Resource Description

This resource features dances and lesson ideas designed to develop physical literacy, as students discover music and movements from Indigenous communities across Canada. 

All dances are choreographed by a team comprised of indigenous students and teachers from Kamloops School District #73, teacher candidates from Thompson Rivers University, and an Elder, in consultation with Melanie Levenberg. Each song in the resource is performed by an Aboriginal artist or group.

*This resource was developed in partnership between DANCEPL3Y/PL3Y International, Kamloops School District #73 (SD73), and Thompson Rivers University (TRU).

What's Inside

Choreographer

Roxane Letterlough

Roxane holds a Masters in Education with a focus on Indigenous Knowledges and Indigenous Pedagogies. She is from St'at'imc Nation and currently works as School District 73's Intermediate Aboriginal Resource teacher.When I choreographed the songs for the Aboriginal DANCEPL3Y resource, it was a collaborative effort with local Elders, community members and students. We  worked together to find the appropriate movements that are culturally appropriate and relevant. This technique required us to hear many of the Aboriginal stories and learn about the different perspectives when creating these movements. Our choreography process is an immersion of a cultural experience.

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