Indigenous Culture and Traditions

Teaching your children about the way of life in different cultures provides them with a wider view of the world and exposes them to the various ways God has made us unique. There are many different indigenous cultures and traditions across the world today and even more when we look at the history aspect of cultures! The articles below barely touch on the many different indigenous cultures in all the countries, but we hope this will encourage you to springboard into learning more about the geography and history of people and their land.

The first article "Resources for Teaching Indigenous History and Culture" gives you ideas and inspiration on how to find the places and people that can help you know more on this topic. "Residential Schools and Their Lasting Effect" is an Albertan homeschool mom's personal story about the effects of residential schools on Canada's First Nations people and how she found healing in Jesus Christ. For an indigenous culture father away from Canada, "Indigenous Culture and Traditions of the Igorots in the Philippines" will uncover many strange traditions of these people and provides a cultural recipe to enjoy a Igorot traditional dish in your own home.

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Why study Indigenous history and culture? It is important for homeschoolers to be knowledgeable not just about general Canadian history but to be familiar with more specific areas that are part of our country’s history. That includes Indigenous history and culture. With the resources shared in this article, family members of all ages will find numerous avenues of learning about Indigenous history in engaging and interesting ways. Here are some resource suggestions to get you started as well as places where you can find more information.

Throughout the last couple years, there has been an increased knowledge of some of the atrocities that have happened to the First Nations of Canada, more recently with the findings of the little bodies of children who never made it home from the residential schools across the country. There are many children who became adults that have physically survived the schools but had their culture and identity torn from them, as well as the value of their personhood.

According to the 2010 research by the United Nations Development Programme, the Philippines has an estimated number of 14-17 million indigenous peoples. They belong to 110 ethno-linguistic groups found all over the country. Probably the most famous of these indigenous tribes are the Igorots.

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