These presentations are from a local First Nations perspective. Some are seasonal and most are grade specific. All supplies are provided for designated activities.
(Please note: All presentations demonstrate "cultural and social awareness" as in the Career Education K-9 Curriculum. The italics reference the curriculum in different Areas of Learning.)
(Please note: All presentations demonstrate "cultural and social awareness" as in the Career Education K-9 Curriculum. The italics reference the curriculum in different Areas of Learning.)
Presentation
Okanagan Peoples Connection to the Land (Social Studies: how people’s needs & wants are met in communities; relationships between people & the environment. Science: First Peoples knowledge of life cycles.)
Students are introduced to the Okanagan calendar. Knowledge is shared of what activities, past times and jobs are focused on during the different seasons. |
Resource List
Alegro
Byron Through the Seasons Exploring Quatsino Exploring Tsulquate I am Precious and Sacred Looking After Me Neekna & Chemai *Local Okanagan Resource* Ni Wechihaw I Help Salmon Boy The Little Duck Where I Live |
Hunting (Social Studies: diverse characteristics of communities & cultures in Canada, including at least one First Peoples community & culture. Science: First Peoples use of their knowledge of life cycles.)
Students will learn about local hunting practices, tools and types of animals. |
Fishing (Social Studies: how people’s needs & wants are met in communities; diverse features of the environment; rights & responsibilities of individuals regionally & globally. Science: First Peoples knowledge of life cycles.)
Students will learn the importance of Kokanee and Sockeye to the Okanagan People along with the salmon life cycle. Traditional and contemporary fishing techniques and traps are shared. Students will also learn about the Okanagan Nation Alliance fish hatchery initiative. |
Spirit Stones (Social Studies: relationships between people & the environment.)
Different types of symbols are shown to explain characteristics associated with animals, people and places. Students do a hands-on activity creating their own stone with reference to an animal or Aboriginal symbol of their choice. |
Traditional Storytelling / (Captikw) (Social Studies: how people’s needs & wants are met in communities. Science: First Peoples use of their knowledge of life cycles.)
Okanagan Legend – This is a student-participatory drama using 5 masks to demonstrate the Okanagan Legend of “How Food Was Given”, emphasizing the relationship between people and the environment. The tasting of Indian ice cream along with a question and answer period completes the presentation. |
Traditional Beading (Social Studies: diverse characteristics of communities & cultures in Canada & around the world, including at least one Canadian First Peoples community & culture.)
Personal Pouches – Students will create a personal ‘necklace’ pouch. The hide tanning process is described along with the uses of pouches. The students decorate their pouches with traditional symbols. |
Respect of Drums (Social Studies: diverse characteristics of communities & cultures, including at least one Canadian First Peoples community.)
Students are given the opportunity to use rattles and hand drums to explore different Okanagan Songs, along with drum protocol. |
Traditional Games (Social Studies: diverse characteristics of communities & cultures in Canada, including at least one Canadian First Peoples community and culture. PE: proper technique for fundamental movement skills, including non-locomotor, locomotor, and manipulative skills.)
Students will be introduced to accuracy and intuition games and the beginning hand commands of the traditional stick game. In a gym students will be introduced to double-ball. |