Education Curriculums

This story adapts the captikʷł of Lazy Boy, focusing on a boy's journey of self-care, wellness, and community service. The Syilx people have shared their history through captikʷł (oral histories) for thousands of years.Please review full curriculum in the PDF at the bottom of the page to gain full understanding of the lesson and activity.

Show diversity and respect for harvesting protocols and being mindful to only take what is needed.Please review full curriculum in the PDF at the bottom of the page to gain full understanding of the lesson and activity.

Learning about Indigenous peoples fosters multicultural awareness and respect for mapping and its colonial history. Organize ecosystem data through drawings and use mind maps to illustrate biodiversity and relationships.Please review full curriculum in the PDF at the bottom of the page to gain full understanding of the lesson and activity.

The decline in Grizzly populations causes an imbalance within our natural ecosystems. From the Syilx perspective, the well-being and existence of Grizzly Bears are deeply connected to the wellbeing of the land and all living things.Please review full curriculum in the PDF at the bottom of the page to gain full understanding of the lesson and activity.

BC Curriculum connections to Syilx Okanagan peoples’ ways of knowing, doing, and being. Syilx people have always cared for and managed wildlife and ecosystems as part of our inherent responsibility to sustain life on our territory.