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| Aboriginal Family Literacy Circle Newsletter
April, 2014
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| | | Medicine Wheel | Seven Grandfather Teachings | Featured Book | New Words
Medicine Wheel Food & Recipes | Thirteen Moons | Events Calendar | Resources
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| Come Walk in My Moccasins
Come Walk in My Moccasins is a pilot project created by the Aboriginal Family Literacy Circle and sponsored by HPE CYSN.
Each month, we invite you to discover:
- Information about Aboriginal culture
- Programming ideas to use with young children in your home or early learning program
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| | | | Medicine Wheel Teachings:
This ancient symbol, used by most First Nations people, teaches us that all things in life are equal and balanced.
Each month you will discover the relationship of one direction to the Seven Grandfather Teachings, a sacred animal, element, plant medicine and more. Discover how these teachings can be used personally and professionally.
The directions include East, South, West, and North as well as Sky, Earth, and the Centre.
We began our introduction of the Medicine Wheel with a focus on its Centre. This month we turn to the direction of East.
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Jingle Dancer
by Cynthia Leitch-Smith
Read by Holly Olmstead with children at Tyendinaga Playgroup
Video Clip
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| Story Extenders:
For more stories, activities, word cards and audible translations, see previous newsletters.
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| | Medicine Wheel Food & Recipes
| | Back to Roots Traditional Cycle of Foods and
Accompanying Recipes
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This month, we are featuring food and recipes representing East/Spring
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Created for the NACHC by Lindsay Keuning Rutherford and Thalia Ottaviano
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| | | Sources for Aboriginal books:
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Come Walk in My Moccasins Partners:
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| | | Seven Grandfather Teachings
| | Humility
The giving nature and devotion of the Wolf is the reason he was chosen to represent humility. The Wolf is always watching out for the pack and putting himself first. To be humble means to give, without asking; to offer help without needing something in return. To be humble means to not talk highly of yourself, your gifts or your life; that is between you and the Creator.
Honesty
Honesty in facing a situation is to be brave.
Respect
To honor all creation is to have Respect.
Wisdom
To cherish knowledge is to know Wisdom.
Truth
Truth is to know all of these things.
Love
Love must be unconditional. When people are at their weakest or without love to give, love is needed most.
Courage
Courage is to face the foe with integrity.
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| | | | | | | Among First Nations, the annual calendar year follows the 13-moon lunar cycle. Each moon is named for a natural phenomenon – the activity of a seasonally active animal, an important cultural practice or belief, or a common environmental condition.
The turtle, used to represent these thirteen moons, comes from the Anishinaabe culture in which Mother Earth was put on the turtle's back after the great flood. Each of the thirteen sections of the turtle’s back represents one of the thirteen moons of the year.
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Click on the turtle to discover the name of each moon from January 1st to December 31st.
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