Sacred Indigenous site opens in Edmonton’s river valley – CBC

Mar 29, 2023

‘Now we don’t have to leave the city to do the basic healing ceremonies that are necessary for our well-being’

Hundreds of years ago, it was a place where Indigenous people collected ochre and precious medicines growing in the river valley.

This week, 10 young students walked those same lands at Whitemud Park — one of the first groups to visit Edmonton’s newly opened urban Indigenous cultural site, kihcihkaw askî.

In Cree, kihcihkaw askî means “this place here is sacred land.” The $6.5 million project is a collaboration between Indigenous elders, communities, and the City of Edmonton.

“We don’t have a church, mosque or a cathedral that we can easily go to,” said project manager Lewis Cardinal, on a recent tour with CBC News.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/kihcihkaw-ask%C3%AE-edmonton-urban-cultural-site-healing-prayer-1.6794291