by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Prompt students to imagine what life must have been like in Shi-shi-etko’s community with no children around for many months of the year. What impacts would this have had on the adults who were left behind?
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Discuss with students: Based on Indigenous Peoples’ beliefs, what are the roles that children and adults/parents play in their families? (Children bring questions, laughter, excitement and wonder to their families, and adults/parents bring guidance, stability, love...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Shi-shi-etko’s family members all had valuable teachings they wanted her to remember. Activity: Walk through the text with students and make an anchor chart on chart paper of the valuable teachings. Keep it posted in the classroom for future reference. Ask students:...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students: What do you think is the underlying theme of the story? What do you believe the author is trying to teach us by writing this story? What is the author’s message?
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students: Where did Shi-shi-etko decide to put her memories? Why do you think she didn’t take this object with her to residential school? Why did she take a sprig of fir and hold it close to her heart as she left in the back of the truck?
