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

Goodéi Sá Yeegoot? Going Places Part Two: Where Did You Go? Grade Levels 3-4 “Drink from the Vessel of Traditional Knowledge.” Goldbelt Heritage Foundation/2011 Award # 90NL0460/02 from Administration for Native Americans “Tlingit Flowing Through Generations: A Region- Wide Approach to Language Revitalization” 1 Tlingit Cultural Significance: Walking was the traditional mode of land transportation in Tlingit country. The people would do a lot of walking in the process of gathering resources to sustain their lifestyle. Today in smaller communities, there is still a lot of walking done. Asking other people where they are walking to and from is a natural conversation topic. Students can speak with each other and with elders on this topic. Elder/Culture Bearer Role: An elder or culture bearer can visit the class and talk to the students about how the town was when they were younger and there were few if any motorized vehicles or…