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Aboriginal Perspectives. Wendy Orchard Aboriginal Curriculum Coordinator Rainy River District School Board (807) 274-9855 ext. 5018 worchard@mail.rrdsb.com. Aboriginal Perspectives. Embedding local First Nation histories, teachings and traditions into the curriculum.
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Aboriginal Perspectives Wendy Orchard Aboriginal Curriculum Coordinator Rainy River District School Board (807) 274-9855 ext. 5018 worchard@mail.rrdsb.com
Aboriginal Perspectives Embedding local First Nation histories, teachings and traditions into the curriculum
Develop the teaching strategies of the Teacher’s Toolkit to reflect our local First Nation communities Grade 3 – Heritage and Citizenship What Settlers Learned from Aboriginal People – Food Preservation • Students research how food was preserved and stored by early settlers and Aboriginal people, and share the information in a feature article for a children’s magazine. • Grade 7 – Language Aboriginal Poetry - Albert Hunter • Students examine a poem written by an Aboriginal poet and prepare and deliver an oral presentation of the poem.
Seven Sacred Teachings… Developed by Aboriginal Histories Working Group: • Mike Jones, Pam King, Brad Oster, Doreen Skinnaway, Sadie Windigo, and Pete Lebel utilizing David Bouchard’s book
Aboriginal Perspectives Navajo Code Talkers by Joseph Bruchac Grades 7/8 classes from Riverview, Mine Centre and Crossroads connect through Linoit.com
Other goals… Community Connection Activities Website Development Sunset Country Metis School Resource