Lesson 4: Powwow & Community | Speak/Sing Native

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Discuss: What do you see? Discussion about a Powwow.

Watch: CBC News What’s a Powwow? (1:59)

Read Aloud: Powwow Day by Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation).

Watch: CBC Kids How To Powwow (2:37)

Let students try the Powwow Dance.

Powwow Dance with Deanna Hupfield (Anishnaabe) (8:21)

Create a classroom community puzzle.
Allow students to draw/create whatever they want to express on their puzzle piece while listening to Scooby Doo (Tiny Tots Song) by Ode’min Kwe Singers (Anishnaabe).
After creating is complete, put together your classroom puzzle and discuss the differences and similarities you all have as a community.