独木舟项目是一个原住民教育计划，旨在尊重传统知识，创造真实的跨学科连接，包括科学、数学和人文学科的学习机会，同时还包括对 CTF（职业技能基础）和艺术基本知识的重视。通过运用独木舟的隐喻，为 Ernest Morrow 学生们建立了一个灵活的学习空间，承认实践性学习、全面学科连接和与土地（水域）相关的教学。该项目获得了卡尔加里基金会提供的一项资助。

制作独木舟能够让学生深入了解设计原则，认识到原住民文化的知识体系。从蒂姆西安和海达族的大型独木舟，到卡斯卡·迪纳族的麋鹿皮船，再到克里族和米克玛克族的经典独木舟，加拿大各地设计、建造并完善了不同的独木舟，以提高其效能。这些船只的设计和传统与原住民文化一样广泛、多样且复杂。这种设计经过时间的考验，被证明是非常出色和持久的。因此，制作独木舟传承了团队合作、健康生活方式、发展手部技能、认识家族传承以及深深融入了艾伯塔和加拿大水道悠久历史中的故事。独木舟项目也为我们在学习和教学中共同走向和解开启了对话。在某种程度上，现代独木舟是对原住民加拿大景观中所孕育的不可思议的知识体系的致敬，也是对原住民和移民知识相结合和混合性的尊重。

由于 Covid-19 疫情导致学校停课，Ernest Morrow 学校的工作人员希望继续珍视学生的贡献以及这个项目对学生和学校社区的意义和目标。独木舟项目通过各种数字方式进行，包括与学生和工作人员的远程视频会议，以及一系列展示制作过程的视频。继续进行这个项目的决定源于我们深切认识到我们的学习社区不会在面对逆境或展示对学生的韧性时退缩。就像顺流而下的河流般，我们认识到了外界现实带来的环境条件，灵活应对并继续前行。

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​The canoe project was designed as an Indigenous Education initiative to honour traditional knowledge and create authentic interdisciplinary connections that include learning opportunities in Science, Math and Humanities while also embracing fundamentals in CTF and Art. In using the metaphor of the Canoe, a flexible space for learning was established for Ernest Morrow students that recognized the traditional pedagogy of hands-on learning, holistic disciplinary connections, and making connections between land (water) based teachings. The project was funded through a grant provided by the Calgary Foundation.

The making of a Canoe provides students with insight into design principles and the recognition of the knowledge systems of Indigenous cultures. From the grand dugout Canoes of the Tsimshian and Haida to the Moose Hide boats of the Kaska Dena to the classic canoes of the Cree and Mi’kmaq, different Canoes were designed, built and honed for their efficiency throughout Canada. The designs and the traditions for the building of the canoe are as vast, diverse, and complex as the indigenous cultures themselves. The design has passed the test of time and has proven to be truly brilliant and enduring. As such, the tradition of building a canoe honors teamwork, healthy lifestyle, developing hand skills, recognizing family heritage, and the stories embedded in the deep histories of the waterways of Alberta and Canada. The Canoe project also opened up conversations about our collective journey through reconciliation in both learning and teaching. In some ways, the modern Canoe is a testament to the incredible knowledge systems born in the Indigenous Canadian Landscapes while also honoring the joining and hybridity of indigenous-settler knowledge.

With the cancellation of in-school classes due to Covid-19, the staff at Ernest Morrow School wanted to continue to recognize the contribution of students and the intent and meaning of this project to the students and school community. The Canoe Project continued through a variety of digital means including video conferencing with students and staff from a home garage and a series of videos showing the process of the build. The decision to continue with the project came from a deep recognition that our learning community does not back away from adversity or opportunities to model resilience to our students. Like travelling downstream along a river, we acknowledged the circumstances created from external realities, improvised our way through, and just kept going.

Watch | Canoe Project Overview