Sea Day

Published: Nov 17, 2011
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SEADAY Daa sáyá?/What is this?/Daa sá iyatéen?/What do you see? 1 “Drink from the Vessel of Traditional Knowledge.” Grade Levels: K & 1ST – 3RD GRADE Tlingit Cultural Significance: Our life style is a whole cycle surrounding food gathering for each time of the year passed down through generations. Elder/Culture Bearer Role: An elder or culture bearer is the key resource to any culture. They know more about who we are and where we come from. In order to preserve a culture, we need to listen closely to what they have to say. Their knowledge needs to be passed on to the children. We will use traditional words for the students to hear on a language master or in person. When a fluent elder can be available she will come into the classroom and meet the children and say the target questions and repeat the target answers for the students….

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