Day 1 – Planning the giveaway and making the invitations

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A Coast Salish Style Feast Grades 1-2 This mini unit is intended to teach some of the Aboriginal protocols around hosting a feast. The lessons relate to two books – My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Grey Smith and The Bannock Book by Linday Duchame. Learning Standards Core Competencies: Positive Personal Cultural Identity Curricular Competencies: Recognize the importance of story in person, family, and community, identity (ELA) diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives within the local and other communities (SS) Beading easily connects to math curricular competencies (patterns, expanding patterns, symmetry, shapes) Day 1 – Planning the giveaway and making the invitations On the first day, we talked about celebrations. We decided to hold a feast for our parents. What do we need for a Coast Salish style feast – we were not replicating a potlatch, this was simply a gathering for our families. We need an invitation (normally done in person but invitations will be hand delivered) Food –you always have to feed the people. A give away. – when you host an event, there is often some kind of give-away to thank the people. Materials Invitations Coloured pencils/crayons/felts Pipe cleaners. (Beading wire – grade 2s)

Transcript of Day 1 – Planning the giveaway and making the invitations

ACoastSalishStyleFeastGrades1-2

ThisminiunitisintendedtoteachsomeoftheAboriginalprotocolsaroundhostingafeast.Thelessonsrelatetotwobooks–MyHeartFillsWithHappinessbyMoniqueGreySmithandTheBannockBookbyLindayDuchame.

LearningStandardsCoreCompetencies:

• PositivePersonalCulturalIdentityCurricularCompetencies:

• Recognizetheimportanceofstoryinperson,family,andcommunity,identity(ELA)• diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives within the local and other communities

(SS)

• Beadingeasilyconnectstomathcurricularcompetencies(patterns,expandingpatterns,symmetry,shapes)

Day1–PlanningthegiveawayandmakingtheinvitationsOnthefirstday,wetalkedaboutcelebrations.Wedecidedtoholdafeastforourparents.WhatdoweneedforaCoastSalishstylefeast–wewerenotreplicatingapotlatch,thiswassimplyagatheringforourfamilies.

• Weneedaninvitation(normallydoneinpersonbutinvitationswillbehanddelivered)• Food–youalwayshavetofeedthepeople.• Agiveaway.–whenyouhostanevent,thereisoftensomekindofgive-awaytothank

thepeople.Materials

• Invitations• Colouredpencils/crayons/felts• Pipecleaners.(Beadingwire–grade2s)

• Colouredponybeads(Largeseedbeadsgrade2s)• Greenpegfrommichaelsandfloraltape(greenfromMichaels)toattachbeadedhearts

forgrade2sReadthebook,MyHeartFillsWithHappiness.ThisisanIndigenousstorythatfeaturesthingsthatmakestheauthor’sheartfillwithhappiness.TheauthorincludesillustrationsinthispicturethatrelatetoIndigenousculture.Canyouidentifysomeofthem?Payspecialattentiontotheconnectiontofamily,toculturaliconslikethedrum,powwowdancing,holdinghands…alltheseexamplesrelatetotheimportanceofculture/family.Havestudentsthinkabouttheirownculture.Askthemtoimaginethemselvesasanauthor.Whatitemswouldtheyinclude?Askstudentstothinkaboutcolour.Howdoescolourevokefeelings?Whatcoloursdidtheauthorchoose?Activities:

1. Maketheinvitation.Weplannedourinvitation.Studentsdrewapictureintheirheartofsomeonetheywouldliketocometoourfeast.Ithadtobeanadultandsomeonewhotheymightconsidertheirelder.(Someonewhoisrespected,whoholdslotsofknowledge,whoyougotoifyouhavequestions).Seeattachedinvitation.

2. Makeabeadedheart.Usepipecleanersandponybeadstomakeabeadedheart.Mathconnectionsincludepatterns,repeatingpatterns,andsymmetry.

ExplicitIndigenousConnections• TherearenumerousbooksrelatedtobeadingfromanIndigenousperspective(Metis

floralbeadworkanexcellenttiein).• Beadswereoftenaddedtoimportantitemslikeregalia(clothingwornatpowwows).• Beadsweretraditionallymadefromitemsfoundintheenvironment(shell,bone,stone,

pottery,copper,claws,nuts,seeds,hoofs,horns,fishvertebrae,woodandotheritems–BeadworkbyChristiBelcourt)

• Studentslearnedtheywouldneedtogivetheirbeadedheartaway.ThisisateachinginAboriginalcultureisthatyougiveawaythefirstthingyoumake.Sothiswouldbeourgiveaway.Wetalkedaboutwhattodowhenyougetfrustratedwhenbeadingbecausethefeelingsyouhavewhenyouaremakingagiftgoesintowhateveryouaremaking.Soifyougetfrustrated,putitdown,takeabreathandimaginethepersonwhoisgoingtobereceivingyourheart.

Grade2studentsmadebeadedheartsusingbeadingwireandlargerseedbeads.Weattachedtheheart(usinggreenpainterstape)toagreenstickthatyoucangetfromMichaelsintheirfloralsection.

You Are Invited!

