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Four Feathers Writing Guide

Learn more about traditional Coast Salish teachings and approaches to learning that can support your development as an academic writer.

References

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke. Teaching about the owl. Personal communication, April 11, 2018.

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke Four Feathers Writing Guide closing prayer. Personal communication, April 11, 2018.

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke. Importance of being mindful. Personal communication, February 14, 2018.

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke. Teachings that come with attending university can be new and overwhelming. Personal communication, January 31, 2018.

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke., & Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation. Being mindful and working as a team. Personal communication, March 21, 2018.

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke., & Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation. Examples of four being a significant number for Coast Salish peoples. Personal communication, January 31, 2018, with additional information provided by N. Charles, February 14, 2018.

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke., & Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation. Indigenous children learning through stories. Personal communication, January 31, 2018.

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke., & Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation. Shared understanding of Traditional Knowledge. Personal communication, March 21, 2018.

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke., & Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation. Teaching about never-ending learning. Personal communication, February 14 & March 21, 2018.

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke., & Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation. Teaching about the loon. Personal communication, April 11, 2018.

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke., & Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation. Traditional Knowledge and family laws. Personal communication, March 21, 2018.

Alphonse, S., Cowichan Nation. Lives in Sooke., & Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation. Why Elders share teachings. Personal communication, March 21, 2018.

Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation.  Feathers are sacred for Coast Salish peoples. Personal communication, January 31, 2018.

Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation.  Four aspects of life. Personal communication, February 14, 2018.

Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation.  Gather information, bring it together and combine it with your knowledge so that you can prepare to share. Personal communication, February 14, 2018.

Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation.  Learn nation, community, and family laws before visiting a community. Personal communication, February 14, 2018.

Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation. Learning information from experts. Personal communication, January 31, 2018.

Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation.  SIAM SELW̱ÁN (Respected Elder) Teachings. Personal communication, February 14, 2018.

Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation.  Teaching about the drum. Personal communication, January 31, 2018.

Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation.  Teaching about the eagle. Personal communication, February 14, 2018.

Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation. What do you see? What’s your idea? Recognize you have something to contribute as an individual. Personal communication, February 14, 2018.

Charles, N., Beecher Bay Nation. You have knowledge different from anyone else that has been passed down to you from Elders, family, and life experience. You’ve also learned from resources, such as books and online materials. Personal communication, February 14, 2018.

Charlie, A., Cowichan Nation. Story from the Elders of Cowichan about how the common loon got its voice. Personal communication, April 18, 2018.

First Nations Steering Committee. (n.d.). First Peoples principles of learning. http://www.fnesc.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PUB-LFP-POSTER-Principles-of-Learning-First-Peoples-poster-11x17.pdf

George, E., Songhees Nation. Oral teaching from the Songhees Nation. Personal communication, June 4, 2018.

Hulan, R., & Eigenbrod, R. (2008). Introduction: A layering of voices: Aboriginal oral traditions. In R. Hulan & R. Eigenbrod (Eds.), Aboriginal oral traditions: Theory, practice, ethics (pp. 7-12). Black Point, Canada: Fernwood Publishing.

Indigenous Education Student Services. (n.d.). Sneq’wa e’lun – the Blue Heron House. http://www.royalroads.ca/about/aboriginal-relations/sneq%E2%80%99wa-e%E2%80%99lun-%E2%80%93-blue-heron-house

The Changer and the Eagle. (1978). Legends of T’Sou-ke and West Coast bands. Sooke Region Historical Society and Sooke (T’Sou-ke) Band.

Planes, G., Sooke Nation. Excerpt from “SṈE₭E” (“The Watchman”). Personal communication, March 11, 2019.

Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning. (n.d.). Indigenous academic integrity. https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/resources/indigenous-academic-integrity

Weber-Pillwax, C. (1999). Indigenous research methodology: Exploratory discussion of an elusive subject. Journal of Educational Thought/Revue de la Pensée Éducative, 33(1), pp. 31-45.

University of Saskatchewan Library. (n.d.). Indigenous Studies Portal. https://iportal.usask.ca/index.php?sid=384451685&t=about

Younging, G. (2018). Elements of Indigenous style: A guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples. Brush Education.


* Citations and references to Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers in this resource follow the approaches created by Lorisia MacLeod and NorQuest College Indigenous Student Centre staff. For more information, please see "Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers" in NorQuest College Library's APA Style 7th Edition guide.