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| Anna-Leah King | ||
| Armand MacArthur | ||
| Steffany Salloum | ||
| Dustin Brass |
1. Apply and adapt selected activity-related skills and strategies through participation in . . . natural (outdoor) 'alternate environment movement' activities in and around own neighbourhood and community. [Physical Education 8.8 (Alternate Environment Activities - Goals: Active Living, Relationships)] |
2. Describe the influence of the treaty relationship on Canadian identity by describing the influence of varying views of the land in motivating the treaty relationship. [Social Studies DR8.2 (Dynamic Relationships)] |
3. Describe the influence of the treaty relationship on Canadian identity by exploring unfulfilled aspects of Treaty (e.g., education, health care, etc.) in Canada. [Social Studies DR8.2 (Dynamic Relationships)] |
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| Photo of Medicine Wheel | File |
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Medicine Wheel at Pheasant Rump First Nation. To zoom out and see the whole circle, select 75%. Then click on 'View' and 'Rotate View' and 'Clockwise' to change to landscape view. You can find photos of other Medicine Wheels or Circles on-line. Speak with an Elder or Knowledge Holder from your area to identify other sources for photos. |
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| Moose Mountain Medicine Circle – Sask History Online | Link |
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Photo of Medicine Circle at Moose Mountain. |
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| Wanuskewin Heritage Site | Link |
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This blog by Dave Yanko gives good insight into the grounds and building at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. You can also visit the website for Wanuskewin at: https://wanuskewin.com/. |
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| Medicine Wheel | Link |
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This blog entitled 'Endangered Stones' talks about the history and beliefs surrounding Medicine Circles, including information about the Moose Mountain and Bighorn Medicine Circles. |
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| St. Victor Petroglyphs | Link |
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The rock carvings "include representations of animal, bird and human tracks -- foot and hand prints -- as well as several symbols, and a few human and animal figures." |
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| Office of the Treaty Commissioner | Link |
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The Office of the Treaty Commissioner has resources for groups or individuals in school or in workplaces who want to be educated. |
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| Inspiring Success: First Nation's and Métis, Pre K – 12 Education Policy Framework | Link |
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Scroll down and click on the document from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education: Inspiring Success: First Nation's and Métis, Pre K – 12 Education Policy Framework, which is being followed in this lesson plan. It contains guidelines and protocols for Indigenous content, as well as the content itself (also available in French). |
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| Atchakosuk: Ininewuk Stories of the Stars by Wilfred Buck | Link |
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"All cultures on Mother Earth have their own understandings of the stars. No matter where one was located on Earth, all one has to do was look up into an evening sky and a myriad of stories can be revealed. As human beings made sense of their world and established a sense of belonging, stories were told and connections between people and the environment were established" (First Nations Perspectives 2, 1 (2009): 71-83). Wilfred Buck is from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation of Northern Manitoba and is currently working for the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre as a Science Specialist. He has a Bachelors and Post Baccalaureate degree from the University of Manitoba and has 15 years experience as an educator. |
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| Wilfred Buck - Indigenous Science | Link |
| The Story of the Northern Lights | Link |
| Walking Together – First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum | Link |
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On this page about 'well-being,' read the first three documents, which are only 2-3 pages long: 1) The Sacred Circle; 2) All My Relations; and 3) Cycles of Life. There is good information about Medicine Circles in each of these. "About five thousand years ago, while pyramids were being built in Egypt and Stonehenge was under construction in England, the people of the North American Plains were also laying stones..." (quote from 'Cycle of Life', page 2). |
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| Full Circle: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Ways of Knowing | Link |
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The 'Introduction' in this curriculum document provides helpful background information for this lesson plan. The document as a whole provides curricular materials that focus on First Nations, Métis and Inuit people, history and culture. While developed for use by teachers of Native Studies and Native Languages, this resource is also intended for use by teachers of history, civics, social sciences, careers, English and science. |
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