Learning Story – Starting Fires The Week of October 20, 2023 What Happened? Here are some quotes that we heard today from the Bushkids: Why is it Important? The learning skill we saw come out today was “connection”. Connections are being made with each other by sharing food, learning from each other’s bush skills, teaching … Read more
Learning Story – Talking About Language The Week of October 13, 2023 What Happened? We asked what gifts the Land gave us today? Why is it Important? We watched so many relationships develop today – with each other, with ourselves and the Land. Quiet time and alone time was taken by the Bushkids when they … Read more
Learning Story – Fish scale art The Week of October 5, 2023 What Happened? Fish scale art, bison stroganoff, tarps/shelters, sliding hill, fiddling, dancing, rope maze, tipi Why is it Important? Today we began creating our community and we used many tools to do this. Offering tobacco and fireweed to the fire is an important … Read more
Learning Story – A Bushkids Feast The Week of April 25, 2023 What Happened? We planned a feast and some of the Bushkids brought some food from home to share! Duck soup, caribou and macaroni and cheese, cupcakes, bannock, yuca – and much more. Noni brought the hind quarter of a caribou to skin and … Read more
Learning Story – Hike in to Donovan’s Camp 2 The Week of April 18, 2023 What Happened? We had a field trip to Donovan’s camp for the second week in a row. We we able to notice changes in the land since last week with less snow around and we couldn’t walk the trail over … Read more
Learning Story – Hike in to Donovan’s Camp The Week of April 11, 2023 What Happened? On the hike in to Donovan’s camp, we found three pushups and set three muskrat traps together. We started the fires at the camp in the tipi and walltent and began cleaning, skinning and cooking 5 muskrats. We cooked … Read more
Learning Story – Noticing Spring Coming on the Land The Week of March 28, 2023 What Happened? We were so happy to be back together at Bushkids after March break, and to be noticing many signs of spring coming on the Land. During opening circle, the Bushkids shared knowledge they had about animals that hibernate … Read more
Learning Story – Learning About Bison The Week of March 7, 2023 What Happened? We welcomed back Elder Edna Paul, as well as knowledge holders Al Harman and Russell Mercredi, who brought some bison meat and a whole bison head courtesy of the North Slave Métis Alliance. Each of them shared stories with the group … Read more
Learning Story – Singing With the Drum The Week of Feb 28, 2023 What Happened? Welcomed Lila Erasmus and Elder Edna Paul back today. We brought materials made from caribou bone and caribou hide today. We made caribou soup and bannock on a stick. We played Dene toss ball and beaded in the wall tent. … Read more
Learning Story – Caribou People The Week of February 21, 2023 What Happened? Elder Edna Paul brought caribou meat and dry meat (porcupine herd) to cook and share with us. Our morning circle was full of questions and curiosities about caribou. We asked “What does it mean when it says we are caribou people?” and … Read more