Level 4 – Advanced Practice (High School) | Tlingit Language Units | Kinesthetic Learning, Direct Instruction

Sewing DaKéis’ “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 Overview The lesson is made up so you can do a sewing activity, in this lesson it is set up for either a vest or moccasins. Each day the presence of an elder would be a great asset, either to have them helping with the class or to be telling a story while the students are working. Each day the lessons would be started with an elder coming in and showing their regalia and explaining the different patterns and stories that go along with the regalia. The first day would be learning the vocabulary, after the elder talked about their regalia. Another good thing to talk about to the class would be of the treating of regalia, both theirs…