2Spirit Kin and Relatives of many Nations gather round
Ready to immerse our MultiSpirits within Big Drum sound
Receiving Teachings from Kanien’kehá:ka Elder Sedalia Fazio
Who Welcomes Us warmly to her Home Territory
Receiving Teachings from Oji-Cree Elder Ma-Nee Chacaby
Who came from afar to share their Joy and 2Spirit Story
These Wisdom Weavers Remind Us
We ALL Belong at Big Drum
No matter Our Genders, Our Bodies
No matter where We’ve come from
Big Drum medicine is for Us All
So long as we show up with Respect
Big Drum Invites Us All
So We feast Big Drum together
With Strawberries, Tobacco, and Sage
As the smell of sweet Berries
and Earthy musky Plant Kin fills the Air
We rub these feasting Offerings
into every surface and crevice of Big Drum with Care
We Feast Big Drum to Awaken Drum’s Spirit
To Honor the Animacy of this Dear Beloved Relative
Who Sings for Us All with Deep Voice and Resonance
Who Loves Us All Unconditionally
Who Remind Us of the Heartbeat of Mother Earth
Where We ALL Come from
Kischi Maarsii to Big Drum
So We Sing sweet Songs, like Strawberry Song
And We begin to sync Our Heart Beats Together
As We all Sing and Drum Along
One by One, Song after Song
We sync more and more
And We start to remember What We Came Here For
Our Voices hum along with the Booming Beat of Big Drum
And We Heal Together
We Transmute Energies
As We Honor the shift in Seasons
And changing Weather
The Weather WithIn and the Weather WithOut
Our Rhythm in Sync with Grandfather Sun
New Beginnings for All Our Relations have just Begun
Soon We begin to Feast Little Drums too
Honouring Their Spirits and Voices anew
Some Little Drums feasted for their very first time, like mine
What an honour it is to Feast my Little Drum with 2Spirit Kin by my side
I Sounded my Little Drum as We Sang closing Songs
and my Drum came ALIVE
LOUDER BRIGHTER PROUDER THAN EVER
My Little Drum has ARRIVED
In Sacred Circle, We share Our name, Our Drum’s name
And what We’re calling in for this New Season
I discovered my Drum’s name is PLAMU
Meaning “salmon” in Mi’kmaq, named with deep reason
She was made at the Mi’kmaq Native Friendship Centre
Plamu -a relative dear to me and my Celtic Ancestors
Reminders of childhood, the name of my favourite River
As We said our Goodbyes
I could Feel something shift inside
Me and My Drum began a new Kind of Bond
A Reciprocal Love
A Relationship We’d Both Dreamed of
Now, Plamu and I host Drumming and Singing Circles
On a weekly basis
Together, We Co-Create a little Oasis
For Brothers, Sisters, and Siblings
Ready to Dance with the Remedy of Drum and Song
To Return to the Heartbeat of Earth Mother
Where We All Belong
-2S Drum Circle Fast – Celebrating Fall Equinox – Testimonial by Dani Sherwood
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