Just Another Friday?

This morning an Elder came into our classroom to talk about the sweat lodge and associated traditional teachings. Next Friday our class will be going on a field trip to a sweat lodge ceremony.

Traditional sweat lodge ceremonies were used to cleanse, purify and renew old energies. They involved a ritual process of a physical cleanse or "sweat" as well as a spiritual, emotional, and mental cleanse. It was considered a ritual rebirth or renewal of the self, though participants often joined family and friends as a community event.

This afternoon in Math class, we listened to Native music from Danny Beaton, Eagle & Hawk, and Crystal Shawanda. The newest math assignment (due next week) is on Cryptograms, those puzzles where each letter is replaced by a corresponding number. We also watched the end of Part 2 of the movie, "The History of Mathematics".