Nipin and the Rocks
by Victoria Bouvier & Samantha Pratt
Description:
This story follows Nipin, a young Cree boy, who one day gives into his greed and steals the beautiful stones that the village elder uses to tell traditional stories. Through this theft, Nipin learns about the power of traditions and how the rocks truly belonged to everyone and should not be solely enjoyed by one person. Victoria Bouvier is Michif, from Calgary.
Resource format: Picturebook
Age recommendation: Kindergarten - Grade 3
Keywords: telling the truth, emotions, greed, health, character building, Cree, storytelling
Year of publication: 2015
Publisher information: Pemmican Publications
Teaching and Learning Ideas
Our team collaborated with new teachers, alumni of the Werklund School of Education’s Bachelor of Education program, to create teaching and learning plans for texts in this website. With audiences ranging from Pre-Kindergarten to Post-Secondary, lesson plans across this resource address a wide range of school subject areas, inclusive approaches, and Indigenous education topics, such as the revitalization of Indigenous languages. As this website was designed with Undergraduate Programs in Education instructors, as well as teachers in mind, connections to UPE courses have been flagged on each lesson plan. These lessons are intended as a starting place for educators, to help you envision ways in which you might bring Indigenous literatures, as well as ways of knowing, being, and doing, into your teaching contexts. Please adapt, use, and share these lessons in ways that are generative for your teaching practice. We offer our sincere thanks to the dozens of new teachers who gifted us with these creative ideas!
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