Everyone Could Be Family

by | Feb 25, 2026

“Everyone could be family.” Ask students: What is the meaning of this final page in the book? Does this final quote mean that in the author’s hometown, everyone IS family? (Friends feel like family in small towns, or in small communities within larger cities, because...

Play Dene Hand Games

by | Feb 25, 2026

Try playing some of the Dene games described in this article: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dene-games/ Cross-curricular Connections: Health and Physical Education

Recreate The Journey

by | Feb 25, 2026

In small groups or as a class, recreate the characters’ journey as a visual representation. This could be through a mural, a painting or a 3-D representation of the Idaa Trail route. Students can retell the stories that happened at each stop along the trail....