Hockey net helps Cree couple connect with culture
Posted: Feb 14, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 14 John and Josephine Sam built a traditional 'piyaauhiipii' or a net used to harvest ptarmigan with the help of local elders in Chisasibi, in northern Quebec(Submitted by Josephine Sam) A Chisasibi couple used a hockey net bought from a sporting goods store in the south to adapt a traditional Cree net used to harvest ptarmigan. They say it is helping them harvest more traditional food and spend more time on the land. John and Josephine Sam live in the Cree community of Chisasibi, located more than 1,500 kilometres north of Montreal. ...
Source: cbc.ca