Laila El Mugammar: At its centre is public art, literature and more. The Canada emerging is one where I am visible.
Use stories and illustrations told by the Metis People to enhance your Indigenous art lessons with this ready to use activity.
Learning about Indigenous artists in Canada is one of many ways to learn about the different cultures in Canada. Come read more!
Learning about Indigenous artists in Canada is one of many ways to learn about the different cultures in Canada. Come read more!
Learning about Indigenous artists in Canada is one of many ways to learn about the different cultures in Canada. Come read more!
Students will learn about artist Norval Morrisseau as they create an x-ray painting in the Eastern Woodland Style.
Second graders made these awesome raven collages after learning a bit about the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. We started by reading the story "Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific No
Learning about Indigenous artists in Canada is one of many ways to learn about the different cultures in Canada. Come read more!
Record: MAJ-CR000562 Category: Painting Year Created: 2005 Media: Acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 16 x 20 Signature location: Horizontal botto...
Learn about Inukshuk, the fascinating stone figures made by the Inuit, and then make your own inukshuk in an Inuit, Arctic art project!
- - 1970's PERIOD- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Family of Birds", © 1973 Norval Morrisseau - - “My paintings are icons, that is to say, they are images which help focus on spiritual powers, generated by traditional belief and wisdom.” - Norval Morrisseau - - * The painting in this posting: "Family of Birds", 20"x30", © 1973 Norval Morrisseau /Private Collection/
Record: MAJ-CR000146 Category: Painting Year Created: 2009 Media: Acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 16 x 20 Signature location: Vertical bottom ...
A blog about a Kindergarten classroom.
Learning about Indigenous artists in Canada is one of many ways to learn about the different cultures in Canada. Come read more!
Celebrate NAIDOC week with these q-tip dot paintings for kids. Download your free printable templates and have fun.
Australian aboriginal art colouring pages of animals. Use these cool designs for kids' craft activities and art lessons.
Indigenous peoples in Canada do not represent one group or experience, but a multiplicity of perspectives, including those of Inuit, Métis, and First Nations. This education guide uses case studies as a means of exploring the diverse experiences of Indigenous peoples over a wide expanse of time, presenting multiple options for avenues of inquiry.
I can’t recommend the visit of Persona enough. First, there’s the museum, its colonial-era hauteur is so un-PC, it sometimes made me cringe but it needs to be experienced before the pla…
The Medicine Wheel Native American Teachings is of a circle, a symbol, which is filled with many of the teachings and wisdom past down from generation to generation in the First Nations culture. These teachings, protocols, and wisdom vary from tribe to tribe, elder to elder, person to person. So come along with us and let's explore just some of the teachings of the medicine wheel.
I love Pinterest for many reasons… including finding really neat and inspiring play activities for the kids. Not only are the photographs beautiful, but the ideas give me inspiration when pl…
This totem pole activity is pretty cheap and simple to make. Find logs outside to use in the creation of this Native American totem pole activity. Students can paint the logs, including animal totem meanings or totem pole symbols, to create this fun activity.
5th Grade This year in social studies our focus in the United States history and geography: Making a New Nation. Our first unit of study is the first Americans. Students describe the major pre-Columbian settlements, including the cliff dwellers and pueblo people of the desert Southwest, the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations of the Great Plains, and the woodland peoples east of the Mississippi River. 1. Describe how geography and climate influenced the way various nations lived and adjusted to the natural environment, including locations of villages, the distinct structures that they built, and how they obtained food, clothing, tools, and utensils. 2. Describe their varied customs and folklore traditions. 3. Explain their varied economies and systems of government. This past week, we finished our focus on the Pacific Northwest. They are known for their totem poles. At the end of this region, we created our own totem poles. The students were given a handout about totem poles that contained information about what each color symbolized, as well as what the animals represented. They were asked to create their own totem poles and pick animals and colors that related to themselves. Once their totem pole was done, they had to do a writing piece to go along with it. For each animal they chose, they needed to discuss what the animals represented, how it related to themselves, and why they chose the color they did. Below are students working on their totem poles, as well as using our classroom iPads, to type up their writing!
