approximately 100 to 120 dancers who took part and in total about 500 people were gathered at the large tent sent up at Westview School.

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Next year it will be St. Michael’s turn to host the pow wow.

Marud said the pow wow is a celebration of life and community through dance and song and it gives the kids a glimpse into the background of the First Nations culture, as well as being a community.

Local Dignitaries who attended the event included:

Community School co-ordinator of Westview: Nicole Marud
Principal of Westview Community Public School: Connie Schill
Director of Sask. Rivers Public School Division: Robert Bratvold
Director of Prince Albert Catholic School Division: Lorel Trumier
Mayor of Prince Albert: Greg Dionne
Veterans: Emile Highway and other
MLA PA Northcote: Victoria Jurgens
STF Superintendent: Michael Gatin
Ranch Ehrlo director Kevin Mugford and staff
Kateri House volunteer Ginny Wilmhoff
Vicar General PA Diocese – Father Maurice Fiolleau
Adult Faith Educator PA Diocese Michael Averyt
St. Michael Parish – Father Travis Myrheim
Ukrainian Catholic Church – Father Ivan
West Flat Community Pre-School Staff plus 10 toddlers and 15 preschoolers
Valley Hill Youth Treatment Centre – Culture and Recreation Coordinator Allison Wyatt and youth

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