Learning Story – How we Share Stories
The Week of November 28th, 2025
What Happened?
Today Verna Catholique joined us at Bushkids! She led the morning circle with us and gifted the Bushkids with a trout. Mahsi Verna! Verna shared stories from when she was a child, and what her life was like back then. Then the Bushkids were eager to share their own stories about their connections to the Land and animals. Later, Chą read a story about…. Rachel also read the book Ekwo Dozhia Wegondi The Legend of the Caribou Boy. Some of these stories were familiar to the Bushkids and new to the others.
Why is it Important?
Dene Kede p 12-14 Students will:
Be Familiar with concepts of medicine power.
Know that there are regional variations of the legend.
Know similarities and differences between regional stories and their own.
Know that it is the responsibility of the Elders and teachers to pass on the story.
Respect the story tellers.
We know that we learn about each other through the stories that we share . When Elders and knowledge holders share stories from their ancestors and about their communities, the Bushkids see their own identity in their stories.. Representation matters! When the Bushkids see their own culture, language, community or way of life being represented in the stories that are told, it is important way of validating their identity, their families and their way of life which is often not represented in the curriculum in the school systems.
What’s Next?
Next week, we are excited to invite Verna Catholique and Ted Tsetta back to the site along with all the of you. We look forward to celebrating the end of another wonderful session of Bushkids. If you would like to bring something to share, we would love that. We will have caribou stew and bannock to share with you. Mahsi Cho
BushKids Quotes
“I love fish!”
“Is it safe to walk on the ice?”
“I know how the story ends. I want to spill the tea, but I won’t.” Educator
continues to read… “It’s so hard not to spill the tea.”