The 5th Annual Bear Clan Gathering

Thursday September 21 was the gathering of the Bear Clan at the Behavioural Health Foundation in St. Norbert. It was an occasion to salute and to celebrate the Bear Clan - the clan concerned with protecting others. The clan traditionally included both the policemen and the healers, and there were representatives from the police and the armed forces as well as from the healing professions.

There was a grand entry parade - and much dancing (see photos).

A featured guest was David Tizya, an aboriginal member of Canada's armed forces recently returned from Afghanistan (see also http://www.manitobaliberals.ca/2006/09/david-tizya-melvin-swan-and-bold-eagle.html).