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Skw ’ une-was

Skw ’ une-was. Cultural Systems Program @ Outdoor School. The Squamish people believed in the worth and dignity of each person. They showed tremendous respect for their elders and were taught to perceive themselves as neither above nor below another person.

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Skw ’ une-was

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  1. Skw’une-was Cultural Systems Program @ Outdoor School

  2. The Squamish people believed in the worth and dignity of each person. They showed tremendous respect for their elders and were taught to perceive themselves as neither above nor below another person. They also showed respect for Nature. Activities such as giving thanks before stripping cedar bark and returning salmon bones to the river in order to create another salmon, reflected their deep respect of Nature. Skw’une-was…together.

  3. Journey back in time… • History • Setting the stage

  4. Learnings… Respect Sharing/Cooperation Seasonality

  5. “Smoke billows past the cedar rack above, where small split fish are hung to cure. It curls its way past the great cedar beams and rises out through the opening between the long cedar roof planks. The young girl takes red-hot rocks from the fire with long tongs, dips them into a small cedar box of water to rinse off the ashes, then places the rocks into a cedar wood cooking box to boil water for the clams her aunt has gathered” From Cedar by Hilary Stewart

  6. Schedule • Day 1 • arrival • walk to Bighouse • welcome • lunch • Family activities • dinner • evening Elder time • nightwalk • sleep • Day 2 • breakfast • Cedar walk • Family activities • lunch • goodbyes

  7. The Bighouse

  8. Family Groupings • Cedar Bark Workers • Wool Weavers • Food Gatherers • Wood workers • Hunters and Fishers

  9. Required Information • School Consent Form • Medical Form (NVOS) • Emergency Contact • Allergies • Medications • Other needs • Dietary (see back of form) • Care Card Number • Signatures

  10. Student Supplies • Likely to get smoky and dirty • Warm, older items • Layers • Appropriate footwear • Labeled • Do not send - pocket knives - flashlights - valuables - food/treats (except bus snack!)

  11. For the bus • Raingear • Snack • Water bottle • Day pack

  12. Safety • Student Responsibility • Supervision • Food preparation • Emergency Planning • First Aid • Walks • Animals

  13. Fire Safety

  14. Stinging nettle!

  15. Cultural Staff

  16. Bighouse TeachersKate, Rob or Tricia

  17. Food Lunches – soup, bannock, honey, water – beef meatballs, apples, onions, bannock, water Supper – salmon, potatoes, carrots, ice cream, berries, water Breakfast – oatmeal, brown sugar, raisins, apples, hot chocolate Snacks – apples, muffins, granola, hot chocolate

  18. Food allergies • Food restrictions • Specific individual needs • Limited menu

  19. Questions? Ensxi7pm! (Thank you!) Photos & text courtesy of C. Elderton & K.Keogh

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