Taking Culture to Court: Anthropology, Expert Witnesses and Aboriginal Sense of Place in the Interior Plateau of British Columbia
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.
Film explores Tribal members' perspectives on traditional knowledge, history, the impact of early contact and westward expansion, the importance of language, and cultural continuity.
Discusses the long history of Indigenous agriculture, how plants from the New World spread to the Old. and the need to return to traditional practices and regain food sovereignty. Educators share their experiences and lesson plans which use the story of the Three Sisters to teach a variety of subjects. Created to accompany the video.
Although created for the Old Crow Experiential Educational Project, some activities can be adapted for other contexts. Lessons are grouped by Grades 7-9, Grades 4-6, and Grades 1-3.