Abstract:
This program seeks to provide teens with an opportunity to explore and develop Stories of Creation. Students will engage in the conversation of their origin and connect with Stories of Creation from local Indigenous Peoples’ communities. They will navigate the characteristics of such Oral Traditions and investigate the cultural genocide that intended to destroy these Stories of Creation. Students will use original references to create their personal story of origin that will be displayed on a poster. They will design and produce the poster along with a recorded narration of their creation. It is recommended that an additional storytelling event be held for the community to attend and share in their creations.
Video Presentation:
https://watch.screencastify.com/v/RXNxta0ZaGdOwylr75ru
Laura Gunn:
Laura Gunn: I would like to first acknowledge that I am a settler situated on Treaty 7 and Treaty 4 territory, traditional lands of the Siksika (Blackfoot), Kainai (Blood), Piikani (Peigan), Stoney-Nakoda, and Tsuut’ina (Sarcee) as well as the Cree, Sioux, and the Saulteaux bands of the Ojibwa peoples. I also honor and acknowledge that I am in the homelands of the Metis Nation within Region III. Furthermore, I am a student in the University of Alberta MLIS Program. I completed my Bachelor of Arts from the University of Lethbridge. Since my graduation in 2016, I have worked at Medicine Hat College – first in the adult upgrading department, and for the past five years in the Vera Bracken Library. I have served a variety of positions in the library including as a general Library Assistant, as the Copyright Specialist, and currently as the Instruction Librarian. Throughout my work in the library, and my education in the LIS program, I have become keenly interested in the research and work of breaking down the barriers that persisting colonial policies pose in our institutions.
Emily Kelsey:
Emily Kelsey: I acknowledge that I am a settler originally from the lands of the Wichitas in the state that we now call Kansas. I have since resided on the land of the Karankawas in what we now know as Texas. I also acknowledge that my privilege and power as an educated woman has allowed me to earn my Bachelor of Science from the University of Houston – Clear Lake and then a Masters of Science in Curriculum and Instruction. After teaching for seven years, I was given the opportunity of a lifetime to serve my community as a teacher librarian at a local elementary campus. I am currently a student in the University of Alberta MLIS Program and seek to gain the necessary skills to better advocate for the intellectual freedom and rights of the students on our campus.
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