Móytel Presentations

The presenter will show a collection of five traditional Stó:lō fishing tools and artifacts for students to examine.

Students will learn about the pre-contact and post contact history of trade beads in Canada. Students will also learn the importance of beading to Indigenous peoples of Canada.

The presenter will communicate knowledge of plants and animals that are important to the Stó:lō people. The presenter will use photos, stuffed plants and animals to prompt student learning.

The presenter will communicate knowledge of Métis people and their history in Canada.

Students will listen to a humorous Inuit story, Kumak’s Fish - A Tall Tale from the Far North, written by Michael Bania.

Students will learn about the Four Directions and a symbol of Stó:lō People: the Paddle. Students will assemble a paddle necklace to keep and then draw a personal symbol onto their necklace.

The students will be introduced to the history, the purpose and the expectations of a sharing circle.

The presenter will show a collection of traditional Stó:lō fishing tool replicas. Students will be given time to examine each tool and record information on a worksheet provided.

The Presenter will read a Lakota story from the Plains region, The Return of the Buffaloes, written and illustrated by Paul Goble.