Level 1 – Foundational Learning (Elementary) | Tlingit Language Units | Direct Instruction

“Drink from the Vessel of Traditional Knowledge.” Goldbelt Heritage Foundation/2012 Award # 90NL0460/02 from Administration for Native Americans “Tlingit Flowing Through Generations: A Region-Wide Approach to Language Revitalization” 1 ÁT KAWDLIYÉEJI.ÁT FLYING THINGS (BIRDS) ABILITY LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE UNÁAKW FRED WHITE AND ʼUNÉI LANCE TWITCHELL (TLINGIT LANGUAGE) AND ALICE TAFF (ACTIVITIES AND ASSESSMENT) Tlingit Cultural Significance Tlingit lifestyle involves knowing about migrating and local birds. It is about knowing that they provide food and help pollinate flowers that turn to the berries we gather as part of our diet throughout the year. Their migrations help us track the seasons. Their interaction with the land can tell us about climate and natural phenomena. Some elders tell stories about how listening to songbirds could tell them about whether men were successful on hunting trips or not and when they were coming home. Additionally, birds played a strong role in traditional healing practices of…