Students model completed ribbon skirts.
Ratitsienhanónhnha means 'They're tending the fire.' Its mission is to connect youth with their culture by helping them make their own regalia.Posted: Jun 24, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: June 24Sonny B. White borrowed regalia to wear to his graduation in 2012; now he runs a program that teaches youth to make their own regalia to wear at the end of the school year.
White is from Akwesasne, a Kanien'kehá:ka community that straddles the Quebec, Ontario and New York state borders, and the program is called Ratitsienhanónhnha, which means "They're tending the fire" in Kanien'kéha . White said he'd often travel to visit elders so he could listen and learn from them, an opportunity he said many don't get.
Montour said she's been booked solid for 2024 graduation orders since last June and has five new orders so far for next year.
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