On November 8th,
Steve McGuire, from Faith Lutheran Church, introduced our
guest speaker, Darrell LaFrance, who spoke on Native Spirituality.Understanding Your Native Neighbour
On November 8th,
Steve McGuire, from Faith Lutheran Church, introduced our
guest speaker, Darrell LaFrance, who spoke on Native Spirituality.
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Darrell LaFrance is a member of the Durham Regional Police Service and is an
Algonquin Nation Native, who is also a native dancer and storyteller. He was
dressed in his dance regalia, splendid in eagle feathers and deer skin chaps,
and moose skin moccasins. He is known as "Eagle Dancer." He is also a
ninth-degree black belt, and is the highest-ranked sensei in Kumo Ju-jitsu in
North America.
Most First Nations stories focus on a moral. Darrell shared the story of how the bear lost his tail. What lessons can you learn from this story? Read more...
More to follow.