Session Two: Community History Total Time: 2 hours & 35 minutes

Session Two: Objectives 1.Know more about our community history 2.Recognize the strengths of our people. 3.Gain a sense of pride in being from our First Nation.

Session Two: Layout  Welcome– 15 Minutes  Icebreaker – 10 Minutes  Meal – 30 Minutes  Culture Discussion – 10 Minutes  History of our people – 15 Minutes  Community History – 10 Minutes  Video OR Speaker– 10 Minutes  Parent & Youth Sessions – 15 Minutes  Family Activity – 15 Minutes Overview of Session Two

Materials  Consent and Assent Forms  Video or Speaker on Community History  Booklets or Handouts  Supply Box  First Nation Activity (Activities Manual pg. 7)  Camera (suggested)  Creation Story Coloring Books

Preparation Checklist  Ask an Elder or spiritual leader to be present at the session to say a prayer, smudge, and give a short talk about the importance of the family for our people.  Tobacco and smudge pack  Copies of the consent and assent forms  Camera to take pictures of activities throughout this session.  Copies of the Coloring Book for Elder to fill in the Vocabulary and Fill in the Blank sections on the last two pages of the book to use as an answer key.  Review and set up the video OR discuss goals of this session with the speaker.  ________________________________________________________

Session Two: Summary & Overview  Consent and Assent Forms: Contact Agency for Instructions  First Nation Activity: Video or Speaker  Our Culture: Sharing of Common History  Youth: Family Journal Discussion  Parent: Culture and Language: Discussion with Worksheet  Family: Creation Activity: Refer to Activities Manual page 7 Overview of Session Two

As the Families Arrive  Our Families, Our Culture  The Sacred Tree Story  My Family’s Values  Parenting Discussion

Welcome 25 Minutes We are happy to have you here for another session. If this is your first session with us, we are excited to have you here and look forward to getting to know one another better over the next 12 sessions of the program. Does anyone have questions about last week session? How many were able to find time to put the Sacred Tree Activity together as a Family?

Fancy Shawl Relay Icebreaker 10 Minutes ICEBREAKER RULES 1 Divide families into two teams and give each team a shawl and a skirt. 2 The teams are then split in half and placed at opposite ends of the room facing each other. 3 At your signal, the first player from each team puts on the skirt and shawl and dances across the room toward the other half of the team. 4 They then remove the shawl and skirt as quickly as possible and give them to the next team member. 5 When the last person of a team finished dancing, he/she lays the shawl and skirt in a pile and the entire team sits on the floor to end the game. 6 The first team to get through all of its members is the winner of the icebreaker.

Meal 30 Minutes

Culture Discussion 10 Minutes 1.Does anybody know what “culture” means? 2.What aspects make up a culture? 3.What do you already know about our history or culture?

History of Our People 15 Minutes

Video or Speaker Discussion 10 Minutes

Parent & Youth Breakout Sessions 15 Minutes

Youth Breakout Session Traditional Anishinabe Family Journal Direct the youth to page 10 for a “Traditional Family” journal activity. Ask the youth to draw a picture of what they think the traditional family looked like before European contact and the adoption of new ways of living. 15 Minutes

Parent Breakout Session History and Culture Discussion Today we have talked about our history and culture. One of the most important parts of our culture is language. Why do you think language is so important? 25 Minutes

Family Activity Creation Story For this project, we use the first of a set of five coloring books, “A Mishomis Book – A History-coloring book of the Ojibwe Indians” authored by Edward Benton Banai and illustrated by Joe Liles. The first book is used directly during the weekly sessions, and the remaining books can be purchased in USA ( ). Book #1: The Ojibwe Creation Story Book #2: Original Man Walks the Earth Book #3: The Great Flood Book #4: The Earth’s First People Book #5: Original Man & His Grandmother – No-ko-mis 15 Minutes

Announcements and Reminders 5 Minutes H

Closing We appreciate your participation. This program wouldn’t be possible without you!  Our next session  Family  Closing prayer by Elder  Collect paperwork if needed 5 Minutes