Aboriginal Perspectives

Wendy OrchardAboriginal Curriculum CoordinatorRainy River District School Board(807) 274-9855 ext. 5018worchard@mail.rrdsb.com

Aboriginal Perspectives

Embedding local First Nation histories, teachings and traditions into the curriculum

Aboriginal resources to enhance and support the curriculum

Guided Reading

Teacher Resources

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 – LanguageAboriginal 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 BruchacGrades 7/8 classes from Riverview, Mine Centre and Crossroads connect through Linoit.com

Other goals…

Community Connection ActivitiesWebsite Development Sunset Country MetisSchool Resource