Earthkeepers:
Native American Legends and the Environment
Join the “Earthkeeper” and discover the secrets of the magical gamebag while learning about the environment.
Native American legends and live animals will inspire you to love, respect, and care for the Earth.
Dance and chant to the beating drum, discover how the great web of life encircles the plants, the animals, and the people.
Earthkeepers
TEACHER STUDY GUIDE
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Earthkeeper's Chant
(to
drum beat or clapping hands)
We can't always go where we want,
We can't always do what we want,
We can't always take what we want!
We use it up,
We wear it out,
We make it do,
We do without!
Reduce,
Reuse,
Recycle,
Rethink!
We are brothers of the Earth,
We are sisters of the Sky,
Earthkeepers,
Earthkeepers,
Earthkeepers, Yes!
Things to Ponder
Discuss the Earthkeeper's Chant. Look at each verse. What do the verses mean?
How can we be better Earthkeepers?
What does it mean to reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink?
Why would Native American tribes of the past tend to be more involved with reducing, reusing and rethinking rather than recycling?
CARE FOR THE EARTH SO THE EARTH CAN CARE FOR YOU!
Earthkeepers Study Guide
Native American Legends Presented:
Gluscabi and the Game Animals - Abenaki Tribe
(The Magical Gamebag) Northeast Woodlands
Raven and the Beavers - Haida Tribe
(How Raven Brought Salmon to the Rivers and Lakes) Pacific Northwest, British
Columbia
How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun - Muskogee (Creek)
Tribe
Southeast Region, Oklahoma
One Day, One Night Unknown Origin
The Gift of the Trees - Eastern Woodland Tribe and Region
The Boy and the Rattlesnake - Apache Tribe
Southwest Region
Coyote Steals the Blanket - Ute Tribe
Great Basin Region
Review
Have students retell the legends in their own words.
Discuss what the legends mean. What do the legends teach us?
Things to Ponder
Which was your favorite legend presented in Earthkeepers? Why?
Which was your least favorite legend in Earthkeepers? Why?
Look at each of the stories listed above. Which stories
involved the
environmental 4 R's … reducing, reusing, recycling, rethinking? Discuss.
Extended Study
Select a Native American tribe and learn more about it.
Make up a legend. Present it to others.
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Program Flyers
- Christine Buik Programs
- Christine Buik High School Programs
- Christine Buik Adult Programs
- Jim Walser: Story-n-Actor
- Jim Walser Adult Programs: Storytelling and the Three R's
Program Study Guides
- Animal Inventors - Presented by Christine Buik
- Dinosaur Discoveries - Presented by Christine Buik
- Earth Day Every Day - Green Lifestyles - Presented by Jim Walser
- Earthkeepers - Presented by Christine Buik
- It's a Jungle Out There - Substance Abuse Program - Presented by Christine Buik
- It's a Jungle Out There - Animals Only Program - Presented by Christine Buik
- Storytelling and the Three R's: Synopsis of Workshop for Parents, Teachers, Librarians and Camp Counselors
- Teach the Mind, Touch the Heart - Character Education - Presented by Jim Walser
- The Journey Starts Now - Presented by Christine Buik
*Schools: Check with your District Office...It’s a Jungle Out There (substance abuse program) qualify for Safe & Drug-Free Entitlement Money authorized by the State Board of Education.