About this Walk
Bring a blanket or lawn chair, grab a drum to borrow on site (bring your own if you have one!) and we will head up the East Side of Nose Hill Park for a Sharing Circle acknowledging Red Dress Day 2024. We will be sharing Medicine Wheel Teachings next to the Blackfoot Confederacy Medicine Wheel, with the opportunity to make a tobacco offering at the end of our Sharing Circle (tobacco provided). Please wear a hat and bring water to drink as this is a two-hour event. Please note that this walk is weather dependent. Children and well-behaved dogs are welcome; steep walk and there are challenges for those with limited mobility. There are no washroom facilities at this location. Please meet Walk Leaders in Parking Lot at 11:45 a.m. – look for Red Balloons and Streamers!
Quadrant: NW
Meeting Place: 14th Street Nose Hill Parking Lot, East Side of Park, just north of Calgary Winter Club
Walk Duration: 2 hour(s)
Areas of Interest: Environment | Indigenous Community |
Accessibility: Steep Slopes, Uneven Terrain, Fun For Kids, Will Use Speakers / Voice Amplification
Led By: Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes; Beth Cooper; Donna Shaw
Inner City: No
About the Walk Team
Jane's Walks wouldn't exist without the help of our dedicated team of volunteers.
Walk Leader(s): Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes; Beth Cooper; Donna Shaw
Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes is a proud Nehiyaw Iskwao (Cree Woman), a member of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan, Treaty Six. Her ceremonially gifted Cree name translates to “Healing Woman Who Walks Far”, and she has resided in Calgary, Treaty 7, Alberta, since 1993. Cheryle provides service sharing Indigenous protocol, Territorial Acknowledgements, cultural teachings and stories, prayers and ceremony (upon request). She is a Canadian Air Force Veteran and former leader of the Green Party of Alberta. She is a member of the Storytellers of Canada and Storytelling Alberta as an Indigenous storyteller and performer. Cheryle is mother of two and “Kokum” (grandmother) to five beautiful grandchildren.