We Learn From Our Land

Jul 9 2007

Chuntoh Education Society

Box 2378

Fort St. James, British Columbia

250-996-8868

The Chuntoh Education Society is pleased to offer …

Yunk’ut Whe Ts’o Dul’eh - “We Learn From Our Land”

A Cross-Cultural Outdoor Science Camp

This is a season-based outdoor curriculum for primary school students that emphasizes the linkages between Dakelh cultural knowledge and the natural sciences. This program takes students out onto the land and provides unique opportunities for students to learn traditional skills from Elders, to learn fieldwork methods from First Nation professionals working in natural resource management, and to experience the distinct seasons of the north from both cultural and ecological perspectives.

Cultural Knowledge

Wildlife Biology

Ecology

The Chuntoh Camp facility is at the Cinnabar Resort & Research Station, located on the shores of Chuzghun (Tezzeron Lake) 45 kms north of Fort St. James that includes heated cabins, toilets, showers, and cook-house.

Chuntoh is associated with the Education Department of the John Prince Research Forest (JPRF) which is co-managed by Tl’azt’en Nation and the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). Chuntoh has delivered the Yunk’ut Whe Ts’o Dul’eh Program to local elementary schools since 2003.

Chuntoh offers students a holistic experience that will engage and excite them about learning. We look forward to this exciting opportunity to connect and learn from the natural world.

Thank you - Snachalya.

Renel Mitchell, Program Coordinator Chuntoh Education Society

renelmitch@hotmail.com 250-996-8868

Yunk’ut Whe Ts’o Dul’eh - We Learn From Our Land

Students learn the links between cultural knowledge and the natural sciences from a variety of activities available in different seasons. Camps can be designed to meet your class needs. Costs are $2000 for 2 day/1 overnight camp for a group of 25 that includes cabin accommodations, meals, teachings from Cultural Instructors and First Nation professionals, structured class sessions, games, and a lot of fun learning. Your school is responsible for transportation and overnight chaperones.

Seasonal Camps: Curriculum & Activities
Bit’ooza The Time for Char Fall Camp Sept – Oct	‘Uk’oh Tracking Winter Camp Dec – Feb	‘Ut’an-ilht’sai Appearance of Budding Spring Camp March-May	Hunayeh Plants Summer Camp May-July
Day 1 10 am – 7 pm Ecology Games Learning About the Food Web Preparing Char for the smokehouse Making Moose Hides Fall berries, traditional tea, & campfire bannock Forest Ecology Hike Talo, cultural significance of salmon Salmon Life Cycle Game Drumming	Day 1 10 am – 6 pm Mammals of Our Region; mammalian classification Basics of Tracking Skulls, claws, talons, & teeth! Winter Ecology & Adaptations Winter Ecology Games Tracking Hike Setting snares & traps Tracking Story Assignment	Day 1 10 am – 6 pm The Reason for the Season – the astronomy of spring Conifer Tree Identification Making Birch Syrup Duchun yoo – collecting and making traditional medicines ‘Ulbunbayoh – making a spruce bough shelter Collecting Birch Bark Cultural Values associated with plant gathering	Day 1 10 am – 7 pm Ecology Games Botany Identifying Edible Plants Wilderness Survival Skills Bone tools Fishing & food gathering for traditional foods dinner Summer Ceremony
Day 2 9 am – 4 pm Ecology Games Forest Ecology Poster Project Lake Ecology Tl’azt’en Nation Fisheries; Stream Assessment Wilderness Awareness Activities Making Moose Hides	Day 2 9 am – 4 pm Wildlife Management Tracking Story Assignment Checking Snares & Traps Mule-Deer Winter Range Project	Day 2 9 am – 4 pm Tree Physiology & Dendrology Culturally Modified Trees Making Birch Bark Baskets	Day 2 9 am – 4 pm Ecology Games Nature Art Project Wilderness Survival Skills Wilderness Awareness Activities

To REGISTER YOUR CLASS - Please Contact the Chuntoh Education Society

250-996-8868

Renel Mitchell, Program Coordinator, renelmitch@ hotmail.com

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