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Alan Syliboy

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February 3, 2025The Daily DrumToday’s drum is from my Mask Series.The traditional mask was created in a variety of sizes, shapes and forms. They were made of many different types of materials, and were decorated with ribbon, paint and ornaments. Each mask has a unique symbolic meaning.Have a Great Day! ... See MoreSee Less

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𝔸𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕊𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕠𝕪 𝔸𝕣𝕥 𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠 𝟜𝟚 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝔸𝕧𝕖.𝕄𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℕ𝕠𝕧𝕒 𝕊𝕔𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕒𝕆𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕊𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝔻𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕒 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝟙𝟘𝕒𝕞 - 𝟞𝕡𝕞 ... See MoreSee Less

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January 31, 2025The Daily DrumWe close out the month with a Turtle Drum also showing my painting “Family on Turtle Island “in the background.The turtle is a sacred figure in Native American symbolism as it represents Mother Earth. The meaning of the Turtle symbol signifies good health and long life.Have a Great Week-End! ... See MoreSee Less

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January 30, 2025The Daily DrumToday I am posting an Eagle Drum with one of my paintings as the background.The Mi'kmaq tradition says the eagle is the only bird that has touched the face of the creator. The Eagle has been given the responsibility of carrying the prayers of the people to the Creator.Have a Great Day! ... See MoreSee Less

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January 29, 2025The Daily DrumToday I am featuring a Little Thunder and Wolverine drum.Little Thunder and Wolverine celebrate the installation of my new sculpture which was unveiled on the Pictou Nova Scotia waterfront September 25, 2024. This sculpture, now a permanent installation, was funded by the new Pictou Library which also opened on that date.Have a Great Day! ... See MoreSee Less

