Building a teepee

It was such an honour to be part of a gathering of Celtic and First Nations musicians from the UK and Turtle Island at Shushan, a ‘thin place’ in cape Breton, Nova Scotia. During the gathering, we learnt for the first time how to build a teepee (during which we got eaten by tons of midges!!) and enjoyed a very special night with Frank and Josie from the Mi’kmaq people. They led us in a very special naming ceremony around the fire, after which we celebrated with drum, singing and the talking stick was passed around.