Indigenous Culture Based Learning in Alberta Curriculum

Please note that the teachings and videos featured on this website are based on the Woodland Cree Peoples’ ways of knowing and being in the Northwestern region of Alberta. The knowledge, customs, protocols, and practices shared here have been gained through a lifetime of teachings from family and Elders, deeply rooted in Cree/Métis spiritual and subsistence lifestyle.

APLC acknowledges that we all have different teachings and different protocols and practices in our own communities, and encourages users to consult with their local Elders regarding local practices and customs. This website represents the way of passing knowledge as it was taught to Wapastim. Ninaskamon.

Indigenous Culture Based Learning in Alberta Curriculum

 


ORAL TRADITION VIDEOS

 

 

13 Moons

Within the legend, we learn about how solstices, night and day, and the moon cycles came to be. In 13 Moons, Wāpastim shares the Cree names of the moons, along with teachings behind the 4 healing moons and much more.

Fire Teachings

In this video, Wāpastim tells 3 stories about how fire came first to the Mohawk, then to the Micmac, and third, to the Cree people. He then shares his Nēhiyaw (Cree) knowledge about fire teachings, including the role fire plays in the symbiotic relationship between Nēhiyawak and nature.

Offering a land acknowledgment as a non-Indigenous person is an act of reconciliation. Kim shares some of the advice she’s received from Elders and Knowledge Keepers that has helped her along the way in terms of writing her own land acknowledgment.