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Accountability to our contributor

Save the Children Canada

Story Reading Culture Project Report

Iniw Ayamihcikewinekwah Acimowinah

June to December 2014

Draft prepared by Manisha Khetarpal on December 19, 2014

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17,975 books distributedJune to December 2014

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Framework

Iniw Ayamihcikewinekwah Acimowinah Aymitah

Desire: We have a deep desire to create lifelong readers.

First step: Access to Books

Guiding principles:

Cultivate a culture of reading

Infuse Cree language and oral storytelling tradition

Library service without borders=Community is the Library

Foster connections that traditional education often overlooks such as family book clubs

Provide resources and support to families

Goals:

To promote reading year around

To promote reading in summer when the reading loss is the highest

Objectives:

To give books/Library in a Box to children

To provide First Nation libraries with books

To support the emergent reading network

To explore new ‘Reading Navigation’ channels

To train a pool of volunteer reading facilitators/Readers Leaders!

Set-up a reading tipi

Create support and awareness:

Support the classroom reading corners

Do presentations in schools

Distribute books at NoFrills Retail chain

Create awareness to use the Library in a Box as a tool for birthday parties,

book clubs, family get-togethers show- n- tell

Host a book exchange

Explore ways of barter system or exchange, e.g. Beads for books

Project Managers Note: The report covers the time period June to December 2014. We distributed more

than what is recorded in this report. However, this report can be used as a precursor benchmark for

navigating book distribution pathways using community infrastructure.

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Community Reach is our current capacity to serve indigenous communities

Location Number of

times books

distributed

Calgary 1

Ermineskin 11

Kayas 1

Little Red River 1

Louis Bull 2

Mameo 1

Maskwacis Four nations 14

Montana 3

Morley 1

Pigeon Lake 1

Samson 9

Siksika 2

Wetaskiwin 3

Total: Thirteen Sites 50 Note: Other reserves such as Frog Lake, Saddle Lake, Onion Lake joined the summer reading program (Page 6 of this report)

3 peaks: Ermineskin, Maskwacis Four Nations and Samson

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Distribution across boundaries: 13 sites and 50 occassions

TD Summer Reading Program

July 16,2014

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Community Infrastructure is the entry point for the opportunities to access books.

Organization # of books distributed

School 5000

College 6625

Daycare/ Headstart 750

Community distribution 4500

Recreation department 200

Literacy program 500

Library Learning centre 400

Total 17,975

Community Connection Points: Schools, College, Pow wows, and Soup kitchens

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Community Opportunities Occasions to provide library service or access or distribute books

Time Number of

books

distributed

Main events

June 400 Montana site for reading program

July 2000 TDSRC Summer Reading Program

August 5100 Classroom Library in a Box, Community Connections

September 1300 Literacy day

October 2800 Canadian Library Month Celebration

November 4025 Kayas Cultural College, Children’s Day

December 2350 Recreation Reading

TD Summer Reading Club (TDSRC)

Libraries and Archives Canada coordinates the TD Summer Reading Club/program. The

program was hosted by Ermineskin in 2012, Maskwacis Cultural College in 2013 and

Montana in 2014. Maskwacis Cultural College Library participated as a sister library in

2014.

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TDSRC registrations on July 16

Samson 79

Ermineskin 28

Louis Bull 23

Montana 8

Others* 21 *Note: Other reserves such as Frog

Lake, Saddle Lake, Onion Lake

Reading Program BBQ and Science Day

ATCO hosted a BBQ and lots of learning opportunities in

July of 2013 and 2014.

160 people registered for the reading program on July 16,

2014 and the pattern of book distribution is as follows. Each

participant took home five books to start their home

libraries.

Classroom Library in a Box

August 21, 2014 Classroom Library in a Box was launched with Louis Bull school.

The goal of this initiative is to support teachers so that they can provide good

reads to students in their classrooms.

Literacy Day

September 8th was celebrated as UNESCO’s International Literacy Day with Rainbow

woman as a guest speaker.

Canadian Library Month Celebration and Crowfoot School in Siksika

Library month was celebrated with a presentation about the Story of Cree Place Names

by Mr. Bruce Cutknife. Many occasions such as Thanksgiving dinner, for Trick or Treat Give

me Something Good to Read and cultivating connections with Crowfoot School in

Siksika.

Kayas Cultural College

November we diversified by sending books to Kayas

Cultural College and by participating in high school career

fairs. Finally, we tapped into the opportunity to stock up

book shelves for winter reading.

Elder Mary Moonias

encourages community to join

the reading program.

