Cree language The little women's lodge kit
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Other
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First Nations Language Resources
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Publication Year
2019
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Subject
Traditional parenting -- Juvenile literature
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Traditional parenting -- Juvenile literature, Traditional parenting, Tipi Teachings, Moss bags, Swings, Spirituality -- Indigenous, Woodland Cree -- Juvenile literature, Woodland Cree, Cree -- Juvenile literature, Cree, Teaching -- Aids and devices, Curriculum enrichment, Cree language -- Readers, Cree language, Cree syllabary, Kits, nîhithaw -- Juvenile literature, nîhithaw
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Abstract
"This multimedia kit is a Woodland Cree Cultural Resource for the classroom to help children to learn about traditional parenting roles and responsibilities from a young age, while also teaching them Cree language reading, writing and singing. At the core of this resource are four Cree storybooks that bring ancient Indigenous teachings to a new generation:
Mîkiwâhp: The Traditional Tipi
This is the story of how the Tipi is connected to the creation of life and the mother to the child. When little ones are born, they are slowly let down with a rope into the Tipi. The rope represents the Spirit Mother's umbilical cord and the cord that ties the tipi poles together, creating a nest at the top for the baby. When the baby is born, the cord makes its journey to inside the tipi, and then the cord is used to make the baby swing. The tipi is round like the sun, the moon, a bird's nest, berries, the drum, the Earth and a woman's belly when she is with child. There are 14 poles in a Cree Tipi that represent the 14 laws for living on the Earth. Following these laws makes us good human beings.
Wîpison: The Baby Swing
This story tells of the origin of the baby swing in the Cree tradition. Morning Star's mother is bringing home a new baby, so her Nôhkom (grandmother) and her father are making a swing for the baby. Grandmother tells Morning Star the legend of how Grandmother Earth brought materials for the swing to a young woman named White Flower, who had been left to care for many babies while the parents were off hunting. White Flower was in tears because the babies would not stop crying, so she prayed to the grandmothers in Spirit World for help. When White Flower and Grandmother Earth put the babies in the swings, they calmed down and White Flower was able to get her chores done.
Wâspison: The Moss Bag
When a baby is born, she is wrapped in a moss bag to keep her warm, secure and protected until she can move about on her own. This story tells of Fawn, whose mother brings home a new baby sister. She teaches Fawn all about the moss bag (wâspison). It is made from soft hide and decorated with beautiful beadwork.
Nitisîh: My Belly Button
This is the story of the birth of Kîstin, or "Little Tornado," and how the baby is brought from Spirit World after choosing its Earth Mother and Father. It tells of the connection of the baby's belly button to Spirit World and to the ancestors, who speak to us through our land, our language, our songs, our ceremonies and our dreams and visions. And if the child trusts in the spirit, it will always watch out for the child.
Also available in the kit:
- CD of the stories read aloud in Cree and English
- CD of Cree lullabies
- Booklet of the lullaby words
- Teacher's Guide."--Back cover.
Mîkiwâhp: The Traditional Tipi
This is the story of how the Tipi is connected to the creation of life and the mother to the child. When little ones are born, they are slowly let down with a rope into the Tipi. The rope represents the Spirit Mother's umbilical cord and the cord that ties the tipi poles together, creating a nest at the top for the baby. When the baby is born, the cord makes its journey to inside the tipi, and then the cord is used to make the baby swing. The tipi is round like the sun, the moon, a bird's nest, berries, the drum, the Earth and a woman's belly when she is with child. There are 14 poles in a Cree Tipi that represent the 14 laws for living on the Earth. Following these laws makes us good human beings.
Wîpison: The Baby Swing
This story tells of the origin of the baby swing in the Cree tradition. Morning Star's mother is bringing home a new baby, so her Nôhkom (grandmother) and her father are making a swing for the baby. Grandmother tells Morning Star the legend of how Grandmother Earth brought materials for the swing to a young woman named White Flower, who had been left to care for many babies while the parents were off hunting. White Flower was in tears because the babies would not stop crying, so she prayed to the grandmothers in Spirit World for help. When White Flower and Grandmother Earth put the babies in the swings, they calmed down and White Flower was able to get her chores done.
Wâspison: The Moss Bag
When a baby is born, she is wrapped in a moss bag to keep her warm, secure and protected until she can move about on her own. This story tells of Fawn, whose mother brings home a new baby sister. She teaches Fawn all about the moss bag (wâspison). It is made from soft hide and decorated with beautiful beadwork.
Nitisîh: My Belly Button
This is the story of the birth of Kîstin, or "Little Tornado," and how the baby is brought from Spirit World after choosing its Earth Mother and Father. It tells of the connection of the baby's belly button to Spirit World and to the ancestors, who speak to us through our land, our language, our songs, our ceremonies and our dreams and visions. And if the child trusts in the spirit, it will always watch out for the child.
Also available in the kit:
- CD of the stories read aloud in Cree and English
- CD of Cree lullabies
- Booklet of the lullaby words
- Teacher's Guide."--Back cover.
Description
4 books ; 2 compact discs ; 1 teacher's guide (64 pages).
Number of Copies
1