Cape Breton students harvest wood, make traditional M'ikmaw sleds

Students at a Cape Breton elementary schoolare the proud owners of four traditional Mi'kmaw working sledsthey helped make.

The project was funded through the ReconciliACTION program to help students learn about Mi'kmaw culture and traditions.

Students from grades Primary to 5 at Marion Bridge Elementaryhelped harvest the wood for the sleds.

They harvested it fromschool grounds with the help of Albert Marshall Jr. of Eskasoni First Nation.

Marshall returned to the school with the pieces for the sleds and the children helped assemble them.

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