Metis dot painting

Aboriginal dot painting template for colouring.

Dot painting on feather shaped art

Zeegwaan (Spring), 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 20" round, by Christi Belcourt (http://www.christibelcourt.com)

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Time for 6th grade's yearly study of Australian Aboriginal art. We always learn about dot painting and x-ray style drawing and then throw in something a little different for fun. Last year we made the x-ray style stuffies...I'll post this year's wild card in a few days. We start our unit learning a bit about the Aboriginal Dream time stories, symbols and dot painting. We talk about why Dream time stories and symbols differ from region to region and most are not to be shared with non…

Metis people are referred to as the “Flower People” through their beautiful beadwork. A brief presentation of the art work and demonstration. Students will be guided to create their own pieces of a…

- - - Growing up, I knew I was mixed. I knew my mother and my father came from different backgrounds; my mother looked different than my father. She is Native and my dad is white. I’ve always known this, but never understood it growing up. Discerning, when you’re a child, why your mother looks