Teachers' Resource

  (time 4:03) Big Ideas: Educators are encouraged to focus on three dominant themes throughout their planning and study of the story How st̓xaɬq came to S x̌ w nitk w . The themes integral to the story are 1) self-regulation; 2) relationship to the land; 3) rights and responsibilities; and 4) oral tradition/storytelling. 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: Maturity level impacts the meaning of the story – from simplistic to ultimate; Landscape informs protocols; how you behave on the land; Whuplak’n , the big law of the land: you give, bring your best, it’s expected of you; The environment as a community, a living organi...

(time 4:28) Big Ideas: Educators are encouraged to focus on four dominant themes throughout their planning and study of the story Why Ciq w lx Lose Their Needles . The themes integral to the story are 1) interconnectedness; 2) integrity; 3) trees as beings; and 4) community. 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: Multi-purpose of trees; Different kinds of beings, some unseen; Cedar – its many qualities and uses – wood, bark, and roots; Culturally modified trees – proof of Indigenous habitation; Seasonal rounds – responsibility, respect, and caring for resources; Caches, food storage, and their role in survival; Trusting inner wisdom,...

(time 5:53) Big Ideas: Educators are encouraged to focus on four dominant themes throughout their planning and study of the story Sun and Moon . The themes integral to the story are 1) Indigenous knowledge; 2) our solar system; 3) balanced and unbalanced forces; and, 4) privacy. 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: Astral travel; Ability to morph and transform; Sumix; Winter Dance Ceremony at Winter Solstice – a pole rooted in earth and a connection to the cosmos; Communication on an astral-physical plane; Channeling, guidance, listening to your inner voices, inner wisdom; Creating balance; Developing relationship with astrono...