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OUTCOMES

Social bonding at the BBQ and community learning

events

Meaningful work experience opportunities for youth

Writing skills practised by thank you notes written by

students

Library exposure, capacity and service experience

Access to books using community infrastructure

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200 500 200

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View number of books distributed by community June to December 2014

23 thank you letters written by

Ermineskin School students

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Grab these

opportunities to

distribute

Access to books early

literacy

Access to books via

Maskwacis Wahkotowin

Access to books via

recreation department

Adult literacy and family,

friends reading together

Book club in a box

Books as door prizes

Building connections with a

grocery retail chain

Camp

Celebrating Our Heroes

Remembrance Day

Classroom reading

Expand library collection

Field trip to refill library in a

box

Give a book as a gift

High school career fair

History circle

Library in a Box

Literacy day

Magazine giveaway

Meet the teacher evening

Numeracy development

Pow Wows

Recreation reading program

Resources for family literacy

program

Soup kitchens

Start your home library

Story of Cree Place Names

TD Summer Reading Club

Thanksgiving

Trick or Treat give me

something good to read

Universal Children’s Day

Appendix 1

Distribution listing by date:

More than 45 occasions to distribute books

The books for indigenous peoples were distributed at the

following places:

1. June 28-August 15: TDSRC Summer Reading Program Club

at Montana School (400)

2. July 8: Chiniki Learning center, Morley reserve (100)

3. July-August: Books distributed to Montana Daycare by

literacy coordinator Jackie (100)

4. July 16: Library Showcase and BBQ (part of TDSRC) (1600)

5. July 28: Samson summer camp visit to the library (200)

6. August 21: Classroom library in a box service (To start

classroom libraries) (300)

7. August 29: Samson Primary School Wilma Okeymow (200)

8. September 3: Pigeon Lake School Falun (100)

9. September 8: UNESCO's International Literacy day

celebration (500)

10. September 9: Mameo Women's Literacy program (200)

11. September 10: Carol Anderson, Clearvista school (100)

12. September 11: Al Wolfe, CB McMurdo School (100)

13. September 21: Samson Recreation (100)

14. September 25: Louis Bull school for the 'Meet the Teacher'

Evening (200)

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15. October 1: Samson Recreation (100)

16. October 6: Samson Primary School Wilma Okeymow, returned reading

notebooks and picked up books to giveaway (300)

17. October 7: Ermineskin school, Grade 4 teacher, Mr. Currie (50)

18. October 8: Story of Cree Place names, giveaway at the end of the

presentation (100)

19. October 10: Crowfoot School, Siksika (300)

20. October 10: Thanksgiving day book giveaway (200)

21. October 15: Book Club library in a box giveaway (100)

22. October 28: Youth books giveaway (500)

23. October 29: MCC's Trick or Treat Give Me Something Good to Read (100)

24. October 30: Crowfoot School, Siksika (500)

25. October 30: Ermineskin Daycare (50) Ten Little Pumpkins by Jay Johnson

26. October 30: Ermineskin Elementary School Reads (300)

Ten Little Pumpkins by Jay Johnson and The Case of

Missing Pumpkins by Dan Santat

27. October 31: Trick or Treat Give Me Something Good To

Read at the Maskwacis Cultural College (MCC) (200)

28. October 31: Samson Daycare (25)

29. November 5: Ermineskin High School Career Fair (250)

30. November 6: Kayas Cultural College (1200)

31. November 6: Little Red River Cree Nation family literacy program (200)

32. November 7: Celebrating Our Heroes Remembrance Day book giveaway at

MCC (300)

33. November 17: Children's day giveaway to Ermineskin daycare (300)

34. November 18: Children's day giveaway to Ermineskin Headstart (300)

Montana School field trip to

the library, December 8, 2014

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35. November 19: Magazines giveaway (500)

36. November 20: UNs Universal Children's Day book distribution (500)

37. November 21: Numeracy Development presentation and book giveaway

(200)

38. November 21: Start your own home library book distribution (150

39. November 25: Give books as a gift this year giveaway (75)

40. November 25: Amazing Grace book giveaway at Maskwacis Optical (75)

41. November 26: Books picked up as door prizes for Christmas party by Don

Nepoose and Del Marjorie from Calgary (50)

42. December 1: Books picked up by Frans Erickson, Grade 4 teacher, Ermineskin

School (350)

43. December 8: Montana School’s field trip to the library to refill their library in a

box (50)

44. December 9: Books picked up by Ermineskin Daycare

(200)

45. December 10: Books picked up by 12 participants

from the Samson Adult Literacy program to start their

home libraries for their children, family and friends

(250)

46. December 15: Books given to Gord's No Frills to

distribute to indigenous families. (300)

47. December 19: Ermineskin school's recreation reading

program during the holidays (1200)

48. Maskwacis library rotating collection (2000)

49. Plus books distributed from Maskwacis Cultural College, soup kitchens,

headstarts and pow wows.

