Napi and the Rock
by Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Description:
Publisher's Description (Calgary Philharmonic and Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society):
Discover the traditional Blackfoot story of Napi and the Rock in a new virtual performance combining music and drama. This special collaboration with Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society features music by Cris Derksen and Sonny-Ray Day Rider performed by Calgary Phil musicians, combined with engaging storytelling and set design.
Creator Biography (https://www.makingtreaty7.com/our-history):
Today, Making Treaty 7 operates as a non-profit entity with federal charity status and is governed by a board of directors with representation from each of the Treaty 7 communities. Through its evolution, Making Treaty 7 has partnered with diverse cultural organizations dedicated to lifting Indigenous voices and making a difference in their communities. We continue to host events, put on theatre productions and educate the public on Indigenous affairs, human rights issues, and the culture and identity of historic and present Indigenous peoples.
Resource type: Digital / media / art
Age recommendation: K-3, grades 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, Post Secondary, Inclusive Education
Keywords: Youth, Identity, Lanugage, Land, Environment, Place, Stories, Story, Storytelling, Legend, Blackfoot
Year of publication: 2021
Publisher information: Alberta Government, Calgary Philharmonic and Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society
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!
Napi and the Rock Unit Resource Guide, Grade 6 and Special Education
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