MOHAWK ADDITIONAL TEACHER RESOURCES

WEBSITES

• David Kanatawakhon Maracle website - Mohawk Thanksgiving address in brief in audio
• Native Self Sufficiency Center, Tree of Peace Society, and Six Nations Indian Museum website - Mohawk prayers of thanks
• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada website - Elementary school based phrases
• Queen’s University website - Another version of the Mohawk Creation Story with lesson plan
• Iroquois Beadwork Kids’ Zone website - Another version of the Mohawk Creation Story with children’s drawings
• Another version of the Mohawk Creation Story
• A brief history and map of Iroquois territory
• Iroquois Beadwork Kids’ Zone website - Beading instructions
• The Serpent and the Egg Earthen Mounds website – photos and maps
• Recipezaar website – recipe for making Mohawk corn soup
• Native Tech website – another Mohawk corn soup recipe

AUDIOVISUALS

• Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message (973650), 28 minutes, 1996, Canadian Learning Company, Primary-Junior Audience, From the Reading Rainbow Series. Written by Chief Jake Swamp and illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr., this title celebrates the beauty, bounty and resources of the earth. The Native American belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift leads viewers to a family harvesting cranberries and to city kids planting trees in their neighbourhood, reinforcing the message of responsibility that we all share in caring for our environment.
• Giving Thanks - A Native Good Morning Message (055175), 7 minutes, 1997, McNabb & Connolly, Primary Audience. Known as the Thanksgiving Address, this native good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift - from the moon and the stars to the tiniest blade of grass. Narrated in English & Mohawk by Chief Jake Swamp. Ltd. Animation
• The Great Peace…the Gathering of Good Minds (K01047), 1999, Working World New Media, Junior Audience. Contains: 1 Resource Guide & 1 CD-ROM this CD-ROM is based on the three panel artwork (a triptych) that Raymond created to express the images in his dream. Raymond states, "As the artwork started to evolve, I began to realize that all the images within the theme had a specific story to tell - stories of history, stories of culture, stories of spirituality and values. As the images took shape it was clear that this told the story of the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy." The triptych is entitled, The Great Peace...The Gathering of Good Minds, from which the CD-ROM received its title. The artwork is used as the main menu for the Great Peace Interactive Journey section on the CD-ROM.