UBC Okanagan Library Curriculum Collection

Part of the Caring for Me series, which uses story to explore topics such as feelings, playing safely and looking after your mental and physical health. Features vibrant illustrations from Marie-Micheline Hamelin.

Zoe and her father are delighted to come across a fawn in the forest. But the fawn is alone--where is its mother? Join Zoe on her quest for the deer, as she encounters animals and learns their Okanagan (syilx) names along the way.

When you go for a walk in nature, who do you see? What do you hear? Award-winning storyteller Nicola I. Campbell shows what it means to "stand like a cedar" on this beautiful journey of discovery through the wilderness. Learn the names of animals in the Nłeʔkepmxcín or Halq'emeylem languages as well as the teachings they have for us. Experience a celebration of sustainability and connection to the land through lyrical storytelling and Carrielynn Victor's breathtaking art in this children's illustrated book. Discover new sights and sounds with every read. A glossary and pronunciation guide can be found at the back of the book.

Winner of the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and finalist for the Governor General's Award: Children's Illustration This moving sequel to the award-winning Shi-shi-etko tells the story of two children's experience at residential school. Shi-shi-etko is about to return for her second year, but this time her six-year-old brother, Shin-chi, is going, too. As they begin their journey in the back of a cattle truck, Shi-shi-etko tells her brother all the things he must remember: the trees, the mountains, the rivers and the salmon. Shin-chi knows he won't see his family again until the sockeye salmon return in the summertime. When they arrive at school, Shi-shi-etko gives him a tiny cedar canoe, a gift from their father. The children's time is filled with going to mass, school for half the day, and work the other half. The girls cook, clean and sew, while the boys work in the fields, in the woodshop and at the forge. Shin-chi is forever hungry and lonely, but, finally, the salmon swim up the river and the children return home for a joyful family reunion.

This book was prepared in the early 1980s to provide a history and reference book on the Okanagan people. It includes lengthy essays by persons with graduate degrees in anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, and education. Also included are brief literary contributions by Okanagan students who were at levels ranging from Grade 2 to Grade 10 at the time of submission.

A powerful force and yet the butt of humor, the coyote figure runs through the folklore of many American Indian tribes. He can be held up as a "terrible example" of conduct, a model of what not to do, and yet admired for a careless. anarchistic energy that suggests unlimited possibilities. Mourning Dove, an Okanagan, knewnbsp;him well from the legends handed down by her people. She preserved them for posterity in Coyote Stories, originally published in 1933. Here is Coyote, the trickster, the selfish individualist, the imitator, the protean character who indifferently puts the finishing touches on a world soon to receive human beings. And here is Mole, his long-suffering wife, and all the other Animal People, including Fox, Chipmunk, Owl-Woman, Rattlesnake, Grizzly Bear, Porcupine, and Chickadee. Here it is revealed why Skunk's tail is black and white, why Spider has such long legs, why Badger is so humble, and why Mosquito bites people. These entertaining, psychologically compelling stories will be welcomed by a wide spectrum of readers. Jay Miller has supplied an introduction and notes for this Bison Books edition and restored chapters that were deleted from the original.

Neekna and Chemai are two little girls growing up in the Okanagan Valley in the time before European contact. Through these two friends, we learn about the seasonal life patterns of the Okanagan First Peoples. The girls spend time with Great-Grandmother, who tells them about important ceremonies, and they gather plants with Neekna's grandmother. Grandmother explains how bitterroot came to be an important food source, and why the people give a special ceremony of thanks at its harvest. Grandmother also tells the story of how a woman was changed to a rock to watch over the Okanagan Valley. Neekna understands how important it is that she has received the knowledge passed down for generations, from great-grandmother to grandmother to mother.

The book is a contemporary Syilx captikʷɬ about snk̓lip, a gorgeous being created by k̓ʷəlncutn to rid the world of nʔaɬnaʔsqilxʷtn in preparation for the sqilxʷ that would come. This book was created as a resource in hopes that it will create a greater awareness of mental health issues, while providing an opportunity for greater mindfulness of the importance cultural identity and community play in the well-being of First Nations.

Tells a story of chipmunk trying to not get caught by owl woman, owl woman who went camp to camp and stole children & ate them.

A journey about a boy who learns about self-care, wellness and giving back to community.

This story is an adaptation of the captikwł of How Coyote Broke the Salmon Dam. Such publications provide an opportunity for understanding the living land and teaching each generation how to become a “part of it” as the only way we, the Syilx, have survived.

In stim aʔ ckistxʷ? each session is represented with four outdoor activities. Two are cultural and two are contemporary.

Includes three stories: How Food was Given, How Names were Given, How Turtle Set the Animals Free.

Author Harron Hall has written several children's books that incorporate her Indigenous heritage and her deep commitment to protecting the land and water, including We Go with Muskrat to Those Living Underwater, The Water Changeling and Lessons from Beaver's Work. A young girl meets a magic water child that entrusts her with an important message to take care of our water. Includes words in n'syilxwcn, the language spoken by the Sylix/Okanagan peoples. Features bright and colorful illustrations from artist Shianna Allison.

Author Harron Hall has written several children's books that incorporate her Indigenous heritage and her deep commitment to protecting the land and water, including The Water Sings to Suli?, The Water Changeling and Lessons from Beaver's Work. Learn the names of many fish and aquatic creatures that live in the Okanagan Valley in n'syilxwcn (the language spoken by the Sylix/Okanagan peoples) and English. Features bright and colorful illustrations from artist Ron Hall.

Author Harron Hall has written several children's books that incorporate her Indigenous heritage and her deep commitment to protecting the land and water, including The Water Sings to Suli?, We Go with Muskrat to Those Living Underwater and Lessons from Beaver's Work. Learn about the water cycle using the n'syilxcen (the language spoken by the Sylix/Okanagan peoples) and English languages.

Author Harron Hall has written several children's books that incorporate her Indigenous heritage and her deep commitment to protecting the land and water, including The Water Sings to Suli?,The Water Changeling and We Go with Muskrat to Those Living Underwater. This story teaches the importance of watersheds and protecting our water systems. Includes words in n'syilxwcn, the language spoken by the Sylix/Okanagan peoples. Features bright and colorful illustrations from artist Bill Cohen.

A collaborative resource partnership project between Okanagan Indian Band and School District 22.