The Spirit of the Drum Mi'kmaq

1. The Importance of Spirituality

1.1. Their great ancestors played the drum and sang the Mi'kmaq song

1.2. This tradition goes on for years and years because of their ancestors

1.3. It's important for them to learn from their ancestors

2. Oral History

2.1. They told stories of their tradition of their past and they played the drum

2.2. They would play the drums only for the "traditional song"

2.3. POWWOW a gathering of First nations peoples to celebrate of their cultures

3. The Role the Elders

3.1. They sang

3.2. They played the drum

3.3. They also told the stories of their past