Charity is an experienced English teacher and soon-to-be Teacher-Librarian who is passionate about learning and literacy, and hopes to inspire students to be creative and collaborative critical thinkers. Here you will find my reflections and class assignments that are a part of my journey to becoming a Teacher-Librarian.
The Okanagan Valley is a part of the traditional, unceded territory of the Okanagan (Syilx) people. The stories of the Okanagan (Syilx) people tell of a time when Okanagan Valley was home to beings who were neither humans nor animals, and the First People had yet to arrive. When the Creator saw that the First People would arrive into this dangerous environment, he gave Coyote (Senklip) the special task of protecting and teaching the First People how to live on the land. The trickster Coyote often displayed both his strengths and his failings, and his antics were used in stories told by the People to teach their history, culture and beliefs. The Okanagan (Syilx) people were still telling these stories and actively practicing their customs when the first significant group of European settlers came to the Okanagan Valley (Louis, 10). Painting of Senklip by Okanagan (Syilx) artist Sheldon Louis https://boundbyafeather.wixsite.com/boundbyafeather/gallery ...
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