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Canada’s Learning Advantage

Nelson Education is proud to present

Authentic, culturally-relevant

literacy resources

developed to support the

Aboriginal worldview

Contributors, Advisors, and Artists Nelson Education thanks our contributors, advisors, and artists for their outstanding contributions to these new Aboriginal worldview resources. We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the many student contributors whose stories and artwork appear in the Nelson Literacy 1 Storytelling Kit.

Nelson Literacy 1

Storytelling

Nathalie Bertin originally hails from Toronto, Ontario. After working as a graphic designer for several years, Nathalie began showing her art publicly in 2009. She recently began incorporating elements of her French and Algonquin heritage into her work, including beadwork, furs, and other fiber objects, in an exploration of concepts based on the Canadian fur trade and her role within it as a modern sustenance hunter.

Dan Daulby is a Canadian Native American artist from Richmond, British Columbia, whose work is influenced by his Celtic and Native American ancestry.

Don Freed is a Canadian singer and songwriter, best known for his work about life on the Western Canadian prairies. His most recent CD release is 2005’s The Valley of Green and Blue, which celebrates his Métis heritage.

Maria Hupfield is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. She is of Anishinaabe heritage, and a member of Wasauksing First Nation, in Ontario.

Elder Margaret LaBillois is a storyteller and Mi’kmaq leader. In 1970, she was elected the Chief of Eel River Bar, becoming the first female Chief in New Brunswick. Margaret was awarded the Order of Canada in 1998, and in 2005, the province of New Brunswick awarded her the Order of New Brunswick.

Tanya Leary is an author and educator from Roseau River First Nation, Manitoba. Tanya has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence.

Adrian Nadjiwon is an artist from the Chippewas of Nawash Reserve on the Bruce Peninsula. He is the illustrator of the books Living in Harmony and The Gift of the Stars.

Alan Syliboy is a Mi’kmaq artist from Truro, Nova Scotia, whose work incorporates contemporary themes with traditional petroglyph symbols.

Ningeokuluk Teevee is a Canadian Inuk writer and artist. Her first children’s book, Alego, was nominated in 2009 for the Governor General’s Award for children’s literature illustration.

Lana Whiskeyjack is a writer and artist based in St. Paul, Alberta. Lana is of Cree descent, and currently an art instructor at Blue Quills First Nations College.

Gryn White is a young Haida carver who descends from a family rich in Haida Artists. He first started professionally carving in 2002. Gryn works with a variety of media and he is especially well known for his argillite carvings.

Circle of Life:

Learning from an Elder

Nancy Deleary is an Ojibway artist from Chippewas of the Thames First Nation in Muncey, Ontario. She is a member of the Loon Clan of the Chippewas. Her works are based on Ojibway culture and history. She is an artist of painting, clay, sculpture, and murals.

Ferguson Plain is a teacher in Wallaceburg, Ontario, and an Ojibway artist and writer from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Sarnia, Ontario. In 1993, two of his books, Little White Cabin and Amikoonse, were selected as “Our Choice” by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.

Leslee White-Eye is an Education Officer with the Aboriginal Education Office of the Ministry of Education. She is a proud member of the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation where she was a trustee for their board of education and a band councillor with the education portfolio for the nation. She is Anishinaabe from the Ojibway nation and working to be 1st degree Mide.

Advisors

Wilfred Burton, Retired English Language Arts Coordinator, Regina Board of Education, SK

Janice Ciavaglia, Literacy Consultant, Mi’Kmaw Kina’matnewey, NS

Lynnita JoJo Guillet, Aboriginal Education Resource Teacher, Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board, ON

Lorna Irons, Pedagogical Consultant, Kativik School Board, QC

Tanya Leary, Literacy Improvement Project Teacher, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, ON

Kathleen Manderville, Principal, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, ON

Calvin Racette, Aboriginal Education Coordinator, Regina Public Schools, SK

Glenda Thiel, Education Officer, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, AB

Irene Webb, Teacher, Jens Haven Memorial Primary School, Nain, NL

9 780176 679460

ISBN-10: 0-17-667946-4ISBN-13: 978-0-17-667946-0

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Getting Ready for the Feast

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The Gift of Water

About the Indigenous

Education Coalition (IEC):

The IEC is a non-profit education organization in Southern Ontario comprised of 12 communities that include Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Lenape Nations as well as two Friendship Centres. The IEC is committed to providing culturally relevant educational opportunities and support to communities and First Nations schools. To support this commitment, and share First Nations stories in classrooms across Canada, the Indigenous Education Coalition has partnered with Nelson Education to publish the Circle of Life series.

Celebrate the tradition of storytelling with Canada’s diverse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) cultures through authentic stories, illustrations, art, and photos from FNMI authors and artists.

Cross-curricular content

Oral language and vocabulary development

Strong foundation for early literacy

Springboard for inquiry

Based on the proven and effective Gradual Release of Responsibility model

Supports the Aboriginal worldview

Everything print is also digital!

Nelson Literacy 1 Storytelling adopts

a Pan-Canadian approach, with

background information on

specific nations.

Learn more at www.nelson.com/

aboriginal

The Nelson Literacy 1 Storytelling Kit includes:

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Can You Give Me My Name?

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The Medicine Wheel

The Six Clans

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To the Arena

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NEL Nelson Literacy Grade 1 Graphic Organizer: Storytelling

1 Theme Poster (32” x 20”)

2 Graphic Organizer Posters (32” x 20”)

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My most important storyteller has been my grandmother. She would tell us grandchildren stories late at night, before going to bed. Grandmother would tell us stories about Wesakijak, the Little People, and other characters. She would repeat many of these stories and we would also hear them from our other grandmothers and parents.

I also remember hearing stories at summer camp, sitting around a campfire. The storyteller would start by saying, “I was told this story by ... and this is how it was told to me....”

Who tells you stories?

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When I hear the drum …I think of my grandma making bannock.

I eat it and drink tea with her. And she tells me stories in Cree.

When I hear the drum …my mom is dancing and I am drumming.Nohkum is singing. I go home happy.

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Written and illustrated by students at Susa Creek School, Aseniwuche Winewak Nation of Canada

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Salmon went down to the bottom of the creek. The Creek Woman made the stones on the bottom silver and shiny, so when Salmon rolled in the stones, they stuck to him. That is how Salmon got his scales.

—Laura, Grade 4, Selkirk Elementary School, Yukon

Salmon was a fish, but he was a weird fish because he had no scales. All the other fish had scales, but not Salmon.

All the other fish made fun of Salmon. He was all pink because his flesh showed. He was raw and sticky.

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ISBN-10: 0-17-655128-XISBN-13: 978-0-17-655128-5

1 Easy-to-store Kit Bag

5 Shared Reading Posters with multiple selections (32” x 20”)

1 Audio CD, 1 DVD of Digital Resources including:

embedded audio™ lessons

Copyright © 2013 by Nelson Education Ltd. Nelson Literacy Grade 1 Photo Card 5: Storytelling

Unit 7: StorytellingPhoto Card 5: A Mother Reads a Story to Her Son

Focus Questions

Unit 7 Vocabulary

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Photo Card Vocabulary

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