FOUR FOOD CHIEFS

How Food Was Given

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ETHNOBOTANY

Indigenous Plants

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WATER (siwɬkʷ)

Water in the Okanagan Valley

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LAND (tmxʷulaxʷ)

Okanagan Nation Territory

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SALMON (n’tyxtix)

Salmon Resources

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SEASONS

Seasonal Changes in the Okanagan

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LITERACY

Okanagan-Syilx captíkʷł (stories)

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NUMERACY

Indigenous Numeracy

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SCIENCE

Two Eyed Seeing

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

Indigenous Social Justice

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LAND BASED LEARNING

Learning On, From & With the Land

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RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS

Residential Schools 

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LANGUAGE

Learning N̓syilxčn̓

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MEDICINE WHEEL

Indigenous Medicine Wheel

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FOOD

Indigenous Food

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HISTORY

syilx Okanagan History

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MÉTIS RESOURCES

Métis Resources

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KINDERGARTEN

Kindergarten Orientation

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TRADITIONAL GAMES

Traditional Indigenous Games

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BEING IN CIRCLE

Building Collective Knowledge

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INDIGENOUS FINE ARTS

Indigenous Fine Arts

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CULTURE

syilx Okanagan Culture

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LEADERSHIP

Leadership & Government

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OKANAGAN EDUCATORS

Panel Conversation

Click here to find a panel conversation between Okanagan Educators who are trying to Indigenize the Curriculum.