Our Changing Family and Community Traditions

compare ways in which some traditions have been celebrated over multiple generations in their family (e.g., First Nations, Métis, or Inuit traditions and customs, such as sharing of knowledge, ceremonies, environmental experiences, songs and dances, hunting, harvesting, and/or gathering activities; holiday and/or special meals; decorations and items of significance used in celebrations) and identify some of the main reasons for changes in these traditions (e.g., immigration to Canada, changes in technology, acts of colonization). compare their family structure and some of their traditions and celebrations with those of their peers’ families (e.g., traditions/celebrations related to rites of passage, holidays, foods, ceremonies, language preservation [both written and spoken]). compare some of the past and present traditions and celebrations of various ethnocultural groups in their local community, and identify some of the main reasons for the change (e.g., when some of their spiritual or cultural traditions were outlawed or people were forced to give them up, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals developed different practices, but now some traditional practices are being reclaimed)

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We don't generate video — this one is by Sesame Street on YouTube. The practice questions and exit ticket below were drafted by AI for this objective, and every question is editable in the teacher guide.

1. 1

   Traditions are special things we do that are passed down from person to person in our family.

2. 2

   Nani Bird's family has a Friendship Hula, and Zahn's family makes dried elk meat called bappa for Christmas.

3. 3

   Zahn's Lakota family has a tradition of giving everyone a Lakota name, and they say Doksha instead of goodbye.

“Choose two different family traditions from the video and describe how each tradition is celebrated.”

Sample answer included in the free materials