Seven Sacred Teachings: Niizhwaaswi gagiikwewin
by David Bouchard, Dr Joseph Martin, & Kristy Cameron
Description:
Publisher's description (More Than Wonders Publishers, 2009): The Seven Sacred Teachings is a message of traditional values and hope for the future. The Teachings are universal to most First Nation peoples. These Teachings are seen in school communities from coast to coast across North America. They are a link that ties all Native, Inuit and Métis communities together.
The seven teachings include: respect, humility, love, truth, honesty, wisdom and courage. The stories in the book provide an example of how each teaching came to be. Written in both English and Ojibwe.
Resource format: Illustrated Collection
Age recommendation: Grades 5 - 9
Keywords: traditions, values, hope, respect, humility, love, truth, honesty, wisdom, courage, Seven Sacred Teachings, spirit
Year of publication: 2009
Publisher information: More Than Wonders Publishers
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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