"Indian Pow Wow in Yorkton"
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A First Nations Pow-wow in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 1908.
Historical note:
Series of 13 videos (each approximately 5 minutes long), geared toward children, explore how Indigenous knowledge and traditions have contributed to the modern world.
Lesson plans for elementary and secondary school students for exhibition featuring works by Elaine Alexie, Erik Lee, and Carmen Miller. Topics include First Nations groups of central Alberta and the Boreal forest, brief survey of Indigenous art in the twentieth century, abstract art, and First Nations traditional art forms and materials.
Lesson plan to accompany the book Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith and illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu. Designed for use with Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
Historical note:
Olive Evangeline (Freeman, Palmer) Diefenbaker; b. 14 Apr. 1902; d. 23 Dec. 1976, 2nd wife of JGD.