#SevenThings December 3, 2022

Inspired by sweater weather turning to parka weather, this week's #seventhings is all about cold weather and snow.

The night sky in winter holds no shortage of beauty for those willing to brave the cold and stare up (and point cameras!) at the heavens. Listen to this episode of the CBC Unreserved podcast with Rosanna Deerchild called We Come From the Stars.


Winter is a time for storytelling, and according to Tsimshian legend it was winter hunters that caused teeny tiny summer mosquitoes. Read The Winter Hunters and the Mosquito.


Mosquito Mask
Coast Tsimshian
British Columbia
Before 1925
Wood and paint
Canadian Museum of Civilization, VII-C-1188, CD98-20-015


Watch this old-school NFB documentary on how igloos are traditionally made...

Did you know protective winter eyewear was invented by the Inuit people? You might be surprised to Learn what else was invented here long before before Europeans arrived on Turtle Island!



Discover this incredible series of Warrior: Fire & Ice photos featuring Mi'kmaq warrior and dancer Danny Boy Stevens captured by Canadian photographer and author Dave Brosha, including the one below called "A Song for Winter."


And, if you're looking for a way to keep your toes warm and want to invest in warm gear designed by those who survived Canadian winters, Support local authentic designers and manufacturers like these gorgeous one-of-a-kind moccasins by artist Brenda Dowedoff currently available (as of December 3, 2022) through the Indigenous Market on Manitobah Mukluks' site.



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