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Attendance.  1st half of double:  Silent Read 20 min - personal novel read books are located in the yellow bin underneath the windows. Teacher please present: below link - via CBC kids site.  Turtle Island — where’s that?  Presentation. Host post presentation discussion on the content from the presentation. The story of Turtle Island.  Sample Class Discussion Questions 1. How does the name Turtle Island invite us to think differently about the land we live on compared to the name “Canada” or “North America”? • What might be the significance of names that come from stories and worldview , rather than political boundaries? • Why do you think it matters whose names we use for the land?   2. Creation stories like Turtle Island are passed down through oral tradition. What value do these stories have for Indigenous communities, and how might they influence the way people understand their relationship to land and each other? • How are these stories dif...

Silent Read 20 min - students have personal novels under window yellow bin.  Journal Prompt # 4 - journals in blue bin by windows.  Re: Yesterday's viewing -  Stories, Legacy & Identity: How to Weave a Cultural Legacy Through Storytelling | Cohen Bradley (students write 1 paragraph): Intro, body (answers to 3 bullets below) & conclusion. Choose one part of your life story that you think will matter to others in your community in the future. Why does this story matter? Who will remember it? How does your story connect to others’ stories? Encourage students to think about stories  beyond social media or achievement , and more about  relationships, lessons, and belonging. After paragraphs complete -  Mini Lesson: What is a land acknowledgment? CBC Kids Presentation.  Writing a Meaningful Land Acknowledgement Location focus: Revelstoke, BC Local Context  We are grateful to be living and learning on the traditional territory of the Sinixt,...

 Silent Read 20 min.  How to Weave a Cultural Legacy Through Storytelling | Cohen Bradley | TED Mini Lesson Plan: Stories, Legacy & Identity Storytelling shapes cultural legacy Stories are relational, reflective, and connected to land, history, identity Legacy is collective, not just individual success Connection to First Peoples Principles of Learning: ✔️ Learning is holistic, reflective, experiential ✔️ Involves identity exploration ✔️ Recognizes the role of Indigenous knowledge ✔️ Embedded in memory, history, story ✔️ Learning supports well-being of community and ancestors Prompt (think-pair-share): What story from your life matters most — and why ? Who taught it to you, and what did it teach you? Watch the TED Talk (10 min) Cohen -  explains how legacy isn’t statues, but stories woven together describes the importance of potlatch ceremonies in preserving culture reflects on continuity through names and traditions Active Listening...

Silent Read 20 min  Fun Friday & Teacher Review Meetings - Written Work Thus Far - Journals 1-3 & Teams-  Reflection Assignment  - First Peoples Principles of Learning Assignment  -& Dirt Relations Assignment Teams  TBD - last students to meet - noted on board for next Monday & Tuesday.

Silent Read 20 Review of - Friday Jan 30th Class & Viewing Questions Re-View of -  Dirt Relations // Connecting Indigenous Youth to the Land Through Mountain Biking Post Viewing Questions –  Dirt Relations - Complete On Teams.  5 Questions - Full Sentences - all aspects of each question. Discussion. Teacher One-On-One Meetings Teams & Journal Assignments 1-3 to date.  TBD - Friday/Monday  Next Task: Group Work - Max 3 -  Due In Class.  What was the main overarching theme(s) of the Dirt Relations piece do you think? Lessons? Links to First People's Principles of Learning?  Group Task: ID links  to each of the 9 First Peoples Principles of Learning  - provide an example for each of the 9 depicted in the film piece.  Be ready to present and discuss.

Attendance. Lit Circle Personal Selection Reading Time - 20 min Viewing of - Waniska -  This powerful and moving documentary speaks to awakening the land through walking the land and the benefits to all peoples through this awakening. Waniska: An Awakening of Indigenous Knowledge (Part One) Waniska: An Awakening of Indigenous Knowledge (Part Two) Journal Entry 3 - Handout - Season 2 Waniska  Piece Q: What  main message did you receive from the Elders  sharing in this documentary? Q: How can you support Indigenous knowledge sharing in your community?  This may be attending an Indigenous event, buying Indigenous-authored books, or Indigenous locally-made clothing, for example. Q: What three words sum up your feelings  after watching  ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑲ Waniska - An Awakening of Indigenous Knowledge ?