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Belinda Daniels | ||
Steffany Salloum | ||
Bettina Schneider |
1. Examine the importance of the bison to traditional Indigenous cultures. 2. Examine current information about the bison and how people can benefit from these animals in contemporary society. |
3. Know about the bison and how people can be socially responsible in raising or reintroducing bison into their natural habitats on the prairies. [Broad Areas of Learning] [Science and Ecology] |
4. Examine the interdependence humans have with nature and the bison’s importance in the grasslands ecosystem. Students could further examine this and look at the reintroduction of Bison to Banff National Park as an example. [Cross-Curricular Competencies] |
5. Examine the impact colonization has had on Indigenous peoples and the environment.
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6. Examine the impact of contact on Indigenous economy, spirituality, identity, land, environment.
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PGP Goals: Focus on the shared responsibility for the land and all its creatures and when we heal the land, we heal ourselves. |
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Introducing Buffalo People Arts Institute |
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To learn about the history and relationship Indigenous Peoples had with the bison - listen closely to Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway and Lorne Kequahtooway in the video Buffalo Hide Tanning and Teachings – Part 1 – Introducing Buffalo People Arts Institute. |
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Buffalo People Arts Institute - Sharing Final Reflections While Smoking a Buffalo Hide |
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To learn about the experiences of Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway and Lorne Kequahtooway and their connection to the bison, listen to the Buffalo Hide Tanning and Teachings – Part 7 – Smoking a Buffalo Hide. |
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CBC Gem Absolutely Canadian - Bison Return |
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This 44:07 minute long video discusses the traditional and background information for the Bison. In 2017 for the first time in over 100 years, Bison will return to Banff National Park (Alberta). The area has potential to support a thousand animals making Banff the potential home to one of the largest free-ranging Bison populations in North America. |
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Buffalo People Arts Institute | Link |