Member Of The Coast Salish Nation By Britany Quinn

Goals

Though this program contains different session, each with their own goals, notwithstanding, the overall goal of the program would be to provide an environment where students can immerse themselves in to the traditional practices of Canadian Indigenous arts and history. By the end of the program students should be more aware of the concept of culture, Indigenous cultural practices, how colonization affected Indigenous practices, and why it is important to work towards revitalizing these practices. Though the concept of culture encompasses different themes such as language, religion, music and dance, food, etc., it should be noted that this program in particular would focus on dance, music, and arts and crafts. In addition to these goals,

Britany Quinn, member of the Coast Salish Nation will be facilitating a discussion and craft making activity (Indigenous Tourism BC). This session will focus on the various kinds of crafts made by indigenous peoples such as basket weaving and the fabrication of jewelry, clothing and dream catchers. After a brief lesson the class will move into the interactive portion of the session, in which the students will fabricate their own personal dream catcher. This will a focus as dream catchers are a common craft that most children are familiar with, though may not be familiar with the origins of which it came from. This will also provide the class with an insight as to how indigenous peoples utilized natural local resources in creating various different arts and

A local Northwest Coast dance company, Dancers of Damelahamid, will facilitate day three (Dancers of Damelahamid, 2012). It will take place inside the school’s gym, where they will demonstrate the one of their dances and song for the students. After the performance, the members of Dancers of Damelahamid will educate the students on what the importance of dance is for them, the history of specific dances, as well as the symbolism behind the specific moves they had performed. Indigenous cultures use their varieties of dance to convey different emotions and stories, they use them to connect themselves to their community, nature and spirituality. These dances are more than just movements, they are an expression of their culture, a projection of their hardships and what they have been through in their