This elder shares teachings on differences of Indigenous cultures and the mythology of the birch tree
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This National Indigenous History Month, a Windsor, Ont., elder is sharing her teachings from the community.
Theresa Sims is an Indigenous community leader, knowledge keeper and elder. She is also the City of Windsor's first-ever Indigenous storyteller.
Her teachings aim to highlight how historical contributions of Windsor-based Indigenous communities helped save Canada.
Last week, Sims shared two teachings with CBC News — what it means to be 2-spirit, and the story of Chief Tecumseh.
WATCH | Learn about what it means to be 2-spirit and who Chief Tecumseh was
This week, Sims is sharing two more teachings.
WATCH | Sims shares tale of Nanaboozhoo and how the birch tree became medicine:
WATCH | Sims explains how traditions vary among Indigenous communities:
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