Fall Drum Feast
Each fall and spring the Indigenous Student Alliance holds a cultural event called the Drum Feast. Our drums are living beings and need to be taken care of, this is done by performing a feasting ceremony. Members of the club are the targeted audience as this is also a way to bring us together as a community. This fall we had it on the 12th. My roommate and I brought pasta to share for the potluck. I am the current Boss Lady of the club so it was my job to make sure everything went smoothly. I also had the honor of preparing the offering plate, a small dish of food with a little of each dish brought to the feast that day. A round of smudging with sage, prayer, drumming and an offering was done before we were able to dig into the food. Pizza, fry bread, fruit, and pasta were some of the items brought to share. It may not seem like much but it was food for the soul!
Tags: anishinaabe, club, culture, indigenous student alliance, ojibwe
