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Come Walk in My Moccasins Newsletter August 2024 |
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In this Issue:
Books: All My Relatives (Indinawemaaganidag), Bannock in a Hammock, Ajijaak/Crane, Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada Our Music: Baamaapii Goodbye Song Our Arts: Kingston Indigenous Market Our Words: Animals in Anishinaabemowin Our Stories: How the Birds Got Their Feathers Our Traditions: Harvesting Curly Dock
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| Did you know...
for some First Nations people, August is known has the Thimbleberry Moon?
We honour the Thimbleberry which produces an abundance of fruit once every three years. It was one of the first plants put on mother Earth and its purpose is to protect the Scared Circle of Life allowing us to recognize and understand the teachings that come from the Spirit World.
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All My Relatives (Indinawemaaganidag)
Infant and Toddler
Join artist and author, Storm Angeconeb, Lac Seul First Nation, Ojibwe as she gives thanks to her relatives in her first published children’s book. In All My Relatives — Indinawemaaganidag, Storm shares the intimate relations between the natural world, her family and their traditions. Storm gives thanks to each animal in Ojibwe in this first-of-its-kind board book featuring her beautiful, colourful Ojibwe art. (excerpt from Strongnations.com)
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| Bannock in a Hammock
Preschool and Kindergarten
Big or small, sweet or savoury, with stew or with sprinkles, there are tons of ways to enjoy bannock!
This rhyming book explores a favourite Inuit food, and has some fun along the way. What’s your favourite way to eat bannock?
Try it at home with the included bannock recipe!
Written by Inuk/Dene writer Masiana Kelly, this sweet and simple narrative celebrates this delicious food! (excerpt from Strongnations.com)
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| Ajijaak / Crane
Primary
Ajijaak is a bi-lingual (Ojibwe & English) children's story about caring for the land and water. Story and design are by Cecelia Rose LaPointe. Illustrated by Dolly Peltier. Translated by Margaret Noodin in the Western standard spelling of Anishinaabemowin. (excerpt from Goodminds.com)
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Truth Telling : Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada
Young Adult
Michelle Good is a writer of Cree ancestry and a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.
Truth Telling is a collection of essays about the contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada. From resistance and reconciliation to the resurgence and reclamation of Indigenous power, Michelle Good explores the issues through a series of personal essays.
The collection includes an expansion and update of her highly popular Globe and Mail article about “pretendians,” as well as “A History of Violence,” an essay that appeared in a book about missing and murdered women. Other pieces deal with topics such as discrimination against Indigenous children; what is meant by meaningful reconciliation; and the importance of the Indigenous literary renaissance of the 1970s.
With authority, intelligence and insight, Michelle Good delves into the human cost of colonialism, showing how it continues to underpin social institutions in Canada and prevents meaningful and substantive reconciliation. (excerpt from Goodminds.com)
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| Baamaapii Goodbye Song
Participants at Kahwa:tsire Indigenous-Led Child & Family Programs along with All My Relations Land Trust sing a portion of the Goodbye Song at Highway 15 Indigenous Food Sovereignty Garden in Kingston. (3:05 minute video)
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| Kingston Indigenous Market
This video was taken in July and showcases some of the regular vendors at the Kingston Indigenous Market. The market is held every Sunday through the summer months in market square in Kingston. |
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| Animals in Anishinaabemowin
Learn to say animal names in Anishinaabemowin in this language video shared by Diane from North Hastings Children's Services. Chi miigwech! (.43 second video) |
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| How The Birds Got Their Songs
Mohawk storyteller, Kay Olan, shares the story of how the birds got their songs. (9:01 minute video) |
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| Harvesting Curly Dock
Mandy Wilson harvests curly dock with the help of children at the Highway 15 Indigenous Food Sovereignty Garden in Kingston, Ontario. (10:29 minute video) |
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Indigenous Language Resources |
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| Mohawk Language Learning Resource This open education resource (OER) may be used a supplementary resource to learning the Mohawk language at the beginner level. In the first part of the OER, the basic morphology, of the language is introduced through pronouns, pronoun prefixes, particles, and verb roots. The second part introduces vocabulary builders. Finally, in the third part, basic conversational language is explored.
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Language Resources created with the intention of learning and developing your knowledge of the Michif language. The resources featured are trilingual including the following languages; Michif, French, and English.
Anishnaabemowin - Our Language Our Culture
Ojibwa language booklet
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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). They run several programs, including 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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Free Anishinaabemowin printable resources, lesson plans, and videos to help learn the language |
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| Toronto Zoo- Turtle Island Conservation Toronto Zoo's Turtle Island Conservation programme (TIC) respectfully shares the hopes and goals of First Nation partners in our committment to the preservation of biodiversity. TIC partners with First Nation communities to preserve community knowledge and significant natural and cultural landscapes.
Resources available in Ojibwe and Mohawk. |
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| Beauty in Movement: An Indigenous Guide to Physical Activity Pamphlet about the importance of physical activity and ideas to get children moving
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Sources for Indigenous books:
Indigenous Book Lending:
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| Tyendinaga Pow Wow, Tyendinaga, ON Saturday, August 10 & Sunday, August 11 |
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Métis fiddler Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, Kingston, ON
Friday, August 23 |
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| Hand Drum Making Workshop, Silver Lake, ON Saturday, August 24 |
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| Silver Lake Pow Wow, Silver Lake, ON Saturday, August 24 & Sunday, August 25 |
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| Indigenous Workshop Series – Drumming and Bone Bracelets, Kingston, ON
Tuesday, August 27 |
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