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...