Online School Event: Caretakers of the Land – Indigenous Language Day

Educator and author Crystal Manyfingers will read her picture book, Creator and the Seven Animals: Why Are We Here?, and guide students through a discussion of the story’s meaning while introducing Blackfoot language and cultural concepts that support literacy, oral storytelling, and Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.

Recommended for Grades K – 6

Padlet Link for Q&A

Speaker Bio: Crystal Manyfingers is the daughter of Dr. Helen and Wallace Manyfingers and the mother to Patricia and Alexander Soop. Her tri-pod family have lived in the City of Calgary (Mohkintsis) for over 25 years. Crystal and her family are all members of the Kainai Nation of the great Blackfoot Confederacy who signed Treaty Seven in 1877.

Crystal holds a B.A., B.Ed., and a Master’s degree in Education (Adult and Workplace Learning) from the University of Calgary. She has been involved in the field of Indigenous and Adult education for many years. She has written numerous magazine articles, published a children’s book and was a TedX speaker in March of 2020. Most recently, Crystal was awarded the Faculty of the Year Award for 2020 from Bow Valley College where she serves as a Learning Design Consultant for Indigenization and Decolonization of curriculum, Research and Innovation.

A Teams link will be included in the reminder emails to follow, but it can also be found on the Eventbrite registration page under 'Access Link.'

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If you have any questions about this virtual school event, please email schoolsupportlibrarian@calgarylibrary.ca