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ELEMENTARY PD DAY OCTOBER 9/09

ELEMENTARY PD DAY OCTOBER 9/09. EXPLORING TRADITIONAL FIRST NATIONS SPIRITUALITY IN SCIENCE. Circle of Life. PURITY. BIRTH INFACY. EAST SPRING. WEST AUTUMN. UNSELFISHNESS. TWO LEGGED. ADULTHOOD. VEGETABLES. CONTROL. SWIMMERS. WIND. FLOWERS. BALANCE. MOON. FIRE. LOVE. SUN.

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ELEMENTARY PD DAY OCTOBER 9/09

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  1. ELEMENTARY PD DAYOCTOBER 9/09 EXPLORING TRADITIONAL FIRST NATIONS SPIRITUALITY IN SCIENCE

  2. Circle of Life PURITY BIRTH INFACY EAST SPRING WEST AUTUMN UNSELFISHNESS TWO LEGGED ADULTHOOD VEGETABLES CONTROL SWIMMERS WIND FLOWERS BALANCE MOON FIRE LOVE SUN CREATOR

  3. Traditional First Nations Spirituality • This is the circle in hierarchal form • Each depends on order above or at the same level for survival. • Everything in the natural world has a spirit. • Some nations have the Earth, Sun, Moon, Stars at a level next to the Creator

  4. TRADITIONAL FN PERSPECTIVE OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD • This is the spirit world • Everything in the natural world has a spirit • This spirit world is the connection to the Creator • Everything is a gift to be shared • There is no ownership of these gifts • Creator and man are also spirit beings • EARTH/FIRE/AIR/WATER • PLANT LIFE • INSECT WORLD • SWIMMERS/FLYERS • FOUR-LEGGED/TWO-LEGGED

  5. Contemporary View • We as humans, seem to place ourselves above creation!! • Sometimes even above God/Creator • Forgetting the basic FN belief that everything in the natural world has a spirit. • Where we place ourselves determines how we relate to Creation

  6. Sayings of the Elders • “Our people respected the Creator’s beings, and as a result, on our long history of dominance on this continent, none of the animals we hunted ever became extinct.” Chief John Snow, Wesley Band, Stoney Nation

  7. Spiritual Beliefs:This visual represents the perspective of the plains First Nations to human activity and knowledge. Spiritual Beliefs “Religion separates people – Spirituality connects us”

  8. THE SEVEN TEACHINGS • LOVE • RESPECT • HUMILITY • WISDOM • BRAVERY • TRUTH • HONESTY

  9. INDICATORS • Locate indicators that correspond to this spirituality. • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the Traditional First Nations world view/spirituality. • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the ‘contemporary’ world view. • Locate indicators where any of these traditional beliefs might be used to provide another ‘perspective’. (Note: It might not be mentioned specifically) Identify ways/strategies/activities that might deepen the understandings of the First Nations perspective. (Ex. stories, smudge, prayer, tobacco, etc.)

  10. MORE INQUIRY • What do you think of this philosophy? • What ways would behavior change if people followed this spirituality? • Apply this First Nations thinking to earth, air, fire, water. How might it make a difference in our actions? • All of creation is spiritual, all of creation has been touched by the hand of the Creator/God. Try to make this statement fit your indicators/curriculum. • Identify the parts of the ‘levels of creation’ that might fit your indicators/curriculum. How?

  11. Grade 7 Science p. 77 • What world view led to this? • What world view would it take to reverse it?

  12. Grade 6 Ask an Elder • Grade 7 Ask an Elder • Grade 8 Water Systems • CD First Scientists • Keepers of the … • Book carousel • Larry print off the inquiry questions for each table (grade alike grouping)

  13. Larry: 1:00 Introduction: Spirituality and worldviews 1:30 Inquiry Questions – work in small groups 1:45 Reports/further questions 2:00 Break 2:15 Present resources 2:30 Grade alike (Larry with Grade 8) 3:00 Book Carousel

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