Lesson 4: Powwow & Community

Links to all videos and stories can be found in the Lesson 4 PowerPoint.

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Opening Activity

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's Move!

Let students try the Powwow Dance.

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

Closing Activity: Create!

  1. Create a classroom community puzzle.
  2. 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).
  3. After creating is complete, put together your classroom puzzle and discuss the differences and similarities you all have as a community.