Circle Round - Stories & folktales from around the world

Turtle Island - a retelling of an Ojibwe origin story.

https://www.wbur.org/circleround/2018/11/06/turtle-island-circle-round 

"In this story, we'll meet an animal who sets out to prove that sometimes, the tiniest among us can be the most powerful of all!"

Scroll down for a story transcript and a printable colouring page.
(Find other stories from other cultures as well. This web site provides carefully selected folktales from around the world that have been adapted into sound and music-rich radio plays for kids. http://www.wbur.org/circleround )

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School District (SD 79) - Cultural videos

Cowichan cultural and language videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsXkglBGAh2ghCjUU6_xT2Q/playlists

SD79 in partnership with the Cowichan Nation is producing language videos (Hul'q'umi'num Word of the Week) and "Hello Dolly", a series of video interviews with Elder Dolly Sylvester.

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A national monument memorializing the residential school experience

PICKING UP THE PIECES: The Making of the Witness Blanket (1h25)

https://vimeo.com/254051287

"Inspired to know more about his father's time at residential school, artist Carey Newman created the Witness Blanket - a national monument that commemorates the experiences of residential school survivors. The blanket is constructed from hundreds of everyday items collected from residential schools, churches, government buildings and cultural structures across Canada. Each object has a story to tell, each survivor has something to say. Narrated by the artist, this film weaves together those stories with his personal journey, examining how art can open our hearts to the pain of truth and the beauty of resiliency."

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Eden Robinson - speaking about her writing

Haisla writer speaks about her inspiration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc4enkFOkx0

"Eden Robinson brings a fresh and fearless perspective to Canadian literature. Hailing from Kitamaat Village, British Columbia, her writing combines contemporary realism with Haisla mysticism in stories that are sometimes brutal, often compassionate, and always disarming. She talks about her beginnings, the influence of family on her and her work, and the challenges of being an Indigenous writer." 

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Big BC Map - BC's First Peoples

A short overview of the many First Nations in BC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oADqmS3vMcc

Video from the Big BC Map, formerly located in the Royal BC Museum lobby.

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Miqquliit Tariurmiutat | The Nunavut Bilingual Education Society

Marine Animals = Miqquliit Tariurmiutat

http://nbes.ca/project/miqquliit-tariurmiutat/

 

Written in both roman and syllabic Inuktitut, this book introduces very young children to the mammals that inhabit Arctic waters, such as the walrus, harp seal, and beluga whale. Great images and a chance to see the Iniktitut language in "print."

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