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Click on the pictures below to watch a short introductory video for each Indigenous Invention
Baby Bottle
Baby Bottle | Sacred People Foundation
Baby Bottles
Primary Student Reading Passage Baby Bottle
Baby Bottle Vocabulary
Summary and Questions Slides Baby Bottle
Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup Then and Now | CBC Life (4:31)
Maple Syrup Industry article
Maple Syrup | Sacred People Foundation
Primary Student Reading Passage Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup Vocabulary
Summary and Questions Slides Maple Syrup
Primary Student Reading Passages Complete Package
All Indigenous Inventions Summaries and Questions Slides
Canoe
How to build a canoe using birchbark (22:01)
Miawpukek First Nation in Newfoundland is reviving the tradition of birchbark canoe–building. It’s a way for the community connect to the past and ensure their culture survives.
Birchbark Canoe article
Canoeing article
Primary Student Reading Passage Canoe
Canoe Vocabulary
Summary and Questions Slides Canoe
Snow Goggles
Indigenous Snow Goggles (2:09)
Snow Goggles article
Snow Goggles image
Primary Student Reading Passage Snow Goggles
Snow Goggles Vocabulary
Summary and Questions Slides Snow Goggles
Kayak
Building Johnny Pov's Kayak (1:08)
Describes how an Inuit worked together to build a kayak.
Kayak article
Kayaking article
Primary Student Reading Passage Kayak
Kayak Vocabulary
Summary and Questions Slides Kayak
Snowshoes
Athabascan Snowshoe Makers (7:32)
Snowshoes article
Snowshoe article
Snowshoes Primary Student Reading Passage
Snowshoes Vocabulary
Summary and Questions Slides Snowshoes
Lacrosse
The History of Lacrosse (3:15)
Lacrosse article
Lacrosse article
Primary Student Reading Passage Lacrosse
Lacrosse Vocabulary
Summary and Questions Slides Lacrosse
Syringe
Syringes | Sacred People Foundation
Swampy Cree Syringe image
Syringe article
Syringe Primary Student Reading Passage
Syringe Vocabulary
Summary and Questions Slides Syringe
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