The first indegenous gardens were planted in downtown Winnipeg yesterday. The city described as the “most racist in Canada” by Macleans, a national magazine, is taking a step toward “promoting communication about aboriginal culture”, according to officials.
In an event that included drumming, singing and a traditional pipe ceremony, the plants were blessed and then arranged in five gardens featuring “planting schemes and materials, based on community ideas and feedback,” according to a press release from the Downtown Winnipge BIZ (Business Improvement Zone).
The gardens are located in front of the APTN offices (Aboriginal People’s Television Network) on Winnipeg’s most famous street, Portage Avenue. Members of the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ team will be available until Thursday to explain to visitors and passersby, the traditional uses of each plant in the garden.
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