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Wasagamack Education Authority would like to thank the following people for digitizing our First Nations Traditional Teaching Units Site. There were 7 people involved in this project: 2 Wasagamack Education Authority staff members, 3 community youth and 2 George Knott School Sr. IV students. These 5 young people have gained a lot of computer related experience and are planning to get more involved in the communcations/technology field.

Jim Gibbs is the Vice-principal and technology co-ordinator at George Knott School. Jim was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and from an early age, he had a thirst for learning and knowledge. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Education degrees from St. Francis-Xavier University in Antiganish, Nova Scotia and began his first full time teaching position at George Knott School in 1990. Over the time, Jim has taught at many grade levels: from grade 2 to Senior IV. Now, Jim devotes his time to the development of excellence in education as an administrator and the promotion of technology as a vital learning tool.

Hello, my name is Byron Beardy and I'm the Co-ordinator For Curriculum Development at Wasagamack Education Authority. I've been with the department since 1994 and I'm enjoying this kind of work. I'm proud to be part of this project and seeing these 5 youth gain valuable experience in the information/technology field.
I've been involved in the planning development, delivery and the evaluations of all units. I believe that in order to be whole, as First Nation People, we must first master our First Native Languages and Cultures, thus not losing our identity. It is this belief and community support that we have developed our units for our school. These units are just 5 of many units we've developed and they are condensed version. We hope you enjoy our site and should you require any information or have questions, please visit our site. KINANAKOMIN!

Hello There! My name is George Harper. I live in Wasagamack, Manitoba. I was born on December 22, 1970 in Norway House. We started this program October 13, 1998. I enjoy playing all kind of sports, mainly hockey, both on the floor and ice.

My name is Eddis Harper. I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and I live in a remote central Manitoba community called Wasagamack. I love playing sports and most of the time I play ice hockey, floor hockey, volleyball, basketball, soccer and baseball. I also enjoy spending my time outdoors. We started this project on October 13th and I'm happy that we are finished and that you will be reading the things on it. In the units, you will find how we learn the things that we, as native people need to know for survival in the bush and I really hope that you enjoy reading this site.

Hello! My name is Tamar Harper. I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 7, 1978. I live in Wasagamack and I'm in Grade 12 trying to finish my high school. I like playing various sports like volleyball, basketball, ice hockey and floor hockey. We started this project on the 13th of October, 1998 and it took 2.5 months to complete. So enjoy reading.

Hello! My name is Bernadette Wood. I was born on September 27, 1975 in Norway House and right now I live in Wasagamack, M.B. I like working with other peoples. I like playing sports such as baseball, basketball, floor hockey and volleyball. On October 13, 1998 we started working on this program and it took 2.5 months to finish. Hope you enjoy reading our Units.

Hi, my name is Sylvia Harper and I am 17 years old. I was born in Winnipeg in the year 1981. I now live in Wasagamack, MB. I am currently finishing grade 12 and am hoping to graduate in June which is pretty exciting for me, because I would be among the first graduating class of George Knott School. This is the first year they've offered grade 12 here. If there was no grade twelve, I would have been shipped off to a high school in the city so I could finish my schooling. Well, anyway, I love to read and write and hope to write an overnight bestseller in the future. I like to play sports like hockey and volleyball, but I could play anything that was interesting. This was pretty interesting for me to build this site because before this I never knew how to build a web page. I know that this will be a valuable asset to my resume. I hope that this web site helps bring cultural learning into the classroom, and I know that I am happy for working on it. So...I guess all I can say now is that I hope this site will interest you and I hope it helps presrve my culture.

UNIT DEVELOPERS:

BANNOCK UNIT: This unit was developed by Leslie Harper and she is in from Wasagamack First Nation. She is currently teaching at our school with the grade 1's and is actively involved in the development of our Island Lake Dialect Cultural Immersion Program for Grade 1.

RABBIT SNARING UNIT: This unit was developed by Marilyn Harper and she is from Wasagamack First Nation. Currently, Marilyn is a teacher at George Knott School with the Nursery & kindergarten programs.

