Teachers' Resource

  (time 4:04) Big Ideas: Educators are encouraged to focus on four dominant themes throughout their planning and study of the story Women Remember . The themes integral to the story are 1) critical thinking; 2) memory and remembering; 3) civil discourse; and 4) leadership. The following are suggestions and information that will assist educators in meeting their learning objectives for their students. Backgrounder: Teachers are encouraged to read the summaries and reflections found in the book Not Extinct: Keeping the Sinixt Way that reference and relate to this story. Several important topics and concepts are mentioned, such as: Additional information on how this story came to be; inca ʔl ί wm , people of Inchelium; Stories pull people back to their existence on the land; The Entwined Tree – a symbol of home, connection, and belonging to the landscape; Colonial dominance – forced border crossing and exile of the Sinixt, a violent manifestation;

  (time 2:59)   Big Ideas: Educators are encouraged to focus on four dominant themes throughout their planning and study of the story. The themes integral to the story are 1) the role of education; 2) friendship, loyalty, survival; 3) privilege and responsibility; and 4) historical accuracy and dangerous memories. The following are suggestions and information that will assist educators in preparing for the presentation and meeting their learning objectives for their students. Backgrounder: Teachers are encouraged to read the summaries and reflections found in the book Not Extinct: Keeping the Sinixt Way that reference and relate to this tragic story. Several important topics and concepts are mentioned, such as: Mass graves at residential schools. Code of silence…for both victims and perpetrators. The vigil, holding a candle, wearing the t-shirt…to feel good, or affect change? Education – its role in oppression, whitewashing history, forced assimilation