To:___________________________________________________Wearelearningaboutbannockandbeading.Comejoinusaswemakesomebannock.Date:Friday,February2atWestermanElementaryTime:__________________________________________________Love__________________________________________________

Day2–PreparingforBannockMakingDayTheclassroomteachersreadTheBannockBooktotheclass.DiscussionsaroundtheoriginofBannockandthatitisnotreallyatraditionalAboriginalfoodbecausebeforecontact,wedidn’thaveflour.TheBannockBookwasselectedbecauseitisaMétistitle.Thebookcomeswithtworecipeswhichiswhatwewillusetomakethebannock.Studentscopiedtherecipe(seeattached).

TraditionalBakedBannock

IngredientsMetric Imperial• _______mLflour (2cups)• _______mLsalt (1/2tsp)• _______mLbakingpowder (2tsp)• _______mLlard (4-6Tbsp)• _______mLwater (3/4cup)

Steps

1. Mixallthedryingredientstogether,thencutthelardintothedryingredientsandmixuntilitresembleslargecrumbs.

2. Addwaterandmixwell.Kneadslightlywithyourhands.3. Turnthemixtureontoaflouredtableandmakealargebannock(circleshaped)orcutintosmallerpiecesandplaceoncookiesheettobake.

4. Bakeat200Cor400Ffor15-20minutesoruntilslightlygoldenbrown).

TraditionalBakedBannockTeacherCopy

IngredientsImperial• 500mLofflour (2cups)flour• 1mLsalt (1/2tsp)salt• 10mLbakingpowder (2tsp)bakingpowder• 60-90mLlard (4-6Tbsp)lard• 175mLwater (3/4cup)water

Steps

1. Mixallthedryingredientstogether,thencutthelardintothedryingredientsandmixuntilitresembleslargecrumbs.

2. Addwaterandmixwell.Kneadslightlywithyourhands.3. Turnthemixtureontoaflouredtableandmakealargebannock(circle-shaped)orcutintosmallerpiecesandplaceoncookiesheettobake.

4. Bakeat200Cor400Ffor15-20minutesoruntilslightlygoldenbrown).

Day3–MakingtheBannockandPreparingfortheFeastWehadaccesstothelibraryalldaywhichwaswonderful.TheclassroomteacherputoutallkindsofAboriginalthemedbooksateachofthetablesalongwithcedarboughswithribbontomakeitmoreinviting.Wedoubledtherecipetomakeenoughbannock.Eachstudenthelpedmakingthedough.Discussionsincluded:

• Goodthoughtswhileyoucooksothepeoplefeelthegoodthoughtswhenyoueatyourbannock.

• Cleanhands,cleandesk–foodsafety• Checkingtoseeensureyouhavealltheingredientsandutensilsfirst.• Howtousemeasuringtoolssoyouhavethebestchanceoftherecipesucceeding.

Cookingislikescience.Ingredientscombine,changestate…• Howdowedoublearecipe?Ifonerecipecallsfor4scoopsofflour,howdowedouble

it?What’sthemathsentence?Eachchildgotapieceofdoughandalittlebitofflour-shapetheirbannock.Studentsalsohadchancestostir,addandmixtheingredients.

GuestsArrive

• • Theroomwasveryinviting.WehadtwoLeadershipstudentswelcometheguestsatthefrontofficeandbringthemdowntothelibrary.Oncestudentssawtheirguest,theyinvitedthemtositandreadabookwiththem.• Oneofthestudentsdidtheacknowledgementofterritories• Italkedtotheparentsaboutwhatthechildrenhadlearnedinrelationtothefeast(Everycommunityhascelebrations.InFirstNationculturesomecommunitiesholdpotlatches.Thisisourvariationofapotlatch,wearecallingitafeast.• Ipromptedstudentstosharesomeofthe

protocolstheylearned.(Eldersalwayseatfirst;youalwaysgiveawaythefirstthingyoumaketoanelder–theyareourknowledgekeepers;alwayshavegoodthoughtswhenmakingagift/food)

• IsharedwithparentsthatteachersarelearningtoembedAboriginalcontentintoallsubjectareasandsharedhowbeadingandcookingandthisfeastconnectstosomanyareasofthecurriculum(math,ELA,SSandScience).

• Weaskedparentstoshareiftheircommunitieshadsimilarcelebrations–wasfoodoffered,wereeldersfedfirst….

TheGiveAway:

• Studentsgavetheirbeadedheartsandtheirreturned(RVSP)invitationstotheirguest.IndigenousConnections;

• Eldersarealwaysfedfirst• Welcomingyourguestsisyourresponsibility• Acknowledgingtheterritoryshouldbedonewhenguestsareinvitedintotheschool• Sharingwiththemwhyyouaregivingthegiftisimportanttoo.“Thisismyfirstbeaded

heart.Igiveittoyoubecauseyoutaughtme…..”Finalthoughts:Thiswentwellbecausethethreeclassroomteachersinvolveddidmuchofthelegwork.Theydecoratedthelibrary,hadbooksready(selectingtitleswithIndigenouscontent),theypurchasedthematerialsforbannockandensureddeskswerecleaned,ovenwasavailable.Theparentturnoutwasfantastic.ItwasagreatwaytosharewithparentshowthecurriculumhadchangedandthatthereismoreemphasisrelatingtoAboriginalpeoplesthroughoutit..