Created by Sharon Laflamme, FNMI

and Cheryl Urbanowski

First Nation Peoples before European contact.

First Nation Peoples had an oral tradition.

First Nation teachings were holistic.

Europeans arrived and began to settle on the land.

The Europeans brought written textbooks with them.

The churches wanted to change the heathens.

First Nations were never asked to share their teachings about Worldview and Spirituality.

First Nations had types of communication.

First Nations enteredTreaty negotiations with the crown.

Indian ActReservations

Residential Schools

Indian Agent

Pass System

Permit System

Treaties

First Nationculturalceremonieswereforbiddento be practised.

First Nation Peoples were made to be silent people.

Early settlers wanted to own the land.

First Nation Peoples were moved from tipi dwellings to stationary homes.

First Nation cultural regalia was inappropriate for the early settlers.

Early literature was written from a European perspective.

2. Halloween native: Nothing says cultural insensitivity like dressing your kids as adorable little Indians -- yikes! Or even worse, how about some bedroom role-play living out your favourite fur trader fantasy?

3. Knock off mukluks: They are everywhere these days and usually produced cheaply in China. Buy these instead and support an Aboriginal owned company that works with the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD).

4. Russian figure skating outfits: Who knows what Russian figure skating champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin where thinking when they delivered this performance based upon so-called Australian indigenous designs.

1. Hipster headdress: From Ke$ha's stage garb to the designs of I am Howling Wolf, one really needs to know the difference between expression and appropriation.

5. Navajo line at Urban Outfitters: Sasha Houston Brown, a contributor to the the blog Racialicious and a memeber of the Santee Sioux Nation was so incensed by Urban Outfitter's "Navajo" line last year that she posted this letter to the hip clothing company, which was later picked up by the Huffington Post. Two of the main items in question were the "Navajo Print Fabric Wrapped Flask" and "Navajo Hipster Panty" -- seriously, we couldn't make this stuff up -- the names of which were soon changed after multiple media outlets picked up on the controversy.

6. OutKast at the Grammys: It doesn't take a degree in cultural studies to see what is wrong with this performance...

7. Rip-off Cowichan sweaters: Members of the Cowichan First Nation on Vancouver Island felt ripped off when Hudson's Bay Company came out with some of the designs for Canada's recent Olympic uniforms.

8. Dreamcatchers: Knock-off dreamcatchers are a dime a dozen. To be truly authentic they should be Ojibway made.

9. Miss Canada: During the Miss Universe Pageant of 2011, Chelsae Durocher, Miss Canada,swung for the cultural appropriation fences and hit a homer with this outfit. To be fair, the competition had a national costume component. Apparently lumberjack flannel or a hockey jersey just wouldn't do.

10. Too Native hockey jerseys? When team Canada's hockey jerseys were unveiled for the Vancouver Olympics some media outlets felt the logo, designed by by Musqueam artist Debra Sparrow (with help from Nike) was "too native." Comedian Ryan McMahon had this to say in response.

http://www.cbc.ca/trailbreakers/main-blog/2012/01/19/top-ten-fashion-faux-pas/

First Nation Peoples became educated. They read and researched history.

First Nation Peoples began to voice their concerns.

History, stories, and literature began to have an Aboriginal voice and perspective.

Year

Manitoba Population (percentage of population)

Saskatchewan Population (percentage of population)

Alberta Population (percentage of population)

2001 159,400 (13.8%) 138,300 (13.8%) 167,900 (5.5%)

2017 221,100 (18.4%) 202,800 (20.8%) 232,600 (6.3%)

Demographics

Moving beyond teaching about the Aboriginal Peoples in a segregated event or subject area.

We are all a part of Canada and we exist in a modern perspective.

An Elder is NOT an older person.

Honoring storytelling:Legends when there is snow on the ground.Powwow trail and stories in the spring and summer.

"The Earth is My Store" by Jordyn EspenantGrade 5 student, Stewart Hawke Elementary School

Hudson Bay, SK

Together we can heal the teachings.

"Go My Son" from SEASONS - BYU Living Legends

Let’s share a global teaching honoring the circle we all belong in!

Thank you for listening and learning. Now go and teach others!