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Interview with William Dumas and Warren Cariou on The Gift of the Little People
Global News interviewed Six Seasons storyteller and project mentor William Dumas on his new book The Gift of the Little People (forthcoming February 2022). As part of the interview, Six Seasons story team co-leader Warren Cariou, who supported the work on the book, speaks about collaboration and reads an excerpt from the book. You can watch the interview here:
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Six Seasons Publications in 2022
Two Six Seasons publications that will be published this year are now available for pre-ordering: The Gift of the Little People and Amō's Sapotawan. Both books are by Six Seasons storyteller William Dumas and are illustrated by Rhian Brynjolson. Please find more information about the books and opportunity for pre-ordering here:https://mailchi.mp/portageandm...
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Available for Pre-Order: William Dumas's The Gift of the Little People
We are excited that William Dumas’s The Gift of the Little People is going to be released on February 22, 2022. The book is already available for pre-ordering with Portage & Main-Highwater Press.
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Interview with Dr. Scott Hamilton about his work for the TRC on residential school cemeteries
In late May, news broke about a burial area containing the graves of numerous children who died while attending the former Kamloops residential school in British Columbia. Dr. Scott Hamilton, team leader of the Six Seasons Archaeology team, formerly worked for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on the task of identifying residential school cemeteries. In conversation with Six Seasons project manager Dr. Melanie Braith, Hamilton speaks about the research he did for the TRC, and how his findings may be helpful to Indigenous communities now.
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Research MB features the Six Seasons Partnership Project in new video
Research Manitoba's new video "Building Our Future through Investments in Research" features Six Seasons' author William Dumas and Project Director Mavis Reimer talking about the impact of the project.
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Archaeology Team Co-Leader Dr. Scott Hamilton Receives J.V. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award
The Ontario Archaeological Society recognized Dr. Scott Hamilton with the J.V. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this November.
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Revised Pīsim Finds Her Miskanaw Teacher's Guide Published
The Curriculum Team is happy to announce the revised Teacher's Guide for Pīsim Finds Her Miskanaw is published! The Teacher’s Guide provides groundbreaking historical information about the culture and language of the Rocky Cree people around present-day South Indian Lake, Manitoba. It focuses on midwifery, miskanaw, journey making, and storytelling. The lessons and activities in the guide support the learning outcomes included in Manitoba curriculum documents. The guide emphasizes the origins of First Peoples, their connections to the land, their culture, types of leadership, the value of oral culture, and the forms of interaction before and during early contact with Europeans.
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Six Seasons Series Author William Dumas brings Pīsim to life on APTN
Six Seasons Author William Dumas speaks with APTN about the inspiration for Pīsim Finds Her Miskanaw.
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Six Seasons Project Featured in Wawatay News
Archaeology Team leader Scott Hamilton speaks with Wawatay News about the Six Seasons of Asiniskaw Ithiniwak Project.
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Pīsim Picture Book App Launched at UW
The first picture book app in the Six Seasons of Asiniskaw Ithiniwak series is live! Explore Pisim's journey through full-colour illustrations, songs, interactive games, and cultural notes.
