Dancing Circles: Strong Hoop, Strong Spirit

Acknowledgement Protocol

Please read this Acknowledgement before the start of this video to respect the knowledge that is being shared and the Land of the People where the knowledge originates:

We respectfully acknowledge the original lands of the Indigenous Peoples of Treaty 4: Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota, Dakota, Lakota and Treaty 6: Cree, Saulteaux, Dene, and Dakota whose language and songs are shared by Elders and Knowledge Keepers. As well, we acknowledge the homeland to many winged, four-legged, crawling, and water creatures.

What is the Land Acknowledgement where you live?

This video is primarily intended for:

First Nations

Indigenous Communities

Creative Team

Name	Role/Job Title	Place
Delvyn Kennedy	First Nations and Métis Cultural Consultant with Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools	Saskatoon, SK
Dr. Anna-Leah King	Associate Professor, Language and Literacy Education, University of Regina	Regina, SK
Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division	Production Partner	Saskatoon, SK
Division Media and Technology at the University of Saskatchewan	Production Partner	Saskatoon, SK
Alina Perrault	NCCIE Video Editor	Regina, SK
Steffany Salloum	NCCIE Videographer, Community Research Associate, and Website Manager	Saskatoon, SK

Video Details

Length of Video	27:34 minutes
Is there content in this video that is inappropriate to show young children? No

Lessons of the Drum

Indigenous Songs from Treaty 4 and Treaty 6

Questions?

Please contact Bettina Schneider for more information.

Accompanying Resource

Title	Type
The Hoop Dance: Teaching Resource	File
by Dr. Anna-Leah King, First Nations Curriculum Saskatoon Catholic Schools with thanks to: Gord Martell, Delvyn Kennedy, Sharon Laflamme