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7 Sacred Teachings Workshop
- 8 Series Workshop
- For 10 years to adults
- 2 hour sessions are ideal
The workshop is conducted in a circle, encourages storytelling, and includes interactive activities.
Knowledgeable speakers or elders can be invited to enhance one or more sessions.
This workshop series helps with life skills needed to help people manage their lives in a healthy manner, encourages wellness and balance in our lives.
7 Sacred Teachings Workshop - East Chilliwack Elementary - Grade 4 Class (2023)
What Are The 7 Sacred Teachings?
The Indigenous way of life is built around the 7 Sacred Teachings or laws which are values or moral teachings worldwide.
Each value is taught by an animal, who models and shows us how to live that value.
The values are:
Love - Eagle
Belonging
Honesty - Sasquatch
Communication
Truth - Turtle
Values & Beliefs
Humility - Wolf
Community
Courage - Bear
Choices
Respect - Buffalo
Self Esteem
Wisdom - Beaver
Balance
These values are life skills in themselves.
The workshop concentrates on individual critical thinking skills, how we live these values and how we apply them to our lives.
This is a gentle approach that encourages insight into building healthy balanced lives.
The second half of the workshop includes activities focused on:
- Belonging
- Communication
- Values and beliefs
- Community
- Choices
- Self-Esteem
- Balance
Knowledgeable speakers or elders can be invited to enhance one or more sessions.
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This workshop series helps with life skills needed to help people to manage their lives in a healthy manner.
Seven Sacred Teachings Character Development
Canada was home to Indigenous peoples long before immigrants started to arrive.
The Seven Sacred Teachings, often called Grandfather or Grandmother Teachings are life morals that guides our conduct to be respectful with each other.
These basic teachings are used by most indigenous people worldwide.
There will be differences as to the animal and the term of the value that is used that best fits the distinct culture of each country and the diversity within each indigenous group.
The main teachings generally remain the same and are a common traditional bond for indigenous peoples.
Oral History
Indigenous people have an oral history where traditional teachings are passed down by word of mouth to the next generation by the elders, the knowledge keepers, in way of storey telling and life modelling.
Workshop participants learn the core beliefs or ways of being for traditional indigenous peoples.
These teachings are Love, Respect, Courage, Honesty, Humility, Truth, and Wisdom. These are basic life morals which are important for all people worldwide to practice.
All the teachings must be practiced together. To only practice one teaching is to do the opposite of the teachings.
For example, in not giving love one is not being brave; not being humble is being conceited; not being honest is being dishonest.
Each teaching is connected to an animal that best represents the teaching in the gifts they have and how that animal lives its life.
The workshop examines what we already know about each animal, our experiences, stories, how each animal uses those gifts and demonstrates the teachings.
Objectives of the Curriculum:
- Reflect on our interactions and traditions that create harmonious environments in our lives including legal and decision-making processes.
- Discuss the significance of the circle and circle work for indigenous peoples.
- Reflection sheets include a summary of the teaching, areas of reflection on what stood out for the participant, what they learned from the session exercise and how they are going to apply the teaching in their life are completed in each session.
- Display the ability to be respectful to each other, the environment and ourselves.
- Become aware of Indigenous traditional way of life and worldview demonstrates various ways of responsibility for oneself, others, and the environment.
- Reflect and apply discretion with respect to the property and natural resource rights and use (eg, sharing, courtesy, cooperative, caring).
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7 Sacred Teachings Workshop for Schools
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