From tree to basket: Students carry on Indigenous knowledge

This is part of a series called Ann's Eye, featuring the work of Ann Paul, a Wolastoqey content creator. You cansee more Ann's Eye pieces by clicking here.

Ann Paul remembers standing in aclassroom as a child, singing and dancing for the other kids.

She was showing them something from her own culture, since there was nothing about it in their textbooks.

"To you it's a sweet memory," she said. "To me, it's a sad memory."

WATCH | Teens learn how to weave baskets from wood:

Anns Eye: See how a tree becomes a basket

10 months ago

Duration 2:17

Students at Woodstock High School got a lesson in basket-making from Brock Polchies of Woodstock First Nation.

Paul said there should have been something like the basket-weaving class at Woodstock High School in place a long time ago, but she was happy to see it taking place now.

Scroll through the photos and watch the video above to see what the class was like.

Ann's Eye

Photographer Ann Paul brings an Indigenous lens to stories from First Nations communities across New Brunswick.Click hereor on the image below to see more of her work.