Doris Munger Drumming & Singing

Doris Munger Drumming & Singing Revitalizing Lake Babine Nation Needo'ats Old Fort Cultural Pride

[email protected] Recorded "Singing My Traditions" cd in 2006.

Drumming and singing balhats music like my uncle used to do, drumming and singing feast style music that I wrote to carry on our culture and language. I make presentation at schools, jails and donate my time to cancer fundraisers etc. I play guitar and sing old country music to bring old memories back and build new ones for the young. I write music in Nedut'een to carry on our language. I write co

untry roots music to uplift the hurting. I dream of recording my country roots album soon when I get my miracle to get it done!

My garter snakes story:I’ve been at Munger Bay since we returned from Williams Lake. So, my Nation is helping me by keep...
08/22/2026

My garter snakes story:

I’ve been at Munger Bay since we returned from Williams Lake. So, my Nation is helping me by keeping my yard mowed and clearing brush. I am very grateful!

I have a story for you today.

I was walking to my dock with my cousin to show him the work needed to be done.

I was walking down the path with him and I saw what looked like a boat rope. Thick, mult-colored; brown, yellow, white, gold and black garter snake laying in a round pile. I almost stepped on it as I shrieked and stopped. My cousin, beside me, hopped and jumped back and yelled ‘whoa’. And I didn’t have my iPhone.
The garter snake was so large it looked like one of those ropes for the big riverboats that are braided with different colours. Well, a little garter snake I guess, but you know me and my great imagination lol.

I was reminded of my river boat ride to Long Island on Babine Lake with my mom and her friend Matilda before residential school. Long Island or Nu Yeez is where I was born.

It was spring because the lake was so high that we reached the highest part of the island on the land instead of the shore. The boat parked near the fish camp level of the island. All that was left was wooden frames and poles.

As the riverboat slammed against the grassy area of the island, there was a large multi-colored garter snake laying like a large round pile of rope. I screamed as I sat on the bow of the riverboat.
My mom and Matilda jumped out of the boat armed with oars. And the homemade oars were big and deadly. They began hitting the snake until it died. Omg, I was overwhelmed with fear as I saw a snake and they killed it in front of me. And I can’t remember what we came to Nu Yeez for?

My Nu Yeez memory.

This picture is from my dad’s house. Look at the beautiful sparkling Babine Lake.

08/20/2026

Walking toward my hayfield. I saw rosehips

I got over 1,000 reactions on my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉It’s because I am sharing my Old Fo...
08/11/2026

I got over 1,000 reactions on my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

It’s because I am sharing my Old Fort Sockeye Fishing Dayz with you. It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Needo’ats. The sockeye are arriving slowly but will be arriving late, I hear.
So, I missed all the fish in the net, I took photo of the last fish in the net.

In the last week, we had fish for breakfast, sockeye fish heads yummy, sockeye salmon eggs with seaweed with potatoes and rice.
It is usual, during sockeye salmon season we have the whole dish as I mentioned for breakfast. We have fish for lunch. We have Rice, Potatoes, and fish for supper or Fish with Rice and Potatoes. Yummy.

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉Alma Maytwayashing, Marvin John Farney, C...
08/10/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉

Alma Maytwayashing, Marvin John Farney, Cynthia Munger, Lawrence Heal, Mary-Ann Poirier, Debbie Joseph, Stephen Thomas, Colleen Brown, Edgar Williams, Karen Honea

Hello Family and Friends,I am walking my new journey. I am actually enjoying my summer and I am given many enjoyable day...
08/10/2026

Hello Family and Friends,

I am walking my new journey. I am actually enjoying my summer and I am given many enjoyable days. I am sorting out what I remember from my traumatic days that I survived. I continue to be thankful for making it through.
I am learning this one thing, is that, for me, I really thought that there was healing after losing my other half. My Owen was my life. He fought to live after our fifth anniversary. He was injured and he made it a mission to do what he wanted in life. And we did it. We bought a coach like the greyhound bus. My Owen made a bus conversion to motorhome. We travelled around and even lived in it in the winter in Grand Prairie, Alberta. We lived in a truck park in PG so I could be near my sisters. We had many exciting times.

I remind myself daily that my Owen is really gone. He is not coming back. It tires me out fighting a losing battle. I am still seeking that spot where I will feel at home again. Like a nest, I guess. I feel like I was nowhere all these years. Perhaps I was just hanging without feelings all these years. That’s my sort out situation right now. I am sorting out my old life so I can leave it to help myself. To realize my new life.

So, I am in Old Fort for fishing season. I am remembering the awesome feeling being here for fishing. The young people are now doing the fishing.
This is our tradition to come home to get our salmon to survive the winter off-reserve. It is our right to fish. And I spend every morning with my sisters as that is the only time of year that we are together every day.
I remember these days. I will remember.

This picture is looking south toward Granisle. It’s at my dad’s house.

Have a good day, my friends.

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