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SPOTLIGHT ON TEEPEES (also known as tipis)

DID YOU KNOW?

Some Great Tipi Youtube Videos - Learn More!

Video: The Tipi (AktaLakotaMuseum)
Video: Micheal Spears telling story about the tipi
CBD Kids Video: Three Cool Facts About: Teepees with Cottonball)
CBC Kids Video: Teepee builds a tipi

TEEPEE CHILDREN'S BOOKS

GRANDMA'S TIPI Grandma's Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story A young girl spends the summer at her grandmother’s home on the Standing Rock Reservation in this illustrated, heartwarming family story from acclaimed, award-winning author-artist S. D. Nelson. The girls learn how to stack the poles and wrap the canvas covering around them, how to paint spirit pictures on its walls, and how the circle of the tipi tells its own story, reminding us how to live in the great Circle of Life. Purchase Here

My Tipi by author M Brown.

Build a tipi! Add the poles one by one. Each addition reveals a traditional teaching and explores how the individual fits into the greater community. Purchase Here or visit CPL's Best Books list, listen to a sample of the audiobook or reserve this audiobook from the Calgary Public Library Online. (This children's book is part of: Indigenous Culture Connection (3 books)

SPECIAL FEATURE ALIGN'S ONLINE TEEPEE JIGSAW PUZZLES

Indigenous online jigsaw puzzles to support foster/kinship caregivers of Indigenous children and youth with activities that further their awareness of culture and traditions. The best thing about jigsaw puzzles is that they require you to slow down and look at all the details as you piece the whole picture together.


Pick how many pieces you want to play with by selecting “play as,” so it can be as easy or as hard as you like!

VISIT ALIGN'S ONLINE TEEPEE JIGSAW PUZZLES  

MORE TEEPEE FUN!

Native American Teepee Templates These three free printable teepee or tipi templates available on firstpalette can be assembled into mini three-dimensional paper teepees. Template options include a plain teepee to decorate, a ready-to-color teepee, and a colored teepee. Get your free printable here

Tee Pees & Wigwams Board Game An Indigenous take on Snakes & Ladders, Tee Pees & Wigwams is an incredibly fun game created by local Indigenous artist Des Barry. Move up the board with the help and hindrance of the teepees and wigwams, but if you get sent to the little people healing circle, you might be there for a while.

Purchase Here

Teepee Coloring Pages available on super coloring.com

Free Downloads or Color Online!


ALBERTA TEEPEE CAMPING

Tipi Village Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park Offers tipi camping and includes admission to Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park.


Buffalo Rock Tipi Camp: First Nation Cultural Experience Buffalo Rock can guarantee you fun and learning during your stay at their authentic tipi camp. You’ll get the chance to partake in guided hikes, ceremonies led by the Blackfoot elders, and storytelling. They are located on the shores of the Old Man River and have exceptional views and stargazing opportunities.

THE AFKA ART CONTEST IS BACK!

Theme: What does Family Fun mean to you? Deadline for Submissions: May 15, 2024. For full details, including criteria, guidelines, eligibility and submission instructions, please visit our website at:

AFKA's Kids Art Contest - Alberta Foster and Kinship Association (afkaonline.ca).

EVENTS & PROGRAMS


Indigenous Conversations: Friendship Treaties Virtual April 24, 2024


Kinship Relations for Student Success April 24 – 26, 2024


Indigenous Gathering 2024 April 26, 2024 Edmonton


Murdered Missing Indigenous Women & People: The Journey of Awareness through the Power of Picture Virtual May 5, 2024


1st National Indigenous Youth & Elder - Health, Healing & Humour Conference 2024 "Oskisiw Wapan" May 8, 2024 Stoney Plain


Ben Calf Robe Society presents: "Our Children Are Sacred" on May 9th & 10th, 2024, Enoch 


Kistehitah Kimeskanam (Honour your Journey/Road) FREE Make Moss Bags May 11, 2024, 10 am - 6 pm Edmonton

 

Rattle Making workshop May 11, 2024 Spruce Grove

 

Forward Summit | WEST May 14-15, 2024 Calgary

Forward Summit is a national gathering of Indigenous and non-Indigenous thought leaders who are committed to Indigenous prosperity through Truth and Reconciliation

Ermineskin 2024 Competition Pow-Wow May 31st - June 2nd, 2024


Fort Edmonton Park Day Camp Our Land, Our Stories (Ages 8-11)

Fort Edmonton Park. There is meaning in everything. Exploring both inside and outside of the Indigenous Peoples Experience, campers will discover how the living natural world is foundational to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis ways of understanding through land-based learning activities.

July 15-19 and August 6-9


ALBERTA PROGRAMS

View scheduled programs and activities available in Alberta for children and youth with a focus on cultural connection. View Here

SCHOLARSHIPS

Jordan's Principle Scholarship 2024 Applications Now Open! 

Named in loving memory of Jordan River Anderson, the Jordan's Principle Scholarship will be awarded to First Nations students studying children’s holistic health and well-being. Deadline: April 30, 2024.

CAREGIVER RESOURCES

Social Media Tips for Fos­ter Par­ents and Caregivers A three-page fact sheet with ques­tions and tips for fos­ter par­ents to con­sid­er when explor­ing social media use for them­selves or a child in their care.

SUBMISSIONS


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