Pembroke Campus Grandfather drum gets a name
Posted on Thursday, March 14th, 2024
The Pembroke Campus celebrated the naming of its Grandfather drum when Elder Barry Sarazin shared its name is Chijaack (pronounced Chee-Jack), a name that comes from the crane spirit. The drum is named after a Blue Heron.
Elder Sarazin told the audience of students and employees who gathered for the name revealing ceremony that “I had dreamed about a beautiful blue heron that flew down by the corner of the school,” when the name was presented to him by the spirit.
The drum has been part of the campus community since 2018 when it was built as part of the Three Drums, Three Campuses project.
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