We Belong to the Drum bag Helen Knott

Helen Knott

Paul is the author of Pacific Northwest Coast Native Art in Marquetry

Angela Sterritt is an award-winning investigative journalist and national bestselling author from the Wilp Wiik’aax of the Gitanmaax community within the Gitxsan Nation on her father's side and from Bell Island

but also the problems threatening their survival and wellbeing

the east and the west

We Belong to the Drum bag Helen KnottThe drum represents the heartbeat of Mother Earth. We all belong to the earth and we all belong to the drum. Nikosis grew up going to powwows with his family, happily immersed in music, dance and the sounds of the drum. But when he starts going to daycare, he doesnt feel like he belongs. Nikosis cries every time his mother leaves him in the unfamiliar environment until, one day, she and the teachers use drums to help Nikosis find connection and