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The M’Chigeeng Pow Wow is coming up. You want to dance at the Pow wow with new regalia. You do not have much time to prepare so you need a lot of help. So you have to write a letter in Anishinaabemowin to your grandmother, grandfather, aunts or uncles and ask them to help make different parts of your regalia. In your letter you tell them why you chose that dance style, tell them why you chose certain animals, birds, fish, plants and also the colours as part of your regalia. After receiving your regalia, and dance it, you and your friends have a wonderful time dancing at the Pow wow and looking at each other’s new regalia. After the pow wow, you send a thank you note to each family member that helped you. In your thank you note, include a drawing of you and a friend in your new regalia and describe your friend’s regalia to your family.
Lessons
Step 1: A Look at Dance Styles
Step 2: A Look at Doodemag and Spirit Helpers
Review various clans that have been covered in the past and talk about those animals’ gifts/characteristics (Ojibwe and English). Also, […]
Step 3: A Cultural Look at Some Colours
Learn more about the cultural significance and meaning of colours to help you design the colours of your regalia. Then […]
Step 4: Choosing My Dance Style and Components of My Regalia
Test each other’s knowledge of Pow wow dances by asking simple questions to each other and listening to the answers. […]
Step 5: Choosing My Doodemag, Colours and Designs
Design the different parts of your own regalia and prepare to ask your family for help. First, choose and draw […]
Culminating Task: The Letter to Family for Assistance
Write letters to various family members asking for help to make Pow wow regalia. Having decided which regalia accessories are […]
My Pow Wow Regalia – Can Do Quiz
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