Teachings

Teachings let us know who we are, who we are related to, and help us learn lessons that guide our lives. Guidance while growing up comes from Sundance, medicines, stories, feasting, and shared knowledge as well as parents and grandparents. Elders speak about the disruption of teachings and impacts of residential schools. Elders contemplate a difficult future without teachings and Elders to support learning.

Francis Dumais’ Teachings 5

Francis explains why he passes on his knowledge and traditions.

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Francis Dumais’ Teachings 4

Francis shares the memory of his mother and the knowledge of medicine she passed down to him.

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Francis Dumais’ Teachings 3

Francis tells a story of a young boy who learns about the Sundance and other traditions.

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Ella’s Teachings 6

Ella describes passing on the teachings of her grandfather to her daughter.

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Ella Storytelling 1

Ella describes the importance of Wesakechak stories in teaching youth the Michif language.

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Ella’s Teachings 5

Ella tells a Wesakechak story about stealing a dogs food and the reason trees have knotholes.

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Ella’s Teachings 3

Ella speaks of the chaos following the loss of traditional teachings and traditional teachers.

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Ella’s Teachings 4

Ella shares about the wisdom the female Elders in her family possessed.

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Ella’s Teachings 1

Ella describes how connecting with relatives helped her to learn and maintain her language abilities.

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Francis Dumais’ Teachings 1

Francis contemplates a future without Elders and how youth will live without teachings to guide them.

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