Bridging Two Peoples Chief Peter E. Jones, 1843–1909 Preschool-Kindergarten org/uploads/7/9/8/7/79871818/teacher_resource_guide_grade_5

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Enrique Salmon weaves his historical and cultural knowledge as a renowned Indigenous ethnobotanist with stories American Indian farmers have shared with him to illustrate how traditional Indigenous foodways from the cultivation of crops to the preparation of meals are rooted in a time-honored understanding of environmental stewardship

Cree and English

and a selection of standard bead patterns

Tommy Prince

Bridging Two Peoples Chief Peter E. Jones, 1843–1909 Preschool-Kindergarten org/uploads/7/9/8/7/79871818/teacher_resource_guide_grade_5Bridging Two Peoples tells the story of Dr. Peter E. Jones, who in 1866 became one of the first status Indians to obtain a medical doctor degree from a Canadian university. He returned to his southern Ontario reserve and was elected chief and band doctor. As secretary to the Grand Indian Council of Ontario he became a bridge between peoples, conveying the chiefs concerns to his political mentor Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, most importantly