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
Learning Story – A Hike Across the Lake The Week of February 14, 2023 What Happened? Today we focused on love. We learned to say ełeghǫnets’eètǫ (love one another), a Dene Law, and made efforts to show love to each other as friends and as family and especially to the Land. We also learned to … Read more
Learning Story – A Second Visit From Lila Erasmus The Week of February 7, 2023 What Happened? Lila Fraser Erasmus joined us again and we learned to make salve. Each Bushkid brought some home and we hope you are enjoying it! It snowed so much the night before Bushkids this week. Lila told us a … Read more
Learning Story – A Visit From Lila Erasmus The Week of January 31, 2023 What Happened? On our first day, we created a treaty agreement with each other based on the concept of a treaty that was made as early as 1613. We shared a picture of a Two Row Wampum Belt that was made … Read more
Learning Story – Treaty Agreements The Week of January 24, 2023 What Happened? Lila Erasmus spent the day with us today. She taught us that the Land changes when we are here “The Bushkids are coming, the Bushkids are coming!” The Land is so happy. She put tobacco in the fire to help us start … Read more
Learning Story – Bushkids Snow Castle Construction The Week of December 6, 2022 What Happened? This Tuesday we continued to explore the lake. Every Bushkid spent time on the lake today and the kinds of play were so varied! The weather apps were saying it was a cold day with an even colder wind – … Read more
Learning Story – Venturing Across the Lake to the Deep Snow The Week of November 30, 2022 What did we do? This was our coldest day yet this season at Bushkids! We took some time in the afternoon to explore the frozen lake. The snow was hard and crunchy and had been blown with so much wind there was … Read more