Dave has a unique point of view on Indigenous culture as a result of growing up outside the First Nations community due to the “60’s scoop”. This “two-eyed seeing” approach allows him to see both sides of the relationship between Canada and his people and he has a passion to learn as much as he can to help facilitate better relationships between the two nations as well as reclaiming his own culture. This unique position affords him a point of view that allows him to share his culture and its history from an understanding that is uncommon. Dave is passionate about reclaiming his culture and sharing it with you.
We offer storytelling to businesses and organizations with the goal of demystifying reconciliation. In a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion are top of mind, invite us to take your team on a journey into the past to illuminate and inform the present.
Engage & Learn: Reconcili-ACTION
- Length: 90 minutes (one hour presentation with Q&A)
- Maximum: 50 participants per presentation
- Cost 2024: $750 plus HST for Greater Saint John region
(Other locations plus travel)
*Client responsible for venue and any food and beverage, no audio visual is required.
During this presentation Dave will share cultural stories and teachings along with his personal journey of reclaiming his culture while sparking discussion about reconciliation and what it can look like for individuals.
Indigenous Harbour Passage Walk (Saint John)*
- Length: 90 minutes, leisurely walking pace
- Maximum: 25 participants per departure
- Cost 2024: $49 per person plus HST
*Walking programs in other New Brunswick regions are available, contact us and we can customize
Indigenous influence in the Saint John area is largely overlooked. Prior to the establishment of Canada’s oldest incorporated city, a flourishing culture already existed.
Discover the local history of the Wolastoqey and Mi’kmaq peoples from a unique Indigenous point of view while meandering along the harbor and the Beautiful River – Wolastoq. Walk along a historical portage route and over archaeological sites and become acquainted with the timeless wisdom of our ancestors. Learn how stewardship of the earth should look in a modern world while respecting and celebrating the traditions of the past.
Prior to the landing of European settlers in what is now called New Brunswick, thriving cultures existed for thousands of years which lived in harmony with the land and the life that resided on it. Survival on this land depended on ingenuity and knowledge wrought from a sometimes harsh and unforgiving environment.
Passed down through the generations were the spoken teachings that served as lessons to the younger generations to ensure their survival into the future. Despite today’s world of modern conveniences and industrialization, respect and protection of the land is a way of life still followed today in every Aboriginal community across Canada.
Meet Location: Harbour Passage Steps
(Google Maps: 7WFM+G6 Saint John, New Brunswick)
(The end of Union Street and the end of the Boardwalk that goes along the Harbour, past the Hilton Saint John, near the red cranberry trail that we call Harbour Passage)
