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Unit1
Who We Are: Identity and Language
UNIT 1 WHO WE ARE: IDENTITY AND LANGUAGE
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WHERE WE COME FROM1. THE MOOSE CREE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY 26
2. KITCHENUHMAYKOOSIB INNINUWUG FIRST NATION 28
3. THE ANISHINAABE PEOPLE 30
4. WHERE MY ANCESTORS CAME FROM 32
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES1. ANISHINAABE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 34
2. GROWING UP: RITES OF PASSAGE AND SACRED ITEMS 36
3. LIVING AND LEARNING AS A FAMILY 38
4. LEARNING AND RELATIONSHIPS 40
5. TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE 42
LANGUAGE1. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LANGUAGE 45
2. PRESERVING LANGUAGE 47
3. THE MEANING OF RIVER NAMES 49
4. THE ONEIDA LANGUAGE 51 ONEDIA LAMGUAGE TRANSLATIONS 52
COLOUR BRAINSTORM 53
COLOUR FLASH CARDS 54
NUMBERS 21 TO 99 56
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The Moose Cree Traditional Territory Activity 1
InstructionsWatch Norma Caldwell’s video entitled Moose Cree Community Values, then answer thefollowing questions in complete sentences.
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Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug: Where We Live:
InstructionsWatch the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug video entitled Relationships to Land & Water, thenanswer the following questions in complete sentences.
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The Anishinaabe People Activity 4
InstructionsWatch Douglas Sinclair’s video entitled Our Relationship and Responsibilities to the Land, thenanswer the following questions in complete sentences.
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Where My Ancestors Came From Activity 5
InstructionsTrace your ancestors’ journey to this land as far back as you can. If you need help, ask a familymember.
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1. Where do your ancestors come from originally?
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3. Did you ever get to visit your ancestral land? If not, would you want to?
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2. How did you come to live where you are now? Why did your ancestors first cometo this land?
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4. Why is it important to learn the history of the land on which you live?
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5. What can you learn from the land on which you live?
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Roles and Responsibilities
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Anishinaabe Roles and Responsibilities Activity 1
InstructionsWatch Douglas Sinclair’s video entitled Our Relationship and Responsibilities to the Land, thenanswer the following questions in complete sentences.
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Growing Up: Rites of Passage and Sacred Items Activity 2
InstructionsWatch Douglas Sinclair’s video entitled Roles and Responsibilities, then answer the followingquestions in complete sentences.
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Living and Learning as a Family Activity 3
InstructionsWatch the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug video entitled Relationships Between Adults andChildren, then answer the following questions in complete sentences.
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Learning and Relationships Activity'4
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InstructionsWatch John Saylor’s videos entitled 'The Family' and 'Learning and Relationships', then answer the following questions in complete sentences.
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Two Spirit People Activity 5
InstructionsWatch Sandra Ruffo’s video entitled Gender Identity: Two Spirit, then answer the followingquestions in complete sentences.
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Learning and Relationships Activity 4
InstructionsWatch John Saylor’s videos entitled The Family and Learning and Relationships, then answer the following questions in complete sentences.
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The Significance of Language Activity 2
InstructionsWatch Douglas Sinclair’s video entitled The Significance of Language, then answer thefollowing questions in complete sentences.
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Black o’sw^:ta’
Blue olu:ya
Brown athesa’
Green aw^:la’:
Orange katsi:nkwalahu’:tsi
Purple ohalan^:ta
Yellow otsi:nkwala
White owiskala
Oneida Language Translations Activity 4
Colours
Monday YautɅta’:u
Tuesday Teknihatut
Wednesday AhsɅha’tut
Thursday Kayelihatut
Friday Wiskatut
Saturday Ʌta’ktɅ
Sunday YautatokɅ’htu
Days of the Week
Spring KɅkwi:te’
Summer Kwa’akɅnhe’:ke
Fall KanɅna’:ke
Winter Kohsla’:ke
Seasons
One uska
Two tekeni
Three ahsɅ
Four kaye:li:
Five wisk
Six ya:yak
Seven tsya:tak
Eight tekehlu
Nine watehlu
Numbers
Numbers in TensTen oye:li
Twenty tewashɅ
Thirty ahsɅ niwashɅ
Forty kaye niwashɅ
Fifty wisk niwashɅ
Sixty ya:yak niwashɅ
Seventy tsya:tak niwashɅ
Eighty teklu niwash^
Ninety watlu NiwashɅ
One hundred uska teywulawiyote
Numbers 10s
The following is a list of common words used in the Oneida language. Use thispage as a reference for activities.
My family akhwa:tsile Grandmotheraksotha Younger
brotherli’kɅha
Families yukwa’watsile’ Grandfather laksotha Aunt yuknulha
Me I:\ Older sister yuke’kɅha Uncle lanulha
Mother aknulha Older brother lake’kɅha Female cousin yukyalase
Father lake’niha Younger sister khe’kɅha Male cousin ukyalase
Family
KɅkwi:te’
Kwa’akɅnhe’:ke
KanɅna’:ke
Kohsla’:ke
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
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