Indigenous Mural at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School focuses on Climate Change

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Over the past three days, Indigenous storyteller and renowned artist, Isaac Murdock has been sharing his knowledge of Mother Earth with Grade 7 students at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School. The students have been learning more about Indigenous culture and how we need to take care of the Earth for future generations. 

The students worked with Isaac to paint a mural that highlights a climate change message. In the painting, a fish who is a stargazer tells an Indigenous person that fish are dying and will be extinct in the next 50 years if we don’t start looking after our oceans.

“It’s important for students to understand and learn that by looking at Indigenous knowledge we can learn to live in balance with Mother Earth,” said Melanie O’Neill, member of Durham Catholic’s Indigenous Education Advisory Circle.

Student capped off the three days of learning with an Indigenous lunch featuring three sisters soup, a wild rice salad with fruit and berries and bannock