More Learning About Dugout Canoes

In class students watched a few videos about dugout canoes.

A few videos come from the Aboriginal Tourism BC Website:

Dugout Canoes: A Master Carver
Dugout Canoes: A Family Affair

There is also this time lapse video of making a dug canoe. This example is not for a typical Northwest Coast Canoe made by the indigenous people of the area. It does however give a good idea of how big a task is to make a dugout canoe.

Northwest Coast Dugout Canoes

Today in library we read a story about the indigenous people on the Northwest Coast that build canoes. We took some notes during the story about the canoe making process. Here is what we recorded together on the Smart board.

Reflecting on Inuit Values

 Back in the classroom students reflected on what they have learned from our first two First Nations stories.  This is what was recorded on the classroom Smart-board. Click on the image if you need it to be larger to read clearly.

Our Video about Ice Fishing

Inuit Fishing

Like our last story, this is a modern story about how the Inuit fish. They use a combination of traditional skills and knowledge along with modern tools and vehicles.

We noticed that an important value among the first nations is sharing with others. In this story Grandma instructs her two grandchildren to share their catch with people in the village who can no longer get out on the frozen lakes to fish.

We are working on a video which will explain all the skills needed to ice fish safely.