No map is how I feel right now about my learning project. Let me give you a little inside information first.
In University my major was Social Studies and my minor was Outdoor Ed, so I have literally not taken a single Phys Ed class since high school (crazy to hear from a, now, career PE teacher). With my major and minor I specialized in the history of the Colonization of Canada, with a focus on the Fur Trade and the West. I feel it is so incredibly important for people to know this history of this place, because of just that, we are living right where history took place.
I am an avid outdoorsman: I canoe, I backpack, hunt, fish, and more. I always take it upon myself to respect the land for the opportunities it has given me, and treat it with the utmost respect. Part of this respect is acknowledging the people that were on this land before my ancestors settled here. I can be the academic and learn all the names, and places, and important dates, but if I truly want to show respect for the land and the people here first, I want to acknowledge it in the proper language. This is why for my Learning Project I have decided to learn basic Cree, in the “y” dialect. I currently have no previous experience with this language, and am extremely excited and nervous to give this a try. I spoke with my librarian at school for resources of learning this language. She pointed me in the direction of this book. I have ordered it, and I will use it in conjunction with supplemental videos to try and learn Cree. I have already looked on Duolingo to see if it is offered there, but no such luck.
So, I have the resources, I have the energy, but I have no idea where to start. Definitely without a map on this tour.
Over the summer my partner and I went on several adventures! The image shown here was from the beginning of our two week long canoe trip north of La Ronge, Sk! We departed from Missinipe on June 30th, spending two days canoeing to Stanley Mission and visiting the famous Nistowiak Falls, and then spent the remaining ten days paddling up the Drinking Water river, and back down several lakes and (extremely) small rivers to reach the Churchill River and eventually, Missinipe.