A Child Needs to Feel Grounded
Pauline Saxy is the Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker at the Aboriginal Friendship Society in Kamloops, BC. A child needs to feel grounded. During the early years, it’s important for a child to learn about their cultural background and sense of identity.
Keeping Kids Aware of Their Culture
Pauline Saxy is the Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker at the Aboriginal Friendship Society in Kamloops, BC. In this video, Pauline speaks about the importance of teaching a child about their culture at a young age. This will ensure a child will grow up feeling proud of their background and culture. If a child grows up feeling grounded in their cultural ways, they become grounded in their whole life.
Technology Preserved Our Culture
Pauline Saxy is the Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker at the Aboriginal Friendship Society in Kamloops, BC. Traditionally, Aboriginal culture has been passed down orally through each generation. In this video, Pauline explains how media and technology has helped preserve their culture.
Breaking the Cycle
Pauline Saxy is the Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker at the Aboriginal Friendship Society in Kamloops, BC. First Nations people are still feeling the impacts of residential schools and isolation. As the next generation grows, they have become well educated about their peoples history and are determined to break the cycle.
Why Can People Be Embarrassed of Their Culture?
Pauline Saxy is the Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker at the Aboriginal Friendship Society in Kamloops, BC. In this video, Pauline talks about First Nations people being embarrassed about their culture. As a child, Pauline admits that she often felt embarrassed of her identity.
We're Depending on the Next Generation
Pauline Saxy is the Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker at the Aboriginal Friendship Society in Kamloops, BC. For Pauline, the biggest challenge for youth is having a positive role model in their life to take on leadership. We are depending on the next generation for these leaders.
What I Wish I knew
Pauline Saxy is the Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker at the Aboriginal Friendship Society in Kamloops, BC. In this video, Pauline shares advice she wish she knew in the past. Pauline wishes she would have listened to her elders and listened to the stories they wanted to tell her.
Sharing Culture Is Important
Pauline Saxy is the Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker at the Aboriginal Friendship Society in Kamloops, BC. Sharing culture is so important. In this video, Pauline explains the value in learning about other cultures. At the Aboriginal Friendship Society, everyone is accepting and willing to learn about other cultures.
The Heartbeat of Our People
Pauline Saxy is the Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker at the Aboriginal Friendship Society in Kamloops, BC. The drum is the heart of the Aboriginal peoples. In this video, Pauline explains how people all over the world connect with the sounds of a drum beat.
Sharing from the Heart
Pauline Saxy is the Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker at the Aboriginal Friendship Society in Kamloops, BC. In this video, Pauline explains how Aboriginals share from their heart. If they are sharing a song, or a story from their elders, they are sharing it from their heart to yours.
Be Proud of Your Culture
Pauline Saxy is the Aboriginal Cultural Support Worker at the Aboriginal Friendship Society in Kamloops, BC. In this video, Pauline explains how children gravitate towards the drumming in First Nations culture. Pauline is proud to be one of the first peoples in Canada.