Australian aboriginal art has been around for many years. Aboriginal rock paintings are a fun way and tell the stories of the Autralian continent
Make a button blanket peg doll to add to learning about Northwest Indigenous culture.
- Blake Debassige (b. 1956) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - "Tree of Life", 94"x47", © Blake Debassige /Collection of the Anishinabe Spiritual Center, Espanola, Ontario/ - -- "This painting is a celebration of life. It reflects a vision of life as seen through the story of the native community. The stylized owl, which is set atop the tree, reminds us that people are mortal. Death is part of our living. There are two representations of the Holy Trinity: Three birds sitting on the treetop and three circles above them. Birds are considered the medium by which the soul travels. So each bird represents the people who have died, but whose presence is still felt around us. The various faces within the tree represent the people living today, at various ages. When you count all the faces they add up to 12. Three figures on the lowermost branches: the animal-like form, the human form and the cocoon-shaped figure to the right represent the ancient culture and way of life of the people. They do not figure strongly in the mural but they are still present. Some of the ancient traditions and the language still remain, but there is much lost. The naked Christ is depicted as an Indian Christ, for the native peoples adopted him generations ago. He holds wild roses in his hands recalling the practice of giving flowers when a person dies. Two serpents appear as if through cracks and crevices in the earth with only the heads and tails visible. They represent temptation and the spirit of evil which exists in the world. Each one is grasping at small white butterflies but unable to secure them within their grasp. This is the reward for the dark side: futility. The tree itself is a Cedar, known for its medicinal purposes and respected by the people. It is well rooted, firmly founded and strong." - Blake Debassige - About the artist: Born in West Bay on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, in 1956, Blake Debassige is a member of the “second generation” of Ojibwa artists influenced by Norval Morrisseau. These artists are often referred to as the “ Woodland School ,” although Blake Debassige himself objects to the term. In his artwork, he has broadened the stylistic and thematic range of this group. Blake Debassige's paintings and graphics frequently investigate traditional Anishnaabe teachings about the nature of cosmic order, the cycles of the seasons and the interdependence of animal, plant, and human life, and the common principles at work in the world's great spiritual systems. He frequently relates these themes to highly contemporary problems such as the destruction of the environment, the alienation of Native youth, and family breakdown. - Source: Text: Anishinabe Spiritual Center /WASSEAN-DIMI-KANING (The Place of Enlightening), Espanola, Ontario/; Honor the Earth - a voice for the earth...a voice for those not heard - Image: NORVAL MORRISSEAU AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE IMAGE MAKERS; ISBN: 0-458-97390-4, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1984 /Methuen Publications/ - - - - -- >>> Reference posts: - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part I) /Carl Ray/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part II) /Daphne Odjig/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part III) /Benjamin Chee Chee/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part IV) /Jackson Beardy/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part V) /Joshim Kakegamic/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part VI) /Roy Thomas/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part VII) /Arthur Shilling/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part VIII) /Alex Janvier/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part IX) /Eddy Cobiness/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part X) /Martin Panamick/ - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XI) /James A. Simon - MISHIBINIJIMA/, - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XII) /Carl Beam/, - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XIII) /Norman Knott/, - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XIV) /Clemence Wescoupe/, - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XV) /Cecil Youngfox/, - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XVI) /Goyce Kakegamic/, - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XVII) /Leland Bell BEBAMINOJMAT/, - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XVIII) /Ahmoo Angeconeb, - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XIX) /Saul Williams/, - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XX) /Francis Kagige/, - Great Anishinaabe/Woodland Artists (Part XXI) /Isaac Bignell/ & - "Tree of Life" by Blake Debassige. - * The painting in this post: "Tree of Life", 94"x47", © c. late 1970s Blake Debassige /Collection of the Anishinabe Spiritual Center, Espanola, Ontario/
