Category Archives: Indigenous Education

Orange Shirt Day – Phyllis’ Story

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake in the spring of 2013. It grew out of Phyllis’s account of losing her shiny new orange shirt on her first … Continue reading →

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Indigenous Collections ~ Starting with a Map

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Click on the Map to explore various First Peoples before contact to identify the names for research purposes: https://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/    

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The Moccasin Display

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Ms. Sherwood and Ms. Mauro’s class worked together to create moccasins.

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What Aboriginal Animal Am I?

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

After reading various aboriginal animal stories and reviewing online references on animal symbols, Division 9 students identified an aboriginal animal and teased its characteristics to explain their similarities.  

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Discovering Animals Characteristics

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Division 9 students selected which First Nations Animal best represented them after reading “Sharing Our World, Animals of the Native Northwest Coast” and other short stories such as “Hummingbird and the Fire” by David Bouchard, “We Greet the Four Animals” … Continue reading →

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Pink Shirt Day

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Shane Koyczan author of “To This Day” is a great conversation starter about the lasting effects  of nicknames and “Sticks and Stones” derived from a children’s rhyme.  Here is an animated video of his poems.

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Aboriginal Animal Symbolism

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Resource Links to stories about Animals Native American Animal Symbolism Animal Meanings Native Online Pure Spirit Legends and Symbols Squamish Native Symbols Historica Canada

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Role of Elders in our Community

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

All cultures have Elders from whom we can learn a wealth of knowledge with respect to relationships with others and with our environment.  Who do you have in your life that you would consider an Elder? For next session, explain … Continue reading →

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Buddy Class Creating

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Students from Ms. Mauro and Sherwood’s class working together to start the Moccasin Art Project.  Delana was kind enough to show her moccasins with the beautiful bead-work.

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Turtle Island Game

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Discover some interesting facts about First Nations, Inuit and Métis culture on Turtle Island.              

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