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The Circle of Anishinaabe Life

This experience introduces students to the Anishinaabe, who they are, their importance in history, and their way of life. This experience will focus on the use of music and food to welcome students to the Anishinaabe encampment and their way of life.

Curriculum Links:

  • Health & Physical Education
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Science & Technology
  • Social Studies, History & Geography
  • The Arts

 

Grade Suitability: 3+

Availability: September to June

Length: 2 hours

Cost (+HST): $9 per student

Life in a Wigwam

Learn about the daily and seasonal cycles in Anishinaabe life, including customs and rites of passage for adolescents. Examine domestic items, such as a tikinagan, tools and furs, before bartering for trade goods. As a parting gift, students will receive a sample of Labrador tea with brewing instructions.

Curriculum Links:

  • Social Studies, History & Geography

 

Grade Suitability: 1+

Availability: September to June

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $6 per student

First Nations Traditional Teachings​

A unique cultural experience! Students will be immersed into the traditional and cultural practices of the Anishinaabe. Select from a menu of learning experiences that meet your curriculum requirements, including paddling canoes on the Kaministiquia (May-June), making a traditional craft, learning about Anishinaabe material culture, exploring the forest for wild edibles and medicines, and preparing traditional foods.

Curriculum Links:

  • Health & Physical Education
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Science & Technology
  • Social Studies, History & Geography

Grade Suitability: 6+

Availability: September to June

Length: 2 hours

Cost (+HST): $9 per student

First Nations Skills & Technology

What did technology look like in the Fur Trade Era? Discover Indigenous innovations that made life easier 200 years ago. Examine various objects and tools used by Indigenous Peoples and Europeans, including a birch bark canoe, baskets, snowshoes, tools, and raw materials.

Curriculum Links:

  • Science & Technology
  • Social Studies, History & Geography

 

Grade Suitability: 5+

Availability: September to June

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $6 per student