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Come Walk in My Moccasins Newsletter
November 2019
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In this Issue:
Books: Baby Signing, At The Mountain's Base, Joseph Brant,Three Day Road Our Music: Skana- Mohawk Peace Song Our Words: Anishinaabemowin Lesson Our Stories: Cree Code Talkers Our Traditions: Lacrosse Recipe: Venison Stew |
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Did you know…
Cree Code Talkers were an elite unit tasked with developing a coded system based on the Cree Language for disguising military intelligence? Although their contributions remained hidden until recently, in part because the code talkers were sworn to secrecy, their services helped to protect Western Allies and to win the war.
Personal Reflection Question…
Do you know other ways in which First Nation, Métis and Inuit people contributed to the well-being, safety and protection of Canada? |
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Baby Signing (English/Inuktitut)
Infant/Toddler
Babies have a lot to say! This interactive book features simple gestures that can help babies communicate their wants, needs, and feelings before they are able to speak.
This is an Arvaaq Book. Books in this series are intended for infants and very young children and are designed to help children develop physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language skills. (excerpt from Stongnations.com)
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At The Mountain's Base
Preschool/Kinder
A family, separated by duty and distance, waits for a loved one to return home in this lyrical picture book celebrating the bonds of a Cherokee family and the bravery of history-making women pilots.
At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war.
With an author's note that pays homage to the true history of Native American U.S. service members like WWII pilot Ola Mildred "Millie" Rexroat, this is a story that reveals the roots that ground us, the dreams that help us soar, and the people and traditions that hold us up.
(excerpt from Strongnations.com) |
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Joseph Brant
Primary
Joseph Brant, the greatest Iroquois leader, was a powerful organizer of his own people and a loyal ally of the British colonial forces. Born in 1742, Brant gained his first battle experience at the age of thirteen, in the wars against the French. His loyalty to the British continued and by 1757 he had earned a commission as captain. It was Brant who encouraged the Six Nations Confederacy to ally with the British against the French, and then against the rebelling American colonists. With the retreat of the British after the revolution, Brant and his people were forced to emigrate to a tract of land along the Grand River in Upper Canada. Here Brant began a new struggle against colonial domination and restrictive land regulations which was to continue until his death.
(excerpt from Strongnations.com) |
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Three Day Road
Adult
One of The Globe and Mail One Hundred Best Books of 2004
Inspired in part by real-life World War I Ojibwa hero Francis Pegahmagabow, this unblinking, impeccably researched novel is the astonishing story of two Cree snipers in the killing fields of Ypres and the Somme, and the winding journey home to northern Ontario that only one of them will make. A remarkable tale of brutality, survival, and rebirth, Three Day Road is an unforgettable reading experience. (excerpt from Strongnations.com)
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| Skana - Peace Song
Members of Kingston Indigenous Language Nest sing this Mohawk song of peace. (1:24 minute video) |
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Lynda Gerow talks about the Anishinaabemowin word "ogichidaa" which means warrior and the treatment that our Indigenous veterans received when they returned home after fighting in the war. (1:14 minute video)
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| Cree Code Talker
This video explains the role of Canadian Cree code talker Charles "Checker" Tomkins during WWII. Digging deep into the US archives it depicts the true story of Charles' involvement with the US Air Force and the developments of the code talkers communication system, using the Cree language as a vital secret weapon in combat. This top secret operation is credited with having helped win the war. (13:31 minute video)
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Lacrosse
The Onondaga Nation have kept the traditional game of lacrosse alive. In this video you will also learn how the tradition began, why it's important, and the hard work that goes into making a stick the traditional way.
"It's not a sport with us, it's a tradition. The life blood of the Haudenosaunee."
(14:53 minute video)
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Back to Roots: Traditional Cycle of Foods and Accompanying Recipes was created for Napanee & Area Community Health Centre by Lindsay Keuning Rutherford and Thalia Ottaviano.
Back to Roots highlights Indigenous foods for each season of the medicine wheel. As summer gives way to autumn this recipe incorporates the summer foods of beans and corn with the autumn foods of venison and squash.
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Indigenous Language Resources |
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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!
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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Morning and Drop-in Programs
Kawenna'on:we Primary Immersion, Tyendinaga |
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| NEW! Indigenous Veterans Veterans Affairs Canada; history, memorials, learning activities, and videos |
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Free Anishinaabemowin printable resources, lesson plans, and videos to help learn the language |
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Aanii.org Resource website for Anishinaabe culture, history and language |
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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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| 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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| Drumming with Ollin, Kingston, ON Friday, November 1 |
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| Beaded Poppy Workshop, Napanee, ON Saturday, November 2 |
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| Indigenous Research Collaboration, Kingston, ON Friday, November 8 |
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| | Preserving Our Languages, Kingston, ON Friday, November 8 & Saturday, November 9 |
| | | Odawa's Aboriginal Art Auction, Ottawa, ON Saturday, November 16 |
| | | Got Land? Indigenous Comedy Show, Ottawa, ON |
| | | Seed to Seed, Deseronto, ON Saturday, November 23 |
| | | Make a Dreamcatcher, Kingston, ON Friday, November 29 |
| | We need YOU!
Help us become more inclusive of the many First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples among our readership. Share an Indigenous recipe, song, or traditional art through Come Walk in My Moccasins. Contact kahwatsire@mbq-tmt.org if you are interested in becoming a guest contributor.
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| Come Walk in My Moccasins is created by the Indigenous Family Literacy Circle and sponsored by Journey Together through Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte. |
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