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DIGGI was working for Manitoba Hydro and had flown into Pukatawagan to locate a site for a new Hydro station. I then traveled quite a distance on foot, scouting locations and assessing terrain. I came across what I thought was an animal path. As I followed the track I came across pieces of clothing attached to some of the trees, quite close to the ground. Then I could hear voices in the distance. I was startled (and so were they) when I came across a group of young children accompanied by two older women. After realizing that neither of us was a bear, I smiled at the children who all smiled shyly back. Each of the children clutched a handful of greenery. When I spoke to one of the women, Victoria Bear, and asked what the children were doing and how they came to be out here, she told me that her and her companion were medicine women and were teaching the children the ways of herbs and plants. They were gathering a ground shrub that when boiled for a long time made a cream rinse for your hair. And here I thought it would be for some medical marvel. The children all proudly showed me their shrubs. After spending a short time with them I continued on my way and I always remember this as one of the more memorable moments in my travels in Manitoba.
