100 Mile Elementary
We were honoured to welcome Knowledge Holders Alana & Marty Dixon for a meaningful, hands-on learning experience grounded in traditional knowledge and lived practice.
Through learning traditional methods of preparing and smoking wild meat, students didn’t just hear about these practices—they experienced them. They learned how knowledge is passed down through doing: observing closely, asking thoughtful questions, and understanding the care, patience, and responsibility that come with harvesting and preparing food from the land.
For many of our families, hunting is an important part of life and culture. Bringing this learning into our school honours that reality and strengthens the connection between home, school, and community. It affirms students’ identities, validates intergenerational knowledge, and builds a shared understanding of respect for the animal, the land, and each other.
Experiences like this remind us that powerful learning happens when traditional knowledge, hands-on experience, and community voices come together. We are deeply grateful to Alana and Marty for sharing their wisdom and helping our students learn in ways that are authentic, relational, and rooted in place.
