Students from Mount Baker Secondary, Kootenay Educational Services and Laurie Middle have started drumming, using the drum that MBSS students previously helped to make with Pete Sanchez and Bertha Andrew. 

Students learned from the Suʔkni Singers, Andrea Alexander and Doreen Alexander about protocols, welcoming and closing of the drum, and many songs. Students were able to feel first-hand how powerful drumming is, and that drumming represents the heartbeat of mother earth. Many students are just starting to learn about their culture while others are strengthening their connections to their culture.