GREEN MAP
Green Building
WAHBUNG ABINOONJIIAG
- Cultural Design
Bob Martin, architect with Prairie Architect, has developed a very unusual design which features some relevant features including a featured circle. The approximate 80" diameter round window at Wahbung is the first fiberglass circle ever produced.
The use of a circle is very relevant in its sacred meaning to the Indian people. The circle represents the cycles of life, including the seasons, the directions, the heavens and Mother Earth; it presents a holistic symbol of mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional health in its broadest sense, revealing the parts of human nature that must be nourished to bring a person, or community to wholeness (Duxton Windows, 2006).
Wahbung Abinoonjiiag has adopted the Medicine Wheel as the philosophical and structural framework for the development, delivery and administration of the project. The Medicine Wheel is an empowering, culturally-based philosophy that follows and honours the traditional teachings of Aboriginal people in the Americas. The Medicine Wheel provides teachings that can bring about understanding of the roots of violence and eventually lead to healing.
