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Come Walk in My Moccasins Newsletter
March 2022
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In this Issue:
Books: Mia and the Monsters Search for Colours, Ge-chi-piitendaagozid Makkii - The Special Frog, The Little People and the Water of Life, Daughters of the Deer Our Music: Frog Song Our Arts: Homemade Pinecone Bird Feeder Our Words: What is Green? Anishinaabemowin Our Stories: Moose's Loose Coat Our Traditions: Wáhta- Maple Syrup Recipe: Mshkiigabag - Labrador Tea |
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| Did you know…
it is important to understand the long history of the land that we reside on? Land acknowledgments are a way for Non-Indigenous individuals to honour the original caretakers of the land they reside and work on. Land acknowledgments should be read by non-Indigenous invididuals, as Indigenous communities and people are already connected to the land. Watch this video with Diane explaning more and sharing an acknowledgment used at her program. (2:43 minute video) |
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Mia and the Monsters Search for Colours
Infant and Toddler
Mia and the monsters are looking for colours! Can you help them? In this interactive board book, children can join Mia and her monster friends as they look for different colours on the tundra. (excerpt from Goodminds.com)
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Ge-chi-piitendaagozid Makkii - The Special Frog - Anishnaabe
Preschool and Kindergarten
This short story tells about a Frog who wanted to be “Special,” different from all the other frogs in the pond. Follow along with the frog’s journey to discover the lesson the frog eventually learned. (excerpt from Goodminds.com)
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| The Little People and the Water of Life
Primary
The Little People and the Water of Life by Ronda Snow, illustrated by Eloy Bida. A beautifully told and illustrated story of when the little people gave the Anishinabe people the gift of maple syrup. (excerpt from Goodminds.com)
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| Daughters of the Deer
Adult
In this haunting and groundbreaking historical novel, Danielle Daniel imagines the lives of women in the Algonquin territories of the 1600s, a story inspired by her family’s ancestral link to a young girl who was murdered by French settlers.
1657. Marie, a gifted healer of the Deer Clan, does not want to marry the green-eyed soldier from France who has asked for her hand. But her people are threatened by disease and starvation and need help against the Iroquois and their English allies if they are to survive. When her chief begs her to accept the white man’s proposal, she cannot refuse him, and sheds her deerskin tunic for a borrowed blue wedding dress to become Pierre’s bride.
1675. Jeanne, Marie’s oldest child, is seventeen, neither white nor Algonquin, caught between worlds. Caught by her own desires, too. Her heart belongs to a girl named Josephine, but soon her father will have to find her a husband or be forced to pay a hefty fine to the French crown. Among her mother’s people, Jeanne would have been considered blessed, her two-spirited nature a sign of special wisdom. To the settlers of New France, and even to her own father, Jeanne is unnatural, sinful—a woman to be shunned, beaten, and much worse.
With the poignant, unforgettable story of Marie and Jeanne, Danielle Daniel reaches back through the centuries to touch the very origin of the long history of violence against Indigenous women and the deliberate, equally violent disruption of First Nations cultures. (excerpt from Strongnations.com)
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| Frog Song
Danka Brewer works in the community, often sharing songs and stories with children. In this video, Danka shares one of the children's favourite songs about Omagakii and the orgin story behind the song. (5:46 minute video) |
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| Homemade Pinecone Bird Feeder
A fun activity for children that our feathered relatives will appreciate too! Pictures from Wildwood Forest & Nature EarlyON Program. |
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| What is Green?
Learn new words in Anishinaabemowin and practice speaking them aloud with Kahwa:tsire Indigenous-Led Child & Family Programs. What is green? (.51 second video) |
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| Moose's Loose Coat
Enjoy this video from Royal Saskatchewan Museum where Elder Hazel tells a story about finding warmth during winter. The Creator wanted to make sure all creatures would be warm next winter and asks Wīsahkēcāhk to create beautiful and practical coats of all sizes, shapes and colours. (4:18 minute video) |
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| Wáhta- Maple Syrup
Carlene, from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, shares a little about maple syrup. (1:10 minute video) |
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| Mshkiigabag - Labrador Tea
Mshkiigabag (Labrador Tea) is a medicine that is simply amazing!
As Indigenous Peoples, we view all of Creation as our relatives. The foundation of this relationship is built on respect and held together with responsibility. We have all heard of the food chain, well…. add a few more links and take time to sit with the land to truly understand how all of creation is interconnected.
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Indigenous Language Resources |
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First Voices Kids
Interactive online resource for helping children learn words and phrases in 50 different Indigenous languages on Turtle Island!
Anishnaabemowin - Our Language Our Culture
Ojibwa language booklet
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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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| Kingston Indigenous Language Nest invites you to engage in language revitalization with Dibajimowin: Urban Indigenous Languages Revitalization Project. The centerpiece of this website is a collection of thirty digital stories about culture and language made by community members. Each personal story shares insights into the barriers to language learning and cultural connection as well as the many ways we are resilient and relentless. For each story, we pulled out key themes to create new language learning resources such as vocabulary lessons, creative activities and cultural teachings. We have sorted the stories in different ways: by digital story, by language and by cultural teachings. Explore and Enjoy! |
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Free Anishinaabemowin printable resources, lesson plans, and videos to help learn the language |
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| NEW! FIRST NATION EARLY LEARNING COLLABORATION WEBSITE Provincial First Nation Child Care Supervisor’s Network Working Group Learning Circle.
The Working Group Learning Circle provides a platform for representatives of regional First Nation Child Care Supervisor Networks to learn from one another, share strategies and resources that support one another’s work in their respective networks. The Working Group Learning Circle work in partnership with the Ministry of Education to support First Nation Child Care Supervisor’s Networks.
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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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Aanii.org Resource website for Anishinaabe culture, history and language |
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| Beauty in Movement: An Indigenous Guide to Physical Activity Pamphlet about the importance of physical activity and ideas to get children moving
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| Gathering Communities Making Connections A list of resources and services for people of Indigenous
Ancestry, and for those who work with them |
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Sources for Indigenous books:
Indigenous Book Lending:
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| Kahwa:tsire Outdoor Programs, Various Locations in Frontenac Mondays in March |
| | Indigenous Women's Leadership: The Trailblazers of Conservation, ONLINE
Tuesday, March 8 |
| | | Food Sovereignty at Home, ONLINE Wednesday, March 16 |
| | The Importance of Anishinaabemowin of Turtle Island, ONLINE
Wednesday, March 26 |
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