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Come Walk in My Moccasins Newsletter August 2026 |
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In this Issue:
Books: The Seven Teachings, It's Time to Lend a Hand, It's Powwow Time!, Legendary Frybread Drive-In Our Arts: Métis Paper Dolls Our Music: Scooby Doo at the Powwow Our Words: Kanyen'keha Lesson Our Stories: Why is Smudging Important? Our Traditions: Creating Cattail Cordage Our Recipes: Blackberry Muffins |
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| The Seven Teachings
Infant and Toddler
Written by Gloria Barker, Ojibwe Language Teacher from Hollow Water First Nation, which is located on the east side of Lake Winnipeg, Canada. Hollow Water First Nation is also known as Waanibiigaaw or Wanipigow in Ojibwe. Illustrated by Anishinaabe Artist Markus Houston from Sagkeeng First Nation, Treaty One Territory.
This Early Years board book is bright, colourful, and an easy way to introduce young children to The Seven Teachings. (Excerpt from Goodminds.com) |
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| It's Time to Lend a Hand
Preschool
Ceporah Mearns is from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, but calls Iqaluit, Nunavut home. She lives there with her husband and their children, Siasi and Siloah. Together, they enjoy cooking family dinners, visiting friends and family, going sliding, and spending time at their cabin. Jeremy Debicki is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, but calls Iqaluit, Nunavut, his home. Nuria Muro Gio is a Peruvian illustrator, born and raised in Lima.
Siasi is always reminded by her parents to help others. In Inuit traditional values, helping others keeps the community strong and healthy.
Whether it’s helping her father with the fishing nets, making sure her little sister stays safe on her bike, or just helping to keep the house clean and tidy, Siasi learns that helping others can be fun and also feels pretty good inside! Audience: Ages 3-5. (Excerpt from Goodminds.com) |
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| It's Powwow Time!
Primary
Bineshii is looking forward to his first powwow. He wakes up and travels with his mother to the community event. He eats bannock and drinks strawberry juice as he watches the dancers perform. And ever so slowly, Bineshii works his way from the edge of the circle watching the dancers to inside the circle itself, dancing and celebrating with everyone else. (Excerpt from strongnations.com) |
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| Legendary Frybread Drive-In
Teen/Young Adult
The road to Sandy June's Legendary Frybread Drive-In slips through every rez and alongside every urban Native hangout. The menu offers a rotating feast, including traditional eats and tasty snacks. But Sandy June's serves up more than food: it hosts live music, movie nights, unexpected family reunions, love long lost, and love found again.
That big green-and-gold neon sign beckons to teens of every tribal Nation, often when they need it most.
Featuring stories and poems by: Kaua Mahoe Adams, Marcella Bell, Angeline Boulley, K. A. Cobell, A. J. Eversole, Jen Ferguson, Eric Gansworth, Byron Graves, Kate Hart, Christine Hartman Derr, Karina Iceberg, Cheryl Isaacs, Darcie Little Badger, David A. Robertson, Andrea L. Rogers, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Brian Young. (Excerpt from Strongnations.com) |
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| Métis Paper Dolls
Cut and play with your very own Paper Dolls from Métis Nation of Ontario. You can find your paper clothes here. |
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| Scooby Doo at the Powwow
Scooby Doo, where are you? Song translated in Ojibwe by Howard Kimewon & Margaret Noodin. Sung by Margaret Noodin. Printable lyrics and other songs and language learning resources can be found at Ojibwe.net |
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| Kanyen'keha Lesson
Learn to say August in Kanyen'keha -Mohawk language in this short video featured in Mohawks Bay of Quinte's newsletter. This recording was done by Teyeron'ónhtote Tabobandung. |
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| What is Smudging?
Cecil Isaac explains what smudging is and why it's important to Anishinaabe people in this video by Fanshawe Institute of Indigenous Learning. (6:07 minute video) |
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| Creating Cattail Cordage
Learn to make traditional cordage from cattails with Mandy. (4:59 minute video) |
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| Blackberry Muffins
This month Kennedy shares the recipe for blackberry muffins. |
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Indigenous Language Resources |
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| Mohawk Language Learning Resource This open education resource (OER) may be used a supplementary resource to learning the Mohawk language at the beginner level. In the first part of the OER, the basic morphology, of the language is introduced through pronouns, pronoun prefixes, particles, and verb roots. The second part introduces vocabulary builders. Finally, in the third part, basic conversational language is explored.
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Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na provides Mohawk language and culture programming at the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory (the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte). They run several programs, including Totáhne (At Grandma's House) for preschool children, Kawenna'ón:we Primary Immersion (K-4) and Shatiwennakará:tats, a year long program for Adults. |
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Free Anishinaabemowin printable resources, lesson plans, and videos to help learn the language |
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| Ohné:ka Healing Project Educator's Resource Guide Created by Abraham Francis and Dr. Sarah Konwahahawi Rourke in collaboration with the Indigenous Arts Collective, designed to reconnect youth and communities with traditional teachings and the sacred responsibility to Water. |
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| Nurturing Childhoods Through Indigenous Ways of Knowing Explore teachings, strategies, and resources that guide the inclusion of Indigenous ways of knowing in early learning environments. This is a FREE online course provided by the University of British Columbia. |
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| Toronto Zoo- Turtle Island Conservation Toronto Zoo's Turtle Island Conservation programme (TIC) respectfully shares the hopes and goals of First Nation partners in our committment to the preservation of biodiversity. TIC partners with First Nation communities to preserve community knowledge and significant natural and cultural landscapes.
Resources available in Ojibwe and Mohawk. |
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Sources for Indigenous books:
Indigenous Book Lending:
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| 2026 Tyendinaga Powwow, Tyendinaga, ON August 8 - August 9 |
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| Silver Lake Powwow, Silver Lake, ON August 29- August 30 |
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| | Katarokwi Indigenous Market, Kingston, ON Sunday, August 30 |
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