An interactive course for Grades 4-8
Honouring Wildlife of Turtle Island
Students will learn ways of honouring wildlife with the Kanyen’kehá:ka of Tyendinaga and design a community-action project to protect wildlife in their neighbourhood. This course was created in collaboration with Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte.
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Course Sections
Videos
Activities
Questions
Cultivating a future for all beings
What is the purpose of this course?
To understand Kanyen’kehá:ka relationships to the Land and to wildlife, and to learn about the impacts of colonization on both Indigenous communities and the more-than-human world.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for students in Grade 4-8 learning remotely or learning in a in-person classroom setting.
Why take the course?
Empower students to make choices that care for people, the Land, and wildlife in their community.
Curriculum Links
If you are an educator following the Ontario curriculum, the connections are as follows:
Grade 4
Science
B1.1, B1.2, B2.1, B2.2
Social Studies
B1.3, B2.1, B2.2
Grade 5
Social Studies
B1.3, B2.1, B2.2, B3.7, B3.8, B3.9
Grade 6
Science
B1.1, B1.2, B2.2, B2.4, B2.5
Social Studies
A1.2, A2.5, A3.1
Grade 7
Science
B1.2, B1.3
Geography
A1.1, A1.2, A2.1, A2.2, A2.4, A2.5, A2.6
Grade 8
Geography
A1.3, A2.1, A2.2, A2.4, A2.5, A2.6, A3.3, A3.4, A3.5, A3.6
Course Voices
Wakeniyostha Jasmin Lefort
Educator
Tehohsén:nake Luke Jeffries
Educator
Megan Murphy
Environmental Services Supervisor,
Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte
Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte
This course was created in partnership with
Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte.
Funding was provided by the Community Foundation for Kingston and Area, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation,
and Dr. Thomas C. Sears, philanthropist and environmentalist.
and Dr. Thomas C. Sears, philanthropist and environmentalist.
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