On Thursday June 12, in honoring Indigenous History Month and Brentwood’s ongoing TRC commitment, we will be having a full-sized Blackfoot style tipi raised on our school grounds along with teachings from Kainai Elder Sheldon Firstrider. Elder Sheldon is a former Glenbow Museum educator at the Niitsitapiisini: Our Way of Life exhibit, as well as the founder of the Blackfoot Language Revival program. Grades 3-6 students will watch the raising of the tipi and learn about the history and science of the Tipi from Elder Sheldon. Grades K-2 students will have an opportunity to sit inside the Tipi and listen to traditional stories from Sheldon. We are excited to bring this exciting opportunity to students.