I am looking forward to seeing you at our class meeting today at 11!
Today’s mystery science is: How is Plastic Made?
National Indigenous People’s Day
National Indigenous Peoples Day takes place on June 21st of every year. It began in 1996 and was originally called National Aboriginal Day. The day commemorates and honours First Nations, Inuit, and Métis People’s cultures, histories, and contributions to Canada. June 21st was chosen because it is the longest day of the year and has long been celebrated by Indigenous Peoples.
This day is an opportunity to recognize the historic contributions of Indigenous Peoples to the development of Canada. There are many ways to celebrate the day but as June is also National Indigenous History Month there is an opportunity to learn about Indigenous history and to deepen our understanding of Indigenous people and their role in the present-day and future of Canada all month long.
I wanted to introduce you to two local indigenous musicians today:
Band- The Jerry Cans Song- Northern Lights
The Jerry Cans create music inspired by their hometown of Iqaluit, Nunavut. With
their unique mix of indie rock and throat singing, The Jerry Cans are a distinctly
northern, one-of-a-kind group. The band perform many of their songs in Inuktitut
and are passionate about preserving the language even as the north and their
home community of Iqaluit evolve. They are committed to representing
northerners and to challenging common misperceptions they have encountered
about life in the Arctic; their music evokes the contemporary north and the
spirited people that reside there.
Singer-Buffy Sainte-Marie Song- You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind)
Buffy Sainte-Maire was born as Beverly Sainte-Marie on Feb. 20, 1941, on the
Piapot Cree Indigenous reserve in the Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan.
Sainte-Marie’s fearless social commentary and advocating for Indigenous issues,
both in her songs and in her life, have earned her many devoted fans and the
respect of her musical peers.
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