
Wendalynn Wordsmith
Cultural Exploration
Good morning, Classmates!
Last Saturday was one of the most beautiful nights I have had in a long time. I went to see Jeremy Dutcher's performance with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lucas Waldin.
Jeremy Dutcher, 2018 Polaris Music Prize winner, is an Indigenous musician, artist, poet, amazing human from Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick. He is currently touring his album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (I have his album on coloured vinyl!). Before the show, dancers from Pelican Lake First Nation dazzled us with their dances, drumming and explanations of their dancing traditions. Yes, I said, "dazzled". The collection of music, dancing and stories brought forth this following observation this morning:
It is okay to like things that do not belong to you.