by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Read the introduction from Nicola I. Campbell about the residential school system and how the government at that time forced all Indigenous children to attend schools away from their families. Discuss with the class the implications that this created for the families...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
As a class, talk about the title and cover of the book, and discuss ideas on what Shi-shi-etko means. Once the class discovers that Shi-shi-etko is the little girl’s name and that it means “she loves to play in the water,” ask them how it affects how they see the...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Losing their traditional names: “The Indian Act Naming Policies.” Working Effectively with Indigenous People (blog), Indigenous Corporate Training Inc., March 11, 2014. https://www.ictinc.ca/indian-act-naming-policies Residential school history: Hanson, Erin. “The...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students: What messages would you like to pass along to your friends without talking? Have students work with a friend to come up with their own special sign language for a few messages.
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Have students create an advertisement or poster to sell their own canoe.
