Achikosis and the Weetigo
Children's book tells the story how a Cree boy escapes the cannibal spirit with the help of Wesakaychak.
Children's book tells the story how a Cree boy escapes the cannibal spirit with the help of Wesakaychak.
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Activities for the following titles: A Promise is a Promise; Awasis Bannock; Bowwow Powwow; Gifts from Raven; Go Show the World; How Raven Stole the Sun; I Like Who I Am; My Heart Fills with Happiness; Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak; Sweetest Kulu; Walk on the Shoreline; We Are Water Protectors; Windy Lake; and You Hold Me Up.
Simple activities and questions to help parents who are reading and discussing books with children.
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, contains script which can be adapted for use without it.
Resources categorized by grade level and subject matter.
Story about a group of children who are pursued by a weetigo but escape with the help of Wesakaychak.
"An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem." Intended for use with ages 3 to 7.
Looks at the creation of a traditional Coyote story as a strategy to address Polypharmacy, "when multiple medications are being taken and the benefits no longer outweigh the risks", for Indigenous patients.
Anglophone Literatures and Cultures Thesis (PhD) -- Charles University, 2021.
Lesson plans for Grades 4--8. Indigenous Perspectives section begins on p. 329.
Story about a little Cree girl who helps her grandfather learn his language after he tells her about his experience of residential school, separation from his family and culture and loss of language.
Suitable for use with students aged 6-9 (Grades 1-4). Text in English with some Cree vocabulary.
In Search of April Raintree is the unabridged version of the story and is recommended for Grade 10 and above. The abridged version, April Raintree, can be used with younger students.