{"id":2741,"date":"2021-10-28T14:47:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T21:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/?page_id=2741"},"modified":"2025-01-08T09:40:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:40:38","slug":"oral-traditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/oral-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-25fh83-231b1bdfcb0734a8438f1bead70a344d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kv9r33bx-481f032864b914377cc2970e7bc83458 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Oral Traditions<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Some protocol things to think about&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1141 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/Principles-of-Learning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstpeoplesprinciplesoflearning.wordpress.com\/learning-is-embedded-in-memory-history-and-story\/\">Learning is embedded in memory, history, and story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In First Peoples\u2019 cultures, knowledge was traditionally kept in oral tradition. The oral tradition, still highly valued today, includes oral narratives (or stories) that are used to teach skills, transmit cultural values, convey news, record family and community histories, and explain the natural world. In addition to expressing spiritual and emotional truths (through symbol and metaphor), specific stories also provides a record of literal truths (regarding events and\/or situations) as narratives were passed unchanged from generation to generation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/administration\/kindergarten-to-grade-12\/indigenous-education\/awp_moving_forward.pdf\">Aboriginal Worldviews and Perspectives (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;from page 40<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/education\/administration\/kindergarten-to-grade-12\/indigenous-education\/awp_moving_forward.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1142\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/Power-of-Story.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/Power-of-Story.png 738w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/Power-of-Story-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/Power-of-Story-705x468.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>First Nations Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stories can vary from the sacred to the historical.<\/li>\n<li>Some focus on social, political, and cultural ways.<\/li>\n<li>Some are entertaining, even humorous.<\/li>\n<li>Some tell of personal, family, community or an entire nation\u2019s experiences.<\/li>\n<li>Some are \u201cowned\u201d by certain clans or families and can only be told by a member of that group.<\/li>\n<li>Others can be told by anyone who knows them and cares for them.<\/li>\n<li>Stories reflect the perceptions, relationships, beliefs and attitudes of a particular people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(from the website <a href=\"https:\/\/firstnationspedagogy.ca\/storytelling.html\">First Nations Pedagogy Online<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.setbc.org\/2019\/07\/digital-storytelling-first-nations-legends\/\">SET BC Oral Storytelling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As BC educators begin to increasingly incorporate Aboriginal content into their classrooms and teaching practices, there have been many rightful discussions occurring around cultural appropriation and the improper integration of Indigenous stories and knowledge into classroom learning.<\/p>\n<p>In this module we explore the importance of educators exercising careful consideration over the authenticity of the content being presented, as well as the proper process for obtaining that knowledge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.setbc.org\/2018\/07\/classroom-technologies-and-first-peoples-principles-of-learning\/#1532556897565-397fa173-dbf1\">Do you need permission to tell a story?<\/a> Video by Bonnie Harvey Ktunaxa Story Teller (Click on the video button in this link to hear from Bonnie Harvey)<\/p>\n<h3>K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation origin stories<\/h3>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/komoks.ca\/cultures\/\">here<\/a> to learn more about the K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation culture through the origin stories of the Sathloot and Pentlatch.<\/p>\n<h3>Legend of Queneesh<\/h3>\n<p>Local flood story The Legend of Queneesh retold by Andy Everson of the K\u2019\u00f3moks First Nation.\u00a0 Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/legend-of-queneesh\/\">here<\/a> for our webpage on the Legend of Queneesh.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flood Story narrated by Andy Everson\" width=\"1333\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IYI7CD1HpUw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Raven Releasing the Sacred Fire<\/h3>\n<p>Suzanne Camp, retired and long time cultural support worker in SD#71 tells the story of the Raven Releasing the Sacred Fire. Jeannie MacDonald, Mark R. Isfled Indigenous Support Worker, gives an introduction of their school is connecting this story to their work with the Downie Wenjack Project. JoAnn Restoule, Ni&#8217;noxsola, an elder in residence, makes a connection to the strong tradition of oral storytelling in Indigenous culture and how we see the world and learn about life. Can you make connections to your personal life, your community, your nation?<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raven Releasing the Sacred Fire, SD#71\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uJWEEJ2p_cU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/Raven-Releases-the-Sacred-Fire-words-written-out.docx\">Raven Releases the Sacred Fire words written out<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/06\/Raven-Releasing-the-Sacred-Fire-Questions.docx\">Raven Releasing the Sacred Fire Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Sacred Circle<\/h3>\n<p>JoAnn Restoule, Anishnabe Kwe cultural presenter for School District #71,\u00a0 shares her teachings on the Sacred Circle. Filmed at Bear Spirit Place, located within the traditional unceded territory of the K&#8217;omoks First Nation.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Sacred Circle\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WH23hTYSY8Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Wedlidi Speck reading Little Giwas and Little Uligan<\/h3>\n<p>Wedlidi Speck is a member of the Namgis First Nation in Alert Bay, BC. His cultural connections are to the Kwakwaka\u2019wakw, Nuuchanulth and Island K\u2019omoks. Wedlidi is the head chief of the Gixsam namima (clan) of the Kwagul tribe.\u00a0 In this video he is reading classroom books created by Colleen Devlin and the Indigenous K\/1 Students at Puntledge Park School.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Little G\u0331iwas and Little U&#039;ligan\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nwl--tnI0Mc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Mooshoom Bryce Mercredi<\/h3>\n<p>M\u00e9tis Elder, Bryce Mercredi shares his knowledge with students from Queneesh Elementary about the importance of elders in our community and respect.<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"M\u00e9tis Elder, Bryce Mercredi\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W1eJb_rFNj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/phil-umpherville-cree-oral-storytelling\/\">Phil Umpherville Cree Storytelling<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/phil-umpherville-cree-oral-storytelling\/\">here<\/a> for more stories from Phil<\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gluaskabe and the River by Phil Umpherville\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lqw0PWhHGfk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2741","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-28 04:55:08","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2741"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5345,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2741\/revisions\/5345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/indigenous-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}