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February 5, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum fea February 5, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum features a Moose. Th background is Lonecloud’s Cabin. Seeing a Moose Spirit in your dream represents long life. It might also mean that you can be both powerful and gentle. Have a Great Day!
February 4, 2025 Ｔｈｅ Ｄａｉｌｙ Ｄｒｕｍ Today’s drum features The Stone Canoe. Pictured here is a woman being rescued, after she was abandoned on an island by her husband. She has been rescued by a man in a Stone Canoe, and along for the ride is a mischievous badger. Have a Great Day!
February 3, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum is February 3, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum is from my Mask Series. The traditional mask was created in a variety of sizes, shapes and forms. They were made of many different types of materials, and were decorated with ribbon, paint and ornaments. Each mask has a unique symbolic meaning. Have a Great Day!
𝔸𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕊𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕠𝕪 𝔸 𝔸𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕊𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕠𝕪 𝔸𝕣𝕥 𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠 𝟜𝟚 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝔸𝕧𝕖. 𝕄𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℕ𝕠𝕧𝕒 𝕊𝕔𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕒 𝕆𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕊𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝔻𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕒 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝟙𝟘𝕒𝕞 - 𝟞𝕡𝕞
January 31, 2025 The Daily Drum We close out the m January 31, 2025 The Daily Drum We close out the month with a Turtle Drum also showing my painting “Family on Turtle Island “in the background. The turtle is a sacred figure in Native American symbolism as it represents Mother Earth. The meaning of the Turtle symbol signifies good health and long life. Have a Great Week-End!
January 30, 2025 The Daily Drum Today I am posting January 30, 2025 The Daily Drum Today I am posting an Eagle Drum with one of my paintings as the background. The Mi'kmaq tradition says the eagle is the only bird that has touched the face of the creator. The Eagle has been given the responsibility of carrying the prayers of the people to the Creator. Have a Great Day!
January 29, 2025 The Daily Drum Today I am featuri January 29, 2025 The Daily Drum Today I am featuring a Little Thunder and Wolverine drum. Little Thunder and Wolverine celebrate the installation of my new sculpture which was unveiled on the Pictou Nova Scotia waterfront September 25, 2024. This sculpture, now a permanent installation, was funded by the new Pictou Library which also opened on that date. Have a Great Day!
January 28, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum fe January 28, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum features the Mi’kmaw Double Curve. “The Butterfly.” The double curve has many meanings. To some the curves represent plants which have the protective and curing powers of medicinal herbs. The mirror image of the double curve, reminds us to keep balance in our lives. Many curves together can symbolize community standing side by side, together in a special union. Have a Great Day!
𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒟𝒶𝒾𝓁𝓎 𝒟𝓇𝓊𝓂 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒟𝒶𝒾𝓁𝓎 𝒟𝓇𝓊𝓂 𝒯𝑜𝒹𝒶𝓎’𝓈 𝒹𝓇𝓊𝓂 𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝒹𝓇𝓊𝓂 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓂𝓎 “𝒲𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝒮𝑒𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈” 𝓅𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝓎𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓈 𝒶𝑔𝑜. 𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓂𝒶𝑔𝑒, 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝓈, 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒷𝓇𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓌𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝒫𝑒𝓉𝓇𝑜𝑔𝓁𝓎𝓅𝒽 𝐼𝓂𝒶𝑔𝑒𝓈 𝓌𝒽𝒾𝒸𝒽 𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝒷𝑒 𝓈𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑒𝓉𝓇𝑜𝑔𝓁𝓎𝓅𝒽𝓈 𝒶𝓉 𝒦𝑒𝒿𝒾𝓂𝓀𝓊𝒿𝒾𝓀 𝒩𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒫𝒶𝓇𝓀 / 𝒩𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝐻𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝒾𝒸 𝒮𝒾𝓉𝑒. 𝒪𝒻 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒾𝓂𝒶𝑔𝑒𝓈 𝓈𝒸𝓇𝒾𝒷𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓁𝒶𝓉𝑒, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝓂𝑜𝓃 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝓌𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓃, 𝒾𝓃𝒹𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝒾𝓂𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝒶𝓁. 𝐻𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒶 𝒢𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉 𝒟𝒶𝓎!
The Truro Library presents “Family Literacy Day” in the J. Harris Read Room at 10:00 AM today. – (Saturday January 25th) Celebrate Family Literacy Day with local author Alan Syliboy! Alan will be reading a title from his extensive list of published books. Enjoy storytime with Alan at 10:15 this morning – Saturday January 25th and stick around for activities and snacks!
The Daily Drum Today’s drum is a 24" Spirit Woma The Daily Drum Today’s drum is a 24" Spirit Woman Drum. The spirit of this Mi’kmaw woman is overlooking the physical world. The Mi’kmaq believe there are spirits and people among us who can bridge the spirit world and physical world. Have a Great Week-End!
January 23, 2025 The Daily Drum Todays Drum is a “Six-sided Quill Drum”. The Mi’kmaq were often referred to as the “porcupine people” because of their elaborate quill work. The quill work on birch bark was an ancient art that the Mi’kmaq specialized in. The attention to detail and sophisticated patterns made our quill work easily distinguishable compared to other Native quill work. Have a Great Day!
January 22, 2025 The Daily Drum Today I am posting January 22, 2025 The Daily Drum Today I am posting a Turtle drum. The turtle is a sacred figure in Native American symbolism as it represents Mother Earth. The meaning of the Turtle symbol signifies good health and long life. Have a Great Day!
January 21, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum fea January 21, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum features the Beluga Whale. Beluga whales are known as "canaries of the sea" because of their musical voices and talkative nature. Legend has it that sailors believed the songs of belugas were the voices of drowned men speaking from beneath the waves. Have a Great Day!
January 20, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum is January 20, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum is from my Family series. Mi'kmaq family values are closely connected to the natural world. The Mi'kmaq believe that living a good, balanced life means respecting and protecting the environment and living in harmony with the people and creatures that live on the earth. Have a Great Day!
𝔸𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕊𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕠𝕪 𝔸 𝔸𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕊𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕠𝕪 𝔸𝕣𝕥 𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠 𝟜𝟚 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝔸𝕧𝕖. 𝕄𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℕ𝕠𝕧𝕒 𝕊𝕔𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕒 𝕆𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕊𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝔻𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕒 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜 𝟙𝟘𝕒𝕞 - 𝟞𝕡𝕞
𝑬𝙭𝒄𝙞𝒕𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙐𝒑𝙙𝒂𝙩𝒆𝙨 𝙛𝒓𝙤𝒎 𝑨𝙡𝒂𝙣 𝙎𝒚𝙡𝒊𝙗𝒐𝙮'𝙨 𝘼𝒓𝙩 𝘾𝒐𝙡𝒍𝙚𝒄𝙩𝒊𝙤𝒏 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬, We are excited to announce that Alan Syliboy has just launched new pieces of artwork that are now available on his website! You can find these beautiful new pieces by selecting the “Galleries” tab on the Alan Syliboy homepage. Explore Alan Syliboy’s world of Mi’kmaw-inspired art and discover: https://alansyliboy.ca/ Ｄａｉｌｙ Ｄｒｕｍｓ These unique, hand-painted pieces celebrate Syliboy's artistry and cultural heritage. Each drum is a visual and auditory representation of rhythm and spirit. Perfect for collectors or as a special gift, these drums are a testament to the beauty of Mi’kmaw storytelling. Ｇａｌｌｅｒｙ Ｃａｎｖａｓ Ｗｏｒｋｓ Explore Syliboy’s latest paintings. These works capture Syliboy's connection to the land, culture, and community, offering a visual experience that invites his viewers to join in that very connection.
January 17, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum is January 17, 2025 The Daily Drum Today’s drum is entitled “I Dreamed a Whale” "When I learned to swim as a boy, I use to try to open my eyes under water. Colors were dazzling, but details were undefined. This is how I see this whale as he swims by, everything is multi colored and sparkling." Have a Great Week-End!
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1 Feb

𝔸𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕊𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕓𝕠𝕪 𝔸𝕣𝕥 𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕠
𝟜𝟚 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝔸𝕧𝕖.
𝕄𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℕ𝕠𝕧𝕒 𝕊𝕔𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕒
𝕆𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕊𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝔻𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕒 𝕎𝕖𝕖𝕜
𝟙𝟘𝕒𝕞 - 𝟞𝕡𝕞

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alansyliboy Alan Syliboy @alansyliboy ·
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January 31, 2025
The Daily Drum
We close out the month with a Turtle Drum also showing my painting “Family on Turtle Island “in the background.
The turtle is a sacred figure in Native American symbolism as it represents Mother Earth.

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January 30, 2025
The Daily Drum

The Mi'kmaq tradition says the eagle is the only bird that has touched the face of the creator. The Eagle has been given the responsibility of carrying the prayers of the people to the Creator.
Have a Great Day!

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January 29, 2025
The Daily Drum

Little Thunder and Wolverine celebrate the installation of my new sculpture which was unveiled on the Pictou Nova Scotia water front September 25, 2024. This sculpture, now a permanent installation was funded by the new Pictou Library.

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