Honouring Cultural Diversity through Collective Vocal Practice with Gary Oker
Authors:
Gary Oker
Date:
2019
ISBN: 978-1-988804-27-9
Abstract:
This video is of Gary Oker, of Doig First Nation, who speaks about finding his song after looking his whole life for it and seeing a ball of energy of all things in the universe. He discusses the various beats of drumming. He says we need to get on a vibrational level to connect to the Spirit world and then demonstrates the Northern Dene people's drum beat.
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Gary Oker is a member of Doig River First Nation community and was elected as Chief in 1998. He has a Master's Degree from Royal Roads University. He has a broad range of experience working at community levels resolving socio/economic issues and understands management change in political environments and has a passion for developing strategic solutions that incorporate traditional values in natural resources development. His work has contributed to successful re-negotiation of the MOU agreement between the Ministry of Energy and Mines and Council of Treaty 8 Chiefs and led to meaningful consultation with the oil and gas industry regarding resource development.
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