Santi Gla's Wejgu'et Gutang
(Santa Claus is Coming to Town)
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Maw-pemita’jik Qali’pu’k - December issue online
The Cariboo travel together
This issue covers the Swearing in ceremony of the new Chief and Council.
"Brendan's family legacy also includes Mattie Mitchell, his great-great-grandfather, who was a well- known Newfoundland Mi'kmaq guide and prospector now recognized as a person of national historic significance by the Federal Government of Canada for his contribution to this province."
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Monday, December 7, 2015
Teaching About the Mi’kmaq
Mi'kmaw history, culture and knowledge
"The resource was designed for anyone who teaches Mi'kmaw history, culture and knowledge. Through the stories and knowledge of Mi'kmaw Elders, educators, and other experts, this volume will share content and teaching strategies for three subject areas for grades primary to nine."
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Friday, December 4, 2015
Xwii'xwi'em: Digital Storytelling - Ruler of the Forest
An e-book that supports classroom instruction in Hul'q'umi'num
In a language to related hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (used by Musqueam), this enhanced ebook in epub format (62Mb) allows readers hear the text read by a Cowichan First Nation native speaker.
This illustrated/audio e-book will support both classroom instruction in Hul'q'umi'num as well as a broad range of other course curriculum that will benefit from a resource that is First Nations content and demonstrates traditional methods of storytelling and language as a stand-alone resource available to download for use at home, work or in recreational activities. The story has been selected by the Elders and Ruby Peter, Cowichan Tribes Elder, provided guidance in the development of this story for the project. The story is called Ruler of the Forest.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Grenfell college builds database to recognize Mi'Kmaq soldiers from Newfoundland
More than 150 Newfoundland Mi'kmaq soldiers
Memorial University's Grenfell Campus in Newfoundland is home to an online database listing Mi'kmaq from the province who enlisted in World War I. ...
When asked whether she was surprised by the results of her research, Hanrahan answered, "I knew that First Nations people elsewhere in Canada enlisted in large numbers and I expected that to be the case here. But I was surprised at how high the numbers are: there were more than 150 Newfoundland Mi'kmaq soldiers"...."It is important to note that the Newfoundland Mi'kmaq were not recognized as Indigenous people by the then-Dominion of Newfoundland. Unlike Canada, Newfoundland had no recognition legislation like the Indian Act. The absence of such legislation had advantages as well as disadvantages but in this case it meant that the soldiers listed here were not seen as Mi'kmaq or Indigenous soldiers, which they were. This database aims to correct that oversight."
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Monday, November 9, 2015
Kalolin Johnson - Singing O'Canada in Mikmaq & Engish
The national anthem in L'nuisi
Kalolin Johnson singing Canada's National Anthem, O Canada in Mikmaq and English.
Here's a link for the lyrics: http://www.firstnationhelp.com/ali/okanata.php
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MediaSmarts' Youth Safety Guide Translated for Aboriginal Teens
"Think Before You Share" available in Ojibwe, Cree and Inuktitut
"To help Aboriginal teens make smart decisions when sharing online, MediaSmarts, Facebook and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) partnered to translate MediaSmarts "Think Before You Share" guide into three common languages: Ojibwe, Cree and Inuktitut. The guide offers teens advice on safe, wise and ethical online behaviour. The new resources are freely available on MediaSmarts' website."
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Thursday, November 5, 2015
Native American worldviews and the environment
A different, genuinely sustainable relationship with nature
Peter Whitely:
"As an anthropologist, I am a scientist, and profess the standard commitment to search for objective truth via observation and reason; I cheerfully accept established scientific laws. Yet this commitment has often been challenged by my experiences among Native communities involving the natural world, which I am unable to explain by scientific reason. I have come to believe that such experiences point towards a different, genuinely sustainable relationship with nature. But taking account of them means listening much more carefully to other people's world views than we have done to date."
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Eskasoni Mi’kmaw Nation Opens First Mi’kmaw Immersion School
A milestone for Mi'kmaw Education
"After years of careful planning and hard work, the Eskasoni Mi'kmaw Nation has opened its first Mi'kmaw Immersion School. The initial program, developed in the early 2000s, started as a single class of Mi'kmaq immersion students that soon expanded to include students from K–grade 4. The increasing interest in the program led staff and language specialists to discuss developing a separate school, within which all communications — on the playground and in the classroom — would be held in Mi'kmaw.
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Monday, November 2, 2015
Hiqw Sto:lo - The Big River
How salmon came to the Fraser River
"Musqueam Elder Larry Grant and Sto:lo Cultural Historian Dr. Sonny McHalsie oral histories of how salmon came to the Fraser River and discuss their personal connections to the Fraser River. Produced by Kamala Todd, this film is part of Our Bones are Made of Salmon, an education program at the Fraser River Discovery Centre. (For more information contact programs@fraserriverdiscovery.org)"
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