Welcomed by the Water

(K-3) Prior to European colonization, Indigenous peoples got what they needed from the land and water around them. Indigenous people have relied on salmon since the fish became abundant in the Fraser River about 5000-6000 years ago. They used native plants for food, medicine, building materials and more. This program explores the connection between Indigenous people, salmon, and the broader Fraser River Basin. Students experience the movement of salmon, storytelling and oral histories, and the many uses of native plants through an Indigenous perspective.

This program is divided into:

• Introduction to program, centre and rules Outside (5 minutes)
• Read aloud P'ésk'a and the First Salmon Ceremony (20 minutes)
• Stations (20 minutes each)
  • Salmon Life Cycle and Migration (An acting game where students envision themselves as migrating salmon)
  • Build a Plant (Understand traditional Indigenous uses for local plants, and invent a possible new plant)
• Film (Salmon origin traditional Indigenous oral stories) (20 minutes)
• Conclusion (5 minutes)

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