Aboriginal Ways of Knowing and Being Character Example Personal Example
Learning is connected to land, culture, and spirit.

 

We-the two-legged, four-legged, finned and feathered, plants and rocks-are all related.

 

We must always practice reciprocity through acts of giving and receiving.

In the seed devil, the man at first sees humans as having dominance over nature. After accidentally catching the ray and being pulled overboard, he realises that while sometimes he is stronger, the ray can be stronger than him too. At the end of the story, he realises the mullet he had caught, deciding to never fish for sport again Most summers, my family and I go camping up at Sheridan lake. One year, a friend of my dad took my brother and I fishing. He lent us rods and hooks and taught us how to cast. We caught exactly four fish that day, to for our family and to for his. At the end of the day, he threw back the piece of bait that had not been uses as a kind of thanks to the fish.
Learning honours our Ancestors, Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Descendants.

 

It respects and embraces ceremony, protocol, and teachings that are connected to the sacred medicines including tobacco, cedar sage, and sweetgrass.

 

Important teachings emerge through stories.

In A Raven Flies South, Raven looks to his grandma for guidance. He is learning from his elders. When he preforms the ceremony by the river, he is showing his respect for the land My grandmother on my mom’s side spoke mainly Chinese. Her English was never the greatest. Even so, she taught me so many things about gardening, cooking and even so random little facts. For example, when I was six, we were playing out in the garden and I found a huge centipede. I picked it up and showed it to my mom and grandma. My grandma told me to drop it because it was poisonous. At first, I thought that was ridiculous, but when I searched it later that night, I discovered that it was.
Learning involves developing relationships, respecting distinct cultures, and honouring the perspective of others in our communities.

 

The deepest learning takes place through lived experience. It requires exploring our identities, learning from our mistakes, and having gratitude for our gifts.

I In The biggest Moccasins in the world, they treat the Nagha with equality and respect, they give a pair of moccasins and some dried meat to show their respect

In doing this, they are connecting with another culture and honoring the Nagha. The entire family learned through this experience, especially uncle Eddie.

When I was little, I thought my Chinese grandma’s house was yucky. She was used to making do with what she had and would yes scotch tape to seal the edge of the counter or staples in the wall. She kept her 15-year-old stove in its original plastic casing so as to reserve it longer. At the time, I though this was so strange and didn’t like it. Now, I understand better where she came from and why she did what she did.
Learning is a journey that takes courage, patience and humility.

 

It is about striving to become a better human being and living with balance in body, mind, heart and spirit.

 

In a mountain journey, Dave Conroy is impatient and pushes himself further to get to the cabin. When he falls in the river and comes to the burnt cabin, he keeps going, cutting corners that later cost him his life.