Community involvement has been a big goal of this project from the start. We saw this grant as an opportunity to involve more students, more classes, and more community members to get engaged with Geography, map-making and connecting with our local environment. We hope that this will raise awareness, provide understanding and help gain a new perspective on our local environment and special place in the world.
We have been planning for some field trips, hikes, adventures and outdoor opportunities that will include talks with local elders from the WSÁNEĆ communities that surround and support our school community and involve our students and support staff. In April and May, the goal will be to get outdoors, look at some of native plants, learn about some of the sustainable food practices, local hunting and fishing and important cultural spots around the peninsula.
We have a local map of all the place names in the SENĆOŦEN alphabet that will be added as a layer onto our map. Here is a copy zoomed into the peninsula:
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