FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE SET

First Nations - Native Cultures of Canada

Students examine the First Nations of Canada in this fast-paced unit. Exciting activities range from Inuit string games to constructing a teepee. In general, students participate in meaningful activities associated with the theme of each lesson which are followed by related overhead notes. This format helps to stress process rather than concentrating on memorization of factual information.

STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

1. Land Bridge Theory
   • Students role play the coming of the first people to North America and complete a map activity.
2. West Coast Art (West Coast Culture)
   • Students make an animal drawing in the style of West Coast Indian artists.
3. Teepee Time (Plains Culture )
   • Students construct realistic teepees and decorate with traditional story telling symbols.
4. Making A Canoe (Woodland Culture)
   • Students construct paper canoes typical of Woodland Indians.
5. Inuit Games (Arctic Culture)
   • Inuit pastimes such as "The Rock Staring Game " , " String Games" and "The Seal's Nose Kick" are played.
6. White Man's Gift(European Contact)
   • Students act out a short Kiowa Indian tale entitled "The White Man's Gift" which tells about smallpox and disease brought by Europeans to North America
7. Review
   • A review is included.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Sign Language
2. Wordsearch
3. Crossword
4. Mini Dictionary
5. Movie Review - Pocahontis
6. Dances With Wolves (View Segments)
7. Enrichment Crossword
8. Keepers of the Earth

First Nations - Big Book

B is for Bannock - M is for Moccasin - T is for Tipi. The stories featured in the resource are being enjoyed by children and teachers across Canada in both provincial and First Nations schools. Aboriginal children read about things that are familiar and non-Aboriginal children learn about the cultures of First Nations people. Students will learn about traditional foods, develop their listening skills, participate in letter sequencing activities and write an acrostic food poem.

Included are patterns and text to make 3 big books:

1. B is for Bannock -- recipe for bannock, patterns for big book story and little book story
2. Inside My Tipi -- patterns for big and little book story, creative writing pages
3. M is for Moccasins

 82 Great Pages!

Moss Bag Stories

This unit consists of  unit with stories about Saskatchewan's aboriginal cultures. Moss Bag Stories can be integrated into your curriculum under family studies. The stories tell about one way that Indian mothers take care of their young children.

Contents Include:

1. Introduction to the Moss Bag
2. Kokum's Moss Bag
3. Storytelling Patterns.
4. How to's
5. Craft Pattern
6. Song and Rebus Chant
7. Moss Bag Babies Big Book Patterns
8. Moss Bag Babies Little Book Patterns

Kokum and Buddy

3 stories about companionship and love.

Contents:

• How to Set Up
• Kokum Goes to Town and Buddy Stays Home Alone
• Kokum and Buddy Go for a Walk with Daniel
• Daniel's Favourite Four

Kokum and Buddy
This unit contains three storyboard stories about a young boy, a grandmother, and Buddy, her dog. Non-native children learn a bit about the culture of First Nations people in northern Saskatchewan. Teachers of aboriginal children can adapt the story to suit their own First Nations community. Use the kinship term for grandmother from any language. Replace the name of the dog with a dog the children are familiar with and so on. Why not draw and add your own story pieces and give Kokum and Buddy a whole new adventure?