by admin | Nov 13, 2019 | Project Update
I’m proud to say that Thomas Snow (Eyarheh Wapa) and I finished a film about parenting while parenting. I learned so much just from watching Thomas being a dad nurturing, disciplining, training, cleaning (endlessly), and teaching Nakoda all without sleep. It was...
by admin | Oct 9, 2018 | Lesson Plan Examples, Project Update
I’ve been asked many times how the journey of Elder in the Making got started. The simple answer is curiosity. Curiosity about an acknowledgement and a date: September 22, the day that Treaty 7 was signed. It was a curiosity that would take me all across Alberta...
by admin | Sep 21, 2018 | Lesson Plan Examples
The documentary, Elder in the Making, provides an introduction to the experiences of Indigenous peoples before and after contact. Episode 3: Sacred Ground and Episode 4: Apocalypse explore the significance of the land for the Blackfoot peoples in southern Alberta,...
by admin | Sep 21, 2018 | Lesson Plan Examples
Throughout history there have been, and continue to be many Indigenous heroes that have not been recognized by mainstream Canadian society due to views prevalent during the 1800s-1900s. From war heroes, famous cowboys, athletes, successful writers, artists, and many...
by admin | Aug 31, 2018 | Lesson Plan Examples
Appreciation of culture can come in many different forms and there can be a line that divides appropriation and appreciation. Appropriation is when something is used for one’s own use without permission from the owner. Some people will use porcupine quills and eagle...
