Seize Your Copy The Honour Drum: Sharing The Beauty Of Canada's Indigenous People With Children, Families And Classrooms Developed By Null Accessible As Ebook

content and a timely message, Well written, communicating important cultural views Honour the Drum is all about educating children in Indigenous culture, beginning with the drum 'the heartbeat of the earth', as well as their music, stories and dance.
It explains patterns, symbols and colours important to Indigenous culture and describes what a Pow Wow is and means, Totem poles are given a page and then it's on to history, values and humour, The author emphasizes respect and honour for the elders the keepers of tales,

The book also includes an important page on how words matter, explaining why we've moved from the misnomer 'Indian,' to 'aboriginal' meaning 'of unknown origin' to the accurate 'indigenous' people of the land.
In Canada, the indigenous peoples include the First Nations, Metis and Inuit people, Each have their own language, name for the Creator and way to pray, One way they honour the Creator is by caring for creation, And finally, the book turns to how we might

best imagine 'honouring the drum,' where all children gather, wherever they're from, While Tim Huff has created the basic text and pictures, the major work of composing the discussion guide came from Cheryl Bear from the First Nation community of Nadleh Whut'en in BC who ensures that the descriptions are accurate, rich and welcoming.
nice and imformative My Gr/students love when I read a chapter from this book before each social studies ON period, I love the great explanations and the questions at the end of each section to help the students relate the information to their own lives, A great resource for learning about Canada's indigenous peoples! The Honour Drumis a uniquely envisioned and crafted project shared between two Canadian friendsan Indigenous woman from the West Coast and a non Indigenous man from Ontarioto reach children, families and classrooms across Canada and around the world with a message of great beauty and truth that should not be ignored.
This vibrant book is animportant starting place for learning and insight that is vital and, for many people of all ages, overdue, The Honour Drum is a love letter to the Indigenous people of Canada and a humble bow to Indigenous cultures around the world, .