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School Presentations
Presentation Topics
Elementary School Level
For more information, or to invite Julia to come present to your class, please feel free to contact Julia by email, she will be happy to get in touch with you!
Traditional Indigenous Games
Games have always been an important part of Indigenous culture across Turtle Island.
Learn about the games that Indigenous people across North America traditionally played, races, hoop and stick games, hand games and more.
Learn about why these games are so important for Indigenous history, culture & the significance they held in character building to Indigenous life. Take the opportunity to step back in history and experience playing these games with the equipment the Indigenous Peoples would have used and still do today!
This presentation is filled with opportunities to try out some of these fun games & take away the lessons they teach!
Categories: Social Studies, Physical Education
Grade Level: K-8
Northwest Coast Indigenous Mythology & Storytelling
Storytelling & Oral History are significant pieces of Indigenous Tradition and History and there is a remarkable difference between telling stories & Indigenous Storytelling. Learn about the importance of Indigenous Values, Genealogy and History through these stories and legends.
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Through this presentation, experience for yourself Julia telling & acting out some of the Adaawak
(Traditional & Sacred Nisga'a Stories) that have been passed down through many generations since time immemorial! Learn why our stories are considered sacred and about the lessons we
all learn regarding virtues and stewardship from the examples we hear about in these legends.
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Categories: Native Languages, Social Studies, Art & Music
Grade Level: K-8
Indigenous Art: Northwest Coast
Cedar trees turned into Totem Poles towering above the landscapes, shields hammered out of natural resources such as copper from riverbeds, cedar and wool blankets woven with intricate designs and shell buttons, and much more.
The art of the Northwest Coast contains great beauty in it's curving lines and symmetry. The artwork is filled with symbolism and stories.
Learn about the commonly used shapes and their meanings, symbols as well as the techniques used to create the unique Northwest Coast art.
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Categories: Native Languages, Art, Mathematics
Grade Level: K-8
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