Source: http://setuppubliclibrarywithfncommunity.blogspot.ca/2014/10/appreciating-

our-partners-thank-you.html

Jason Wildcat enjoying the

books, December 19, 2014

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Appendix 2

Listing by event/program

The books for indigenous peoples were distributed at the following places.

Reading Program

• June 28-August 15: TDSRC Summer Reading Program Club at Montana

School (400)

• July 16: Library Showcase and BBQ (part of TD Summer Reading Club

TDSRC 2014) (1600)

• December 19: Ermineskin school's recreation reading program during the

holidays (1200)

Daycares and Headstarts

• July-August: Books distributed to Montana daycare by Montana literacy

coordinator Jackie (100)

• October 30: Ermineskin Daycare (50) Ten Little Pumpkins by Jay Johnson

• November 17: Children's day giveaway to Ermineskin daycare (300)

• November 18: Children's day giveaway to Ermineskin Headstart (300)

• October 31: Samson Daycare (25)

• December 9: Books picked up by Ermineskin Daycare (200)

Summer camps and field trips

• July 28: Samson summer camp visit to the library (200)

• December 8: Montana School’s field trip to the library

to refill their library in a box

http://www.slideshare.net/ManishaKhetarpal/montana

-schools-field-trip-to-maskwacis-library-on-december-8-

2014

Library in a Box

• August 21: Classroom library in a box service (To start

classroom libraries) (300)

Schools and their special events

• August 29: Samson Primary School Wilma Okeymow (200)

• September 3: Pigeon Lake School Falun (100)

• September 10: Carol Anderson, Clearvista school, Wetaskiwin (100)

• September 11: Al Wolfe, CB McMurdo School (100)

• September 25: Louis Bull school for the 'Meet the Teacher' Evening (200)

• October 6: Samson Primary School Wilma Okeymow, returned reading

notebooks and picked up books to giveaway (300)

• October 7: Ermineskin school, Grade 4 teacher, Mr. Currie (50)

Samson Summer Camp,

July 28, 2014

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• October 30: Ermineskin Elementary School Reads (300) Ten Little Pumpkins

by Jay Johnson and The Case of Missing Pumpkins by Dan Santat

• November 5: Ermineskin High School Career Fair (250)

• December 1: Books picked up by teacher Frans Erickson, Grade 4

teacher, Ermineskin School (350)

Other reserves and locations

• July 8: Chiniki Learning center, Morley reserve (100)

• July 16 BBQ: Other reserves such as Frog Lake, Saddle Lake, Onion Lake

(105)

• October 10: Crowfoot School, Siksika (300)

• October 30: Crowfoot School, Siksika (500)

• November 6: Kayas Cultural College (1200)

• November 6: Little Red River Cree Nation family literacy program (200)

• November 26: Books picked up as door prizes for Christmas party by Don

Nepoose and Del Marjorie from Calgary (50)

Maskwacis Cultural College (MCC)

• October 28: Youth books giveaway at MCC (500)

• October 29: MCC's Trick or Treat Give Me Something Good to Read (100)

• October 31: Trick or Treat Give Me Something Good To Read at the

Maskwacis Cultural College (MCC) (200)

• November 7: Celebrating Our Heroes

Remembrance Day book giveaway at MCC (300)

• November 19: Magazines giveaway (500)

• November 20: United Nations Universal Children's

Day book distribution (500)

• November 21: Numeracy Development

presentation and book giveaway (200)

• November 21: Start your own home library book

distribution (150)

• November 25: Give books as a gift this year

giveaway (75)

Special events

• September 8: UNESCO's International Literacy day celebration (500)

• October 8: Story of Cree Place names, giveaway at the end of the

presentation (100)

• October 10: Thanksgiving day book giveaway (200)

• October 15: Book Club library in a box giveaway (100)

High School Career Fair,

November 5, 2014

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Literacy Programs

• September 9: Mameo Women's Literacy program, Pigeon Lake (200)

• December 10: Books picked up by twelve participants from the Samson

Adult Literacy program to start their home libraries for their children, family

and friends (250)

Community gatherings and connections

• September 21: Samson Recreation (100)

• July-August: Powwows

• July-August : Soup kitchens

• October 1: Samson Recreation (100)

Retailer partnership

• May 26: Dinner and story Library in a Box

• December 15: Books given to Gord's No Frills to distribute to indigenous

families.

