LEARNING ABOUT DAKOTA PEOPLE AND NOLAN'S BIRTHDAY

 Brit, Nolan's mom came and gave a presentation with Nolan's help and shared about their families culture.




Brit showed us a pipe that is used in special ceremonies and the end of the pipe is made from stone collected from Pipestone national park.

Nolan wears his regalia when he attends a 'Wacipi' (translation 'they dance').   A Wacipi is open for anyone to attend,  it is a lot of fun to watch all the children and adults dancing together in their regalia and the different types of dances.

The outfits have a lot of beadwork on them which are all sewn by hand by Brit or family members.

They brought in lots of items for us to look at and to gently touch. 

(below first image it should say Shawl)

After learning about Nolan's family and the Dakota culture we celebrated Nolan's 6th birthday before starting work choices.

A few more friends managed to create their clay self-portraits before we went to P.E.

We began reading 'Living color' by Steve Jenkins.  We only read about the color red and had just started the color blue.  The book explains different ways animals use colors.

QUESTIONS
What shapes do you remember seeing on Nolan's regalia?
What image was on Nolan's medallion around his neck?
Can you remember why some of the animals were red?