Read Wab Kinew’s The Reason You Walk. Use your library card to get a hard copy of the book at your local library or read it online using the Overdrive app. It is also available free with a free trial of Audible: https://www.audible.ca/pd/The-Reason-You-Walk-Audiobook/B077F1319SL
Perhaps you can find it in our E-library.
If you cannot access a copy of the book, let me know, and we will send a copy out to you.
After reading Wab Kinew’s The Reason, You Walk,” spend some time reflecting on the themes presented. Are these themes noticeably different than what you have read in other non-Indigenous literature?
Reflect on if you did or did not notice other literary differences, such as with the narrative structure, character development, or style, for example? Was there an emphasis placed on story ownership or rules surrounding different cultural practices or events, or did the author embed Indigenous words in the text?
Your job here will be to choose 5 artifacts/symbols representing different pivotal points in Wab’s life, as presented in “The Reason You Walk.” You will have to research the cultural significance of certain items, such as the buffalo skull or the sage used for smudging. This assignment will require outside research. Keep in mind the protocols surrounding some of the stories you may hear or information you may find. Be sure to cite all sources of information using the MLA format. Review the plagiarism rules before you begin. Write a script where you spend 30 seconds to 1 minute discussing the relevance of each artifact and how they connect to Wab’s journey. Making connections to your own life will help to make this meaningful.
Record a 2.5 to a 5-minute video where you show and discuss your chosen artifacts/symbols. Be sure to have a look at the Oral Presentation Rubric (attached) to understand the expectations of the assignment. Note that we are looking for your thoughts and insight (which, remember, typically includes making connections) from your experience of the book, not a re-telling of the book.
Submit
your references, script and, your video recording (MP4)
