Who Are the Interior Salish?

Generate questions with the students that they are interested in learning about the four First Nation Groups of the Lillooet, Secwepemc, Nlaka’pamux and Okanagan of the Salish Nation. Using strategies such as idea webs or charts, have the students choose one area or...

Where in the World?

Locate the region of the Interior Salish people in British Columbia. You may wish to use the website https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ interior-salish-first-nations to assist with gathering information. While the town of Firefly and the Kalamak Indian...

Web Resources

“Common Yarrow.” Alberta Plant Watch, accessed June 17, 2021. http://plantwatch.naturealberta.ca/choose-your-plants/common-yarrow “The Four Sacred Medicines.” Anishnawbe Health Toronto, 2000. The Four Sacred...

Learn about Rose Hips

“Alberta Wild Rose.” Indigenous Teaching and Learning Gardens, University of Alberta, accessed June 17, 2021. https://sites.google.com/a/ualberta.ca/our-garden/our-plants/alberta-wild-rose “The Four Sacred Medicines.” Anishnawbe Health Toronto, 2000. The Four Sacred...

Internet Resources

Note: The following links are intended to provide background for educators, who can then refine the information and decide what and how to share with students. Migration Policy Institute Central American Migrants and “La Bestia”: The Route, Dangers, and Government...