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Saskatchewan Indian Federated College Department of Indian Education First Nations and Metis Curriculum Units - |
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Lesson 2#
Abstract
2.1 : Saskatchewan Tipi Pole Values 1. Obedience : I must learn to listen and obey my parents,
guardians, mainly the ELDERS since they have the great knowledge and wisdom of the First Nation peoples way of life. 2. Respect : I must live with self-respect. I must respect
the world and the people around me. I must also learn to live in harmony with nature. 3. Humility : I must be humble, but not to think that I am
higher and more important than others. But at the same token, I am proud to be a First Nation person. 4. Happiness : I must be happy to have my family and friends
around me. Making other people happy makes me feel happy. 5. Love : I must love the non-First Nation and First Nation peoples.
Love is something that grows and cannot be measured nor be paid for. We are taught to love one another for we are one. 6. Faith : I must have faith in the Creator. The Creator has
provided everything beautiful. I must have faith in myself, other people and be true at heart. 7. Kinship : Kinship to First Nation peoples means the mother, father,
brothers and sisters, grandparents and extended families like aunts and uncles. Kinship is a very strong element in First Nation society. 8. Cleanliness : I must be clean and live clean both physically
and spiritually. The cleanliness of both the body and soul is regard to the importance of good health. 9. Thankfulness : I must thank the Creator for my life's day-to-day
functions. I must pray in my own First Nation way each morning to ask for help and each evening to give thanks to the Creator for what he has given that day. 10. Sharing : I must share my First Nation values, and whatever
I have to my fellow First Nation people. Sharing is the most important value in First Nation society. 11. Strength : I must be strong and be brave since our ancestors
stressed the strength of character. Bravery, honesty and kindness are the important qualities for the First Nation people. 12. Good Child Rearing : I must be self-determined to express
and to encourage my children to have self-respect and the good behavior. The children should be taught how to respect their parents, guardians and elders also to take pride of our First Nation ancestry. 13. Hope : I must indulge hope to have self-confidence and trust
for the best and better things of my First Nation life at the present moment, and in the future. 14. Ultimate Protection : The assembled tipi hide gave First Nation
families a warm shelter to live in. The tipi elements also give the ultimate protection and guidance to First Nation people. 15. Control Flaps : The rope and, or cord that ties the poles together shows First Nation people we are one. The First Nation people work together to provide a good strong and everlasting relationship.
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