Will Paul from Eskasoni.

A four-day welding camp, the first of it’s kind in Nova Scotia, was held at the Strait Area Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College in August. The camp, which was part of a program offered by CWB Welding Foundation, blends learning the trades with traditional teachings.

Twelve Mi’kmaw youth, ages 12-15 took part in the camp, which taught them how to weld several items, including an eel spear.

“I liked learning how to weld,” said Maya Johnson, 12, of Potlotek. “It was kind of scary at first with all the sparks flying in your face but then it was cool watching the metal stick together.”

The group spent their days at the NSCC campus in Port Hawkesbury learning the trade, and spent their evenings at a camp in Orangedale, taking part in traditional activities with different elders each night.

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