Samson Librarian

Wilma promoting reading,

October 6, 2014

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Appendix 3

Proposal Framework

Main target audience:

Students in Grades 2-6

Headstart program

Emergent literacy reading network

FN libraries

General audience: Families, Teachers and classroom, Recreation Managers,

Education Directors, School Boards, Community organizations, Parent councils,

Elected community leaders

Spaces for reading corners: Libraries, Classrooms, Homes, Recreation centers,

Soup kitchens, Women’s shelters, health clinics, Pow Wow, tribal administration

offices, and other community places identified

Partners and Community Infrastructure (proposed):

TD Summer Reading Club

Carleton Place Public Library (TD Sister Library in Ontario)

Samson Cree Nation

Samson Recreation

Samson Friendship centre

Ermineskin Soup Kitchen

Ermineskin Youth Summer program

Ermineskin Cree language

Montana School

Samson school

Ermineskin Elementary school

Headstarts

Women’s Shelter

Women’s Literacy program

Partner with the literacy program of the tribes

NoFrills grocery retailer

Paul band school

First Books Canada

Stony Plain Public Library

Falun School,

September 3, 2014

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Clear Vista School, Wetaskiwin

Maskwacis Social Work program

KCWS

AKO

Young Spirits

Churches and their summer program

Core Segments and reach:

Pre K – K: Headstart, daycares: Emergent readers

Grades K-1: Schools: Learn to Read

Grades 2-3: Schools: Early Readers

Grades 4- 6: Schools: Read to Learn

Pow wows: Social informatics

Measure and evaluate (proposed):

Commitment: We are committed to monitoring, measuring and evaluating the

progress of the project

Where? Books distributed

When? Books will be distributed

How? Books will be distributed

Tools to keep track within reasonable limits (proposed)

Ways of gauging impact framework: content, context,

cognitive and representation

Number of books/library in a box distributed

No of classrooms visited

Number of children reached

Thank you notes written by recipients

Conduct qualitative surveys

Number of collaborating partners

Number of volunteer reading facilitators

Number of reading incentives such as ‘movie passes’

Number of family book clubs

Number of book clubs for families

Number of friends visiting who read the Library in a Box

Testimonials

Maskwacis Optical, Access

Point for books,

November 25, 2014

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Number of words written

Number of characters expressed

Tell us about your favourite book

Variety of bookmarks created

Number of bookmarks exchanged with sister library in Ontario

Variety of shelf markers created

Number of Cree words written

New friends made

Number of community reading spaces or book pick locations

Explore more maker ideas such as bead exchange

Sharing the experience

Feedback

Other benefits:

Role models/model reading behaviour

Promote volunteerism

Build reading capacity among families and youth

Project and Program management skills for summer students

Expand summer programs with the socialization, the celebration of reading,

finger plays, songs, and crafts

Family book clubs to read and share to help further develop their child’s

literacy skills and parents engagement

Families crafting the program

Reading incentives

Family reads, July 16, 2014

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References

Save the Children Canada accountability report, December 2014

http://www.slideshare.net/ManishaKhetarpal/save-the-children-canada-book-

distribution-accountability-report-for-june-to-december-2014

Book distribution listing by date, 2014

http://setuppubliclibrarywithfncommunity.blogspot.ca/2014/10/appreciating-

our-partners-thank-you.html

TDSRC Summer reading case study, November 2012

http://aboriginalsummerreading.blogspot.ca/2012/11/td-summer-reading-club-

in-hobbema-from.html

Library Showcase and Science, July 2013 and 2014

http://libraryshowcasejuly17.blogspot.ca/

http://setuppubliclibrarywithfncommunity.blogspot.ca/2014/07/engaging-

learning-opportunities-part-of.html

ATCO’s Reading Program BBQ, July 16, 2014

http://aboriginalsummerreading.blogspot.ca/2014/07/160-memebrs-of-

maskwacis-community.html

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TD Summer Reading Club, July 28, 2014

http://www.slideshare.net/ManishaKhetarpal/weaving-library-service-in-

summer-camps-for-fns

Youth development, July 2014

http://www.slideshare.net/ManishaKhetarpal/summer-students-at-work-building-

community-library-mcc-july-152014

Classroom Library in a Box, August 21, 2014

http://www.slideshare.net/ManishaKhetarpal/classroom-library-in-a-box-service

Library Tour for Summer Camp, July 28, 2014

http://www.slideshare.net/ManishaKhetarpal/weaving-library-service-in-

summer-camps-for-fns

Numeracy development, November 21, 2014

http://www.slideshare.net/ManishaKhetarpal/numeracy-presentation-at-the-

maskwacis-library-november21-2014

Montana School field trip, December 8, 2014

http://www.slideshare.net/ManishaKhetarpal/montana-schools-field-trip-to-

maskwacis-library-on-december-8-2014

Samson Adult Literacy Program, December 11, 2014

http://www.slideshare.net/ManishaKhetarpal/adult-literacy-group-field-trip-to-

the-library-to-borrow-library-in-a-box-on-11th-december-2014