Indigenous Peoples and the Land
Find North America on this world map. Each coloured area represents a traditional territory of an indigenous people. How can this map change how we view Canada?
Can you find the websites from this page in the eLibrary area shown above? What other sites about indigenous peoples can you find on these pages?
Read the instructions on each square and click the icon to complete the activity.
What signs or markers are placed around Greater Victoria that teach us about the traditional lands of the Songhees Nation? How has the land changed in these areas?
How were Salal berries traditionally used by indigenous peoples? Can you locate information about red huckleberries on this same page? What did you learn?
What is a territorial land acknowledgement?
What does W̱SÁNEĆ mean? How does the meaning of this name connect with the importance of the land to indigenous peoples?
Indigenous ways of knowing and being include deep, rich knowledge about plants, animals and landscapes. How did the berry expert at the museum get his knowledge?
How did the Salish Sea influence how Northwest Coast Peoples lived? How did it shape their diet, and method of transportation
Go to Tumble Books. Search for the title: The Inuit Thought of it. How were indigenous innovations and inventions a result of the land they lived on?
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