My class is currently working on the Canadian Native Studies. A First Nation lady from the Ojibwa tribe visited our school today. She presented many artefacts about the native way of living.
The First Nation Peoples' ways of living are very much attached to the land and Mother Nature. I always like to read a book of the Mohawk Thanksgiving Prayer to my class before I teach the unit. I want my students to understand why the first Nation Peoples are very respectful to the earth that provides them with the materials for food, clothing, shelters and transportation needs.
Unfortunately, I could not find my book to re-post it here. I discovered a few similar First Nation's prayers online. The first one below was adapted from the Iroquois tribe. The second and the third ones are the Mohawk prayers which are very similar to the book I usually read to my students.
Enjoy the reading and Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends!
Thanksgiving Prayer
We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us.