During the week of November 14th – 18th we had visits from Ms. Brandi Price, our Aboriginal resource teacher. We spent three lessons that week learning about salmon, and its importance to the coastal First Nations peoples. We heard three different stories: Simon and the Salmon; The Salmon Twins; and P’esk’a. Students learned how to remember the five different types of salmon by doing a ‘hand’ activity.
They also were introduced to some of the shapes that are used in Aboriginal art, and the traditional colours used. For the northern coastal bands are red, black, white, and sometimes a bit of yellow. They used these colours to complete a salmon picture.
We learned about a few ceremonies and performed a salmon dance in the classroom. It was a fun week. We look forward to our next visit with her in the New Year.