World 5

Unskat: What is it?

Country name: Unskat (means One)

History

History (Chris)

Tionantati people lived there

French Settlers came to Huron area of Canada in early 1600s for the fur trade

In exchange, the settlers would give them weapons

For those settlers who stayed back after the fur trade, in order to stay with the community, they had to learn/adopt their ways of life and contribute to the community in an active manner

Coexistence ensued, ppl in France heard about this new nation that was forming and then some decided to come and learn too

Language

French and Indigenous Languages mix (Vittoria & Amanda & Dilpreet)

In the wikimedia page, combine certain Indigenous & French words together and use them from time to time within the writing

Links to those words

Language Name of combo

Francais + Huron = ____

Some words can stay Indigenous bc it is still the main language

French didn’t overrun the area

Culture

Days Devoted to Traditional Events

Specific day for traditional stuff (Vittoria)

-To keep Indigenous beliefs/traditions alive

-Cultural songs, dances, stories, celebrations

-“Holidays”

--“Confederation” when the french and huron officially united as one and became Unskat Day (Le Jour d’Unskat)

Fashion

Fashion (Dilpreet)

How do they dress at school?

Uniforms

How the french influenced that

School System

Structure

Would there be a school system? (Amanda)

-The french-influenced in structure in some ways, but content is heavily based on IK systems

-Story of the Bean

--Why it’s important to incorporate IK systems into the school system

Dates & Times

When is school? (Vittoria)

Less days

Change it from Monday to Friday to something different

Names of the days of the week & months & times of the year

School in the summer and the winter off or vice versa

Not in the fall bc harvest

Curriculum & Education Pedagogy

Language Classes

“French class” would be learning both languages (Vittoria, Amanda & Dilpreet) French less important than Indigenous

French only at one time of the day like now

French class” would be learning both languages

French less important than Indigenous

French only at one time of the day like now

Celebrating Culture at School

How culture is celebrated at school (Dilpreet)

Diversity and inclusion & celebrating that

How they incorporate both

Extra Language Classes for Learning French

Extra language classes (Dilpreet)

Extra classes on certain days of the week

Health, Nutrition, & Outdoor Education

What would education look like in terms of learning about health, nutrition and outdoor education?

French people would learn about healthy eating in Indigenous culture and traditional foods which include eating wild game, meats and seafood such as caribou, deer. moose, ptarmigan, quail duck, wild turkey, pheasant, beaver, muskrat, black bear, trout, salmon, pickerel, perch, bass, and smelt. Grains include barley, bannock, oatmeal, and wild rice. Fruits and vegetables include blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, corn, squash, and potatoes. Traditional recipes include Moose and Elk, Moose Meatloaf, Elegant Elk Stew, Easy Venison Chili recipe and Boiled Deer Tongue (see below).

Easy Venison Chili Recipe

• 1 poun\d ground venison

• 2 cans of kidney beans (16 oz)

• 1 can tomato juice (1 qt 14 oz)

• Salt and pepper to taste

• 3 drops of Tabasco sauce

• 1 small onion (diced)

• 2 sticks of celery (diced)

• 2 Tbsp chili powder

• 1/2 Tbsp brown sugar

Brown meat and onion. Add rest of ingredients and simmer for 1/2 hour.

Boiled Deer Tongue

• 1 deer tongue

• 1 tbs. salt

• 4 peppers, whole

• 3 bay leaves

• 2 cloves, whole

Wash deer tongue well then cover with water in pot. Add spices and salt and simmer covered until tender. Remove from water and peel off outer layer before serving.

Beaver Stew

• 1 beaver (8-10 lbs.)

• 1 bay leaf

• 2 med. onions

• 1-2 garlic cloves

• Celery leaves - optional

• 4 carrots diced

• 1 tbsp sugar

• 2tsp thyme

• Flour

• Salt and pepper

Remove all fat from beaver. Cut beaver the same way as you would a rabbit. Soak overnight in saltwater. Marinate in buttermilk. Parboil until about half-cooked in water with the bay leaf, onions, garlic, celery and seasonings. Drain, roll in flour and brown in bacon fat, season with salt and pepper. Bake in covered pan in a moderate oven until tender. Gravy may be made from the drippings.

Math, Geography, & Science

(Amanda)

Another thing that students learn are basic skills such as blanket and basket weaving, which incorporates math, geography, and science. Hence, these domains are intertwined and come together to help students learn necessary skills. nkets are a combination of adding, subtracting, and dividing and they combine geography and science through the patterns. This allows students to be able to fully appreciate and understand how these domains work together in their daily lives.

Basic skills

Counting, money

Blanket making

How it relates to math

Link video to the wikimedia page

Biology, Astronomy, & Farming

Science & astronomy (Dilpreet)

Story of the Bean & crop growing

Technology

-Learning wouldn’t be fully internet/computer-based

--Internet & modern tech still exist, but less emphasis and attention devoted to it

--Still Importing and exporting between diff countries/tribes

---But not as large of a scale per say

-Focus on doing stuff practically that is relevant to their community

--Hands on

--Discussions

--Oral traditions

Important Links

Dialectal Dictionary

Dictionary page w all the combo words on it

Ex/ One: Un + Skat = Unskat Ex/Deux + Tindee = Tindeux

References

Huron Words http://www.native-languages.org/wyandot_words.htm

Group Members

• Christopher Jean
• Dilpreet Jass
• Vittoria Pileggi
• Amanda Guerrieri
• Christine Salib