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Come Walk in My Moccasins Newsletter
May 2016
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In this issue:
Children's Books: Powwow's Coming, Zoe and the Fawn, Adventures of Rabbit and Bear Paw: Tall Tale
Change Maker: Cindy Blackstock
Traditional Arts: Dreamcatchers
Musician: A Tribe Called Red
Teaching: Sustenance Foods
Indigenous Fusion Recipe: Fish Tacos
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Did you know that the Inuit were the first people to create life jackets?
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Powwow's Coming
For infants and toddlers
Powwow's coming, hear the beat?
Powwow's coming, dancing feet.
Powwow's coming, hear the drum?
Powwow's coming, everyone!
Powwow's Coming provides children with a foundation for understanding and celebrating the enduring culture and heritage of the Powwow. Author Linda Boyden has created exquisite cut-paper collage and engaging poetry to place readers within the scenes of a contemporary Indigenous community while offering a thoughtful look at powwows and their meanings.
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Zoe and the Fawn
For preschoolers
An adventure begins when Zoe finds a lone fawn in the forest and helps search for its mother. But who could the mother be? A bunny? A fish? Join Zoe and her father as they encounter many woodland animals and learn their Native names along the way.
The tale by Catherine Jameson is simple yet charming. Zoe's inquisitive nature is endearing, as is her father's gentle patience. And as Zoe encounters various animals, their Okanagan (Syilx) names appear in the text. These Okanagan words add to the educational value of the story, but they do not interrupt the flow of the narrative for non-Okanagan readers. |
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Adventures of Rabbit and Bear Paw: Vol 4 Tall Tale
For school-age children
Rabbit really does it this time, sticking both feet in his mouth by telling a tall tale. As Rabbit tells one tall tale after another to keep out of trouble, Rabbit's stories quickly pile up and so do the troubles of the village. Will Rabbit's tall tales be the down-fall of the village, or will Rabbit realize, it takes a big person to walk the path of an honest person? |
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Dreamcatchers
Algonquin Knowledge Keeper, Grandmother Thelma shares her teachings about dream catchers and offers step by step instructions to make a dreamcatcher in these two-part videos.
Dreamcatchers Part 1 (7 minutes)
Dreamcatchers Part 2 (4 minutes)
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Cindy Blackstock
Cindy Blackstock is a member of Gitksan First Nation and holds a number of titles; Cindy advocates for child protection and children's rights. She works hard towards changing the discriminatory policies and actions towards First Nations children in Canada, working directly with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities, turning visions into action, changing mindsets to provide equal funding, support and resources to all Canadian children.
In an interview with CBC 8th Fire, Cindy explains that the number of First Nations children in child welfare care today exceeds the number of children in care at the height of residential schools by a factor of three.
Watch Cindy Blackstock's articulate and impassioned interview from CBC 8th Fire.
(20 minutes)
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A Tribe Called Red
Bursting forth from Canada’s capital, native Producer/DJ crew A Tribe Called
Red is producing a truly unique sound that’s impacting the global electronic
scene and urban club culture.
Their music is a contemporary evolution of the powwow. Within a couple of
years they’ve become the face of an urban Native youth renaissance, championing
their heritage and speaking out on aboriginal issues, while being on top of
popular music, fashion and art. They have created stunning, political and
sometimes humorous videos that incorporate film and pop culture references to
native people and reclaim the aboriginal image.
Their second full-length album, Nation II Nation was nominated on the shortlist
of the Polaris Music Prize as one of the 10 best Canadian album of the year and
4 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards for best group, best producer,
best album and best cover art. (Excerpt
from http://atribecalledred.com/bio/)
This short film-documentary about A Tribe Called Red features interviews with the three band members and their thoughts about party music, being an urban aboriginal, and upending racist stereotypes through multimedia artwork. (scroll to bottom of screen to find this 11 minute video)
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Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen Teachings
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Sustenance Foods
In the Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen, the “words before all else” or the “thanksgiving address”, the sustenance foods are acknowledged with gratitude.
This month we acknowledge and give thanks to the foods provided by the Creator. We acknowledge the three sisters - corn, beans and squash, as well as all of the food provided for our sustenance, health and well-being. The foods were provided to nourish our spirit, create a healthy body, sustain our physical, mental and emotional well-being and for this, we give thanks to our Creator.
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Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na provides Mohawk language and culture programming at the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory (the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte).
Programs include: Totáhne (At Grandma's House) for preschool children, Kawenna'ón:we Primary Immersion (K-4) and Shatiwennakará:tats, a year long program for Adults
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Fish Tacos
Enjoy Angela Litchfield's fish taco recipe using Indigenous ingredients fish and corn.
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Canoe Kids
- Print resource for children of all ages, educators, parents and families.
- Each issue explores a different culture through authentic indigenous voices
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Sources for Aboriginal books:
- Good Reads Baby Books: Written in Navajo and English, this baby book series is perfect for pre-K through 1st grade.
Aboriginal Book Lending:
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| Kingston Native Language Nest
Saturdays April 9 & 23, May 7 & 28
View Details
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| | Working with Indigenous Youth, Napanee
Wednesday, May 11
View Details |
| | Tribe Called Red Live Concert, Ottawa
Sunday, June 26
View Details |
| | | Aboriginal Family Literacy Circle Partners:
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1178 County Road #8, K7R 3K7, Napanee, Canada | |
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