Musqueam Teaching Kit

xʷməθkʷəy̓əm: qʷi:l̕qʷəl̕ ʔə kʷθə snəw̓eyəɬ ct

https://moa.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Teachers-Resource-ENGLISH-March30_sm.pdf

This is the downloadable resource that accompanies the MOA kit on Musqueam culture and language.

"This teaching kit offers educators a unique opportunity to learn from us about our rich history and our contemporary lives. We have provided you with a wealth of information on our community, past and present. We do this first in each section of the Teacher's Resource because it is important to us that we provide educators with as full a picture as possible. Each chapter begins with quotes from Musqueam community members as a way to start the learning process and to reinforce that we, as Musqueam people, are sharing our history xʷməθkʷəy̓əm: qʷi:l̕qʷəl̕ ʔə kʷθə snəw̓eyəɬ ct 2 Musqueam: giving information about our teachings Teaching Kit Overview and our culture with you and your students. We hope these quotes, drawn from in-person interviews, will guide you, inspire you, and encourage you and your students to learn more about us. Our goal is to build a better understanding of our history, our language, and our culture. Each of the learning resources in the kit is supported by instructions, guided activities, and suggested discussion questions that draw on aspects of our rich culture." 

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Download PDF (French version)

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Repatriation of First Nations Cultural Property - Resource

Returning the Past: MOA

https://moa.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/TeachingKit-Repatriation.pdf

"This resource provides a unit of study on First Nations repatriations for secondary school students. The case studies are designed to be used whole or in part. Written in collaboration with First Nations knowledge holders, the case studies are meant to provide teachers and students with a record of the experiences of repatriation from four different First Nations communities, three in British Columbia and one in Alaska. Each case study is presented with a map, images and a timeline. Initial inquiry activities, lesson ideas, research activities, and glossary are also provided. All bolded words are defined in the glossary."

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Speaking Our Truth

Inquiry Student Group

We are looking at Monique Gray Smith's "Speaking Our Truth" as a way of unlocking important conversations about Truth and Reconciliation. As part of the conversation, we're also looking at some additional resources:

• Next 150 Challenge: https://next150.indianhorse.ca/challenges/94-calls-to-action
• EdCan poster and resources: http://bit.ly/EdCanTRC
• CMU – Stories of Hope and Challenge: http://bit.ly/TRC-CMU (A public lecture with The Honourable Senator Murray Sinclair at Canadian Mennonite University)

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Alberta Indigenous media archive being digitized

"Bought for a buck, now priceless"

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-bought-for-a-buck-now-priceless-alberta-indigenous-media-archive/

JASON FRANSON/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Read about how this archive preserves valuable cultural and linguistic knowledge:

"The archive is an invaluable record of voices that have long passed, said Crowfoot. They tell stories both traditional and personal — tales of residential schools, for example.There's powwow music and there are country songs. Phone-in shows from remote Indigenous communities. Crowfoot thinks there's a feature film as well. And it's priceless evidence of how the Cree language has changed over nearly 60 years."

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