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Elders
"The Elders always
spoke honestly. My wish was always this, if only I can be
like you, live my life as you did in your youth, and to have
your wisdom
to speak of in my old age." - Ð Margaret Sabourin
Sr., Nahecho Keh, 1987
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Primary
Objective:
The primary objective is to enable students to
appreciate the older members of the community as well as
the elders. To become an elder in the Dene community,
one must earn the right. The elders are those who
possess Dene knowledge. They are the primary source of
all knowledge which has been accumulated by the Dene,
generation after generation. Because of their life
experience, they have the wisdom to advise new
generations as to how to deal with life and its
problems. It is hoped that students will become aware of
their role or responsibility in ensuring the succession
of knowledge and therefore the culture. Whatever is not
obtained from our elders is gone forever. This is the
only way to ensure that the culture continues to exist
and the connection with the past can be maintained. |
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