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For Indigenous and Non-Indigenous children and families. Everyday you can learn more about Indigenous culture with a wonderful, cultural surprise behind each door!
Scroll down and place your cursor over the corresponding day and it will flip to show you a link to an Indigenous Christmas surprise!
Songs, crafts, stories and more that the whole family will enjoy
DECEMBER 1
Watch video and sing along to the Cree Grinch Song by #CreeSimonSays
DECEMBER 2
Read Aloud Coyote Christmas, A Lakota Story
DECEMBER 3
Pinecone Crafts for Kids From Great Wolf Lodge. Make presents or decorations
DECEMBER 4
Read Aloud – The Give-Away by Ray Buckley
DECEMBER 5
Read Aloud – Baseball Bats for Christmas
DECEMBER 6
Unnuaq Upinnaq (Silent Night) – Beatrice Deer
DECEMBER 7
Sing along to Jingle Bells in Woodland Cree performed by Laura Burnouf
DECEMBER 8
Read Aloud – 12 Days of Native Christmas & The Native Night before Christmas
DECEMBER 9
Make snowflake ornaments with nature’s twigs from Buggy and Buddy
DECEMBER 10
Video “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” Sung by Santa himself in Navajo!
DECEMBER 11
Cree – CHRISTMAS nîpâ-ayamihâw kîsikâw ᓃᐹ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐋᐤ ᑮᓯᑳᐤ Watch Lance Cardinal and learn how to make a popsicle stick tree ornament!
DECEMBER 12
Metis Christmas celebrations include music and dance. Watch Métis Jigging from CBC Kids and get your jig on!
DECEMBER 13
Embrace natures supplies with these fun Christmas Tree Ornaments from Easy Peesy made with Twigs
DECEMBER 14
Video Hark the Herald Angels Sing, sung by Jana Mashonee in Lakota
DECEMBER 15
How to Have a Wildlife-Friendly Christmas Tree! Make pine cone bird treats and decorate outdoor trees!
DECEMBER 16
Enjoy and sing along to Little Drummer Boy Sung in Cree (The Gift of Language)
DECEMBER 17
Video Métis Christmas Countdown: Stoves & Sashes Bakin’ Bannock
DECEMBER 18
Cree version of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” recorded in Alberta
DECEMBER 19
Honor the land! Make this super easy and fun Reindeer Ornament with twigs and twine from Fireflys & Mudpies
DECEMBER 20
Watch animated Santa from #CreeSimonSays & bust a move while you learn some Christmas words in Cree!
DECEMBER 21 WINTER SOLSTICE
Read Aloud “Metis Winter Mittens”
DECEMBER 22
Video What Child is This sung in Cherokee by Jana Mashonee
DECEMBER 23
Watch Video Oh Come All Ye Faithful, sung in Kalispel Salish by Jana Mashonee
DECEMBER 24
Make Easy Moose Christmas Ornaments from The Art of Doing Stuff that Smell Delicious!
DECEMBER 25 HO HO HO!
12 Days of Native Language. Learn how to say Merry Christmas in Lakota, Cree, Metis/Michif and more!