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Avery: Hello howlers! Welcome to the only episode of the coyotes 101 podcast! 

Kate and avery: –discuss the weather or something, or maybe what day it is bla bla bla–

Avery: Before we begin, we would like to respectfully acknowledge that we live, learn, and play on the traditional unceded territory of the Kwikwetlem First Nation, which lies within the shared territories of the Tsleil-Waututh, Katzie, Musqueam, Qayqayt, and Squamish Nations. We acknowledge the harms and injustices that have been inflicted upon Indigenous communities throughout history and the ongoing work of reconciliation that is necessary. This ancestral land is a great place where we as students get to have an education, and successful jobs. We commit to learning from and working in partnership with Indigenous peoples to build a more just and inclusive society. We express our gratitude for the opportunity to record on this land and strive for a future of mutual respect and understanding. 

All my relations.

• Expeerinces 
• Recap the story by using the quotes (Raven and the Rock) written in a book by Kira Van Deusen (told by beau Dick).
• “trying to express his confusion and frustrations to the rock.” 
•  “And for some strange reason, it made him feel a little better.” 
•  “This was a really important moment in Raven’s experience because he learned something so special.” 

ancesters
“He had marked the trail in the way that so many of his ancestors might have: a rocky crag here, a distorted, lone pine there.” 

This quote suggests that while Charlie is on a physical journey, he is also following in the footsteps of his ancestors, indicating a connection to the idea that our understanding of identity and values is influenced by our cultural heritage and traditions.

• Institive motives
• Human essentials 
• family
• Goal is trying to survive. In one story they are searching for food and the other for shelter and a safe home  
• In “Story of Starvation,” inuit first peoples family ran out of food in winter and they are trying everything possible to gather food as hunting is minimal. the story is straightforward and shows the bond the family had as they tread together and walked through the freezing cold of baker lake in the northwest territories. Through the daily bases of agonizing cold they made it through by trusting each other. They survived together through whatever means necessary. 
• In traplines, it shows how values and beliefs can change over time.

Traplines is heavily based on the idea of family and loyalty. 

What is it about us you don’t like focuses on community as well and highlights the problems going on in the world. 

Where they interconnect is where they both experience loyalty, within community and family. The first peoples demonstrate lots about how important others are to them. Community is highly important and relationships created. 

• In all of the stories, videos, and movies “traplines” shares similarities and connections with all indigenous content we have seen, in how family is an unbreakable bond to The First Peoples. 

• Relationship to the land, animals, plants, and people. 
• C: do you remember the story of the raven and the rock?  there is a really good quotes that related to the transfrom of our understand, values and belifes!!  “Never forgetting that they(we) were just one small part of the immense circle of life.”  (Raven and the Rock), which the raven change its understanding and beliefs.
• A: (raven and the first men) “We’re related to Raven, and that’s why sometimes we feel like Raven does. And she said, and at times like that, you should remember that you’re also related to the rock and sometimes you have to be strong and just take it.” (Raven and the First Men) – …raven eat humans but raven not hungry so raven allows human to be alive… circle of life. 
• C: and do you know that , the raven and the first men is the creation myth of the Haida people, a story that tell a raven find something in a shell and release it is human, it tells the cirlce of life and how we are all releated.
• C: We are a small part of the immense circle of life and everything are related, even rocks.
• A: I think in the “Raven and the rock” it has a change in values and beliefs when he release that when he expressed his feeling to the rock and he is feeling better, his emotion change from anger to thankful for what he has and what the rock brings him.
• A: Sculpture at a museum located 50 mins away at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. 

Connection transfrom our understand , values and belifes .

Raven and the Rock

• Kira Van Deusen, a folklorist specializing in the oral traditions of the people of Siberia, she has also written many other books, and in one of her book, she presented more than 50 newly recorded traditional stories.
• It is a story about a men punching a rock and after then, he is feeling better, he release that we are all part of the life circle.
• Beau Dick was born in Kingcome Inlet, BC,
• Dick was an award winning artist with an extensive national and international exhibition history.

Raven and the First Men

• It is the creation myth of the Haida people, a story that tell a raven find something in a shell and release it is human, it tells the cirlce of life and how we are all releated.
• raven eat humans but raven not hungry so raven allows human to be alive… circle of life. 
• He was alerted by some sounds to a large clamshell that had little creatures dwelling inside, reluctant to emerge from their shell. With some coaxing from Raven using his beak, and their curiosity about the outside world, the beings emerged from the clamshell to become the first Haida people
• There is also a sculpture about it that is placed in the museum of UBC 

• Iskwew air

Iskwew air offers scheduled flights between YVR south and Qualicum beach airport and offers services around BC

Their vision connecting people and the land 

Iskwew cree name for woman 

To do!: acknowledge all the authors of the stories and their backgrounds. 

Kate : talk about authors traplines what it is you don’t like about us 

Traplines 

Eden Robinson, born in kitimaat BC won national and international acclaim for dark gothic fiction. She has written many other books, she has a bachelor of fine arts at the university of victoria. 

What it is about us you don’t like 

Thomas King born in california 2 time nominee of the governor generals award. Described one of the finest contemporary writers in north america. University of lethbridge alberta. 

Lee maracle 

Maracle was a member of the Stó:lō Nation,

She was an activist in the Indigenous struggle against racism, sexism and economic oppression

Lee maracle published novels, poetry, short story collections and collaborative anthologies. 

Unfortunately she passed away in 2021 

Rest in peace lee maracle 

Christabel: 

Raven and the Rock

• Kira Van Deusen, a folklorist specializing in the oral traditions of the people of Siberia, she has also written many other books, and in one of her book, she presented more than 50 newly recorded traditional stories.
• It is a story about a men punching a rock and after then, he is feeling better, he release that we are all part of the life circle.
• Beau Dick was born in Kingcome Inlet, BC,
• Dick was an award winning artist with an extensive national and international exhibition history.

Raven and the First Men

• It is the creation myth of the Haida people, a story that tell a raven find something in a shell and release it is human, it tells the cirlce of life and how we are all releated.
• raven eat humans but raven not hungry so raven allows human to be alive… circle of life. 
• He was alerted by some sounds to a large clamshell that had little creatures dwelling inside, reluctant to emerge from their shell. With some coaxing from Raven using his beak, and their curiosity about the outside world, the beings emerged from the clamshell to become the first Haida people
• There is also a suclpture about it that is placed in the museum of UBC