BEAVER UNIT: This unit was developed by Sherri Drystek and she is from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sherri is currently the grade 6 teacher at our school.

MOOSE UNIT: The Moose unit was developed by Brandi Van Steelant & Donna L. Neismith. Brandi is the grade 3 teacher at George Knott School and Donna has left George Knott School since the development of the unit.

FISH UNIT: The fish unit was developed by Rose Davenport and Emma Jane Harper. Emma Jane Harper is from the commnunity and is currently the teacher for the Nursery & Kindergarten's Island Lake Dialect Cultural Immersion Program. Rose is from Estevan, Saskatchewan and has since left teaching at George Knott School to raise their new son Cole.

** Variations in spelling and grammar are transcribed as they appear in the printed text **

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	Jim Gibbs is the Vice-principal and technology co-ordinator at George Knott School. Jim was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and from an early age, he had a thirst for learning and knowledge. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Education degrees from St. Francis-Xavier University in Antiganish, Nova Scotia and began his first full time teaching position at George Knott School in 1990. Over the time, Jim has taught at many grade levels: from grade 2 to Senior IV. Now, Jim devotes his time to the development of excellence in education as an administrator and the promotion of technology as a vital learning tool.
	Hello, my name is Byron Beardy and I'm the Co-ordinator For Curriculum Development at Wasagamack Education Authority. I've been with the department since 1994 and I'm enjoying this kind of work. I'm proud to be part of this project and seeing these 5 youth gain valuable experience in the information/technology field. I've been involved in the planning development, delivery and the evaluations of all units. I believe that in order to be whole, as First Nation People, we must first master our First Native Languages and Cultures, thus not losing our identity. It is this belief and community support that we have developed our units for our school. These units are just 5 of many units we've developed and they are condensed version. We hope you enjoy our site and should you require any information or have questions, please visit our site. KINANAKOMIN!
	Hello There! My name is George Harper. I live in Wasagamack, Manitoba. I was born on December 22, 1970 in Norway House. We started this program October 13, 1998. I enjoy playing all kind of sports, mainly hockey, both on the floor and ice.
	My name is Eddis Harper. I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and I live in a remote central Manitoba community called Wasagamack. I love playing sports and most of the time I play ice hockey, floor hockey, volleyball, basketball, soccer and baseball. I also enjoy spending my time outdoors. We started this project on October 13th and I'm happy that we are finished and that you will be reading the things on it. In the units, you will find how we learn the things that we, as native people need to know for survival in the bush and I really hope that you enjoy reading this site.
	Hello! My name is Tamar Harper. I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 7, 1978. I live in Wasagamack and I'm in Grade 12 trying to finish my high school. I like playing various sports like volleyball, basketball, ice hockey and floor hockey. We started this project on the 13th of October, 1998 and it took 2.5 months to complete. So enjoy reading.
	Hello! My name is Bernadette Wood. I was born on September 27, 1975 in Norway House and right now I live in Wasagamack, M.B. I like working with other peoples. I like playing sports such as baseball, basketball, floor hockey and volleyball. On October 13, 1998 we started working on this program and it took 2.5 months to finish. Hope you enjoy reading our Units.
	Hi, my name is Sylvia Harper and I am 17 years old. I was born in Winnipeg in the year 1981. I now live in Wasagamack, MB. I am currently finishing grade 12 and am hoping to graduate in June which is pretty exciting for me, because I would be among the first graduating class of George Knott School. This is the first year they've offered grade 12 here. If there was no grade twelve, I would have been shipped off to a high school in the city so I could finish my schooling. Well, anyway, I love to read and write and hope to write an overnight bestseller in the future. I like to play sports like hockey and volleyball, but I could play anything that was interesting. This was pretty interesting for me to build this site because before this I never knew how to build a web page. I know that this will be a valuable asset to my resume. I hope that this web site helps bring cultural learning into the classroom, and I know that I am happy for working on it. So...I guess all I can say now is that I hope this site will interest you and I hope it helps presrve my culture.