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Come Walk in My Moccasins Newsletter
February 2020
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In this issue:
Books: May We Have Enough To Share, Owls See Clearly At Night, The Bear's Medicine, Bearskin DiaryOur Music: Gizaagiin (Skin-a-ma-rink) Our Arts: Basket Making Our Words: Mohawk Language Lesson Our Stories: Noosisim - Brenda's Story Our Traditions: Snowshoes |
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Did you know…
Bears play a significant role across Indigenous cultures.
One of the clans in the Mohawk culture is bear (ohkwá:ri). They hold the responsibility of looking after the medicines.
Bear (makwa) is a part of the Ojibwe clan system.
The Inuit people have a great respect for the polar bears (na’nuq) as they believe they are the most intelligent animal in the artic.
Personal Reflection Question…
What relationship/question do you have with bears?
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May We Have Enough To Share
Infant and Toddler
Award-winning author Richard Van Camp wanted to express his gratitude for all that surrounds him and his family. The strength of their connections, the nature that provides for them, the love that is endless. Complemented by photos from Indigenous women photographers who celebrate their own gratefulness on the collective blog Tea&Bannock, the simple verse in May We Have Enough to Share is the perfect way to start or end your little one's days in gratitude. (excerpt from Strongnations.com)
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Owls See Clearly At Night
Preschool and Kindergarten
This picture book is a small glimpse, from A to Z, of some of the sights and sounds of the Michif language and its speakers. The language of the Métis, Michif is a combination of French and Cree with a trace of other regional languages. Once spoken by thousands of people across the prairies of Canada and the northern United States, Michif is now so little spoken that it might disappear within a generation. This alphabet book is part of a resurgence to celebrate and preserve the traditions of the Métis people. Here Michif and English words combine with images from Métis culture to introduce all generations to the unique Michif language. The book even includes a brief introduction to the language's history, a pronunciation guide, and a list of references for those interested in learning more about Michif. (excerpt from Strongnations.com)
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The Bear's Medicine
Primary
A mother bear shares with her cubs how to be grateful for all they have in the natural world. The Bear's Medicine shows the interconnectedness of all things in the world they live in and how each season brings changes and blessings for the bears. It is a story of a mother's love for her children as she teaches them how to survive. Written in English and Dakelh. (excerpt from Strongnations.com)
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Bearskin Diary
Adult
Raw and honest, Bearskin Diary gives voice to a generation of First Nations women who have always been silenced, at a time when movements like Idle No More call for a national inquiry into the missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Carol Daniels adds an important perspective to the Canadian literary landscape.
Taken from the arms of her mother as soon as she was born, Sandy was only one of over twenty thousand Aboriginal children scooped up by the federal government between the 1960s and 1980s. Sandy was adopted by a Ukrainian family and grew up as the only First Nations child in a town of white people. Ostracized by everyone around her and tired of being different, at the early age of five she tried to scrub the brown off her skin. But she was never sent back into the foster system, and for that she considers herself lucky.
From this tragic period in her personal life and in Canadian history, Sandy does not emerge unscathed, but she emerges strong--finding her way by embracing the First Nations culture that the Sixties Scoop had tried to deny. Those very roots allow Sandy to overcome the discriminations that she suffers every day from her co-workers, from strangers and sometimes even from herself. (excerpt from Strongnations.com)
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| Gizaagi'in (Skin-a-ma-rink)
Sing along with the Kingston Indigenous Language Nest to a familiar tune and learn some Anishinaabemowin. (.59 second video)
Gizaagi'in - I love you |
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| Basket Making
Watch as we tour around the studio during a traditional basket making workhop in Tyendinaga. Notice the different stages of traditional basket making. (1:01 minute video)
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| Mohawk Language Lesson
Jennie and Ryan teach us how to say and spell "bear" in Kanien'kéha (Mohawk). (.29 second video) |
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Noosisim - Brenda's Story
Languages: Cree, with English subtitles
About the story: Brenda shares how her connection with her grandchild brings her back to her language.
Learn more: Listen carefully to the story and pick out some words and phrases. Video courtesy of Kingston Indigenous Language Nest |
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Follow along as the Special Projects for Indigenous Students OYAP (Ontario Youth Apprentice Program) creates "Exploring Indigenous Technologies & Designs: The Arts and Science of Snowshoes" (8:34 minute video) |
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| Bear Paw Cookies
Not an Indigenous recipe, but a fun treat to make together to celebrate the Bear Moon in February!
Recipe submitted by Meri Marja-terttu MacLeod |
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Indigenous Language Resources |
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| Waking Up Ojibwe Free printable resources |
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| Online Anishinaabemowin Free Ojiibwe classes for one hour online every Tuesday at 7 p.m. |
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First Voices Kids
Interactive online resource for helping children learn words and phrases in 50 different Indigenous languages on Turtle Island!
Mohawk Words and Phrases
Translations in print and audio formats
Michif Language Resource
Translations in audio, video and print formats
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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| Kingston Indigenous Language Nest Our voices matter. Grassroots organization helping to preserve our Indigenous languages |
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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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Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Available in Inuktitut, Ojibwe, Plains Cree, and Woods Cree languages |
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| Gathering Communities Making Connections A list of resources and services for people of Indigenous
Ancestry, and for those who work with them |
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Canoe Kids
A family book for readers of all ages that explores Indigenous cultures through authentic Indigenous voices
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Sources for Indigenous books:
Indigenous Book Lending:
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KAIROS Blanket Exercise, Kingston, ON
Saturday, February 1 |
| | | Perspectives from an Indigenous Queen's Law Student, Kingston, ON Tuesday, February 4 |
| | Inuuqatikka: My Dear Relations, Kingston, ON
Thursday, February 6 |
| | | Kingston Indigenous Language Nest's BIG Celebration, Kingston, ON Saturday, February 8 |
| | Indigenous 150+ / Ottawa - A Day In the Life of Noah Piugattuk, Ottawa, ON
Thursday, February 13 |
| | Indigenous People and Inclusion, Kingston, ON
Tuesday, February 25 |
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