Did you know that February was Indigenous Storytelling Month in Saskatchewan?  Winter is a traditional time for storytelling in First Nations and Metis cultures when knowledge, traditions and culture have been passed down from generation to generation through oral storytelling.  Here at Hugh Cairns, we had the opportunity to have 2 different guests visit us to share their stories and culture.  First was Tim, a traditional knowledge keeper who came to share his Dakota language and stories with us.  Then Rita Bouvier made a visit to speak to all of the grade threes.  Rita is a Metis author and storyteller.  She began by teaching us some words in the Michif language.  Then she shared some stories about her family and Metis legends and about how we are all connected in this world.  She ended her presentation by reading us her book “Better That Way”.  We enjoyed listening to her and learning about Metis culture.  We were so lucky to have these opportunities to participate in Indigenous Storytelling Month!