Indigenous Two-Eyed Seeing Resource for Science Classrooms!
Features:
- Richly illustrated by Mi’kmaw artist Loretta Gould
- Offers a brief history of the Western calendar and the moon’s phases and why the seasons change
- Two-eyed seeing approach takes young readers on a journey through one full year in Mi’kma’ki
“…Cathy LeBlanc and Dave Chapman guide readers through a year in Mi’kma’ki… Mi’kmaw painter Loretta Gould complements the conversational text with playful and evocative art.”
— Our Children
What is Two-Eyed Seeing?
“Two-Eyed Seeing is learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing, and from the other eye with the strengths of Western knowledge and ways of knowing … and learning to use both these eyes together, for the benefit of all.”
— Elder Dr. Albert Marshall of Eskasoni First Nation in Unama’ki (Cape Breton)
The Mi’kmaw lunar calendar
Mi’kmaw Moons follows the two-eyed seeing approach to takes young readers on a journey through one full year in Mi’kma’ki and offers a brief history of the modern Western calendar, and some basic astronomy facts about the moon’s phases and why the seasons change.
KESIK – Winter
Chief Moon
Tomcod Spawning Time
Snow Blinding Time
SIWKW – Spring
Spring Time
Birds Laying Eggs Time
Frogs Croaking Time
NIPK – Summer
Trees Fully Leafed Time
Birds Shedding Feathers Time
Berry Ripening Time
TOQWA’Q – Autumn
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About the Illustrator & Authors
Loretta Gould is a Mi’kmaw painter and quilter who loves bright, beautiful colours. A self-taught artist, she grew up in Waycobah First Nation and started painting in earnest in 2013. Her works have sold around the world. She is represented by the DaVic Gallery in BC and the Bay of Spirits Gallery in Toronto. She lives in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Cathy Jean LeBlanc is a member of Acadia First Nation and a graduate of St. Thomas University. She is a Mi’kmaw cultural interpreter and Student Support Worker for Indigenous and African Nova Scotian youth. She lives in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
