The Sliammon
version of the second Small Number story has been included in the
Sliammon language segment of the First Voices website: http://www.firstvoices.com/en/Sliammon/story
Oshele from the Sliammon
Nation, describes the project in the following way, "This is not a traditional Sliammon story but one
that could be told in any First Nations communty. The story appealed to
us because of it descriptive language and presented a challenge to
translate. The story also has a math focus and we hope to encourage
teachers to use it."
Contact
The coordinators of the Math Catcher: Mathematics Through Aboriginal Storytelling program are Veselin Jungic and Mark MacLean. For information about the program and/or to arrange a visit to your school please contact Veselin at vjungic@sfu.ca or Mark at maclean@math.ubc.ca.
We are two mathematicians who are interested in promoting mathematics and who have enormous respect for Aboriginal culture traditions. As mathematicians, we have tried to be extremely careful with everything related to Aboriginal cultures. In their essence, our stories are inspired by what we have read in relevant literature, by what we heard from our Aboriginal friends, and by what we experienced working with the Aboriginal students.
Veselin and Mark with Professor Richard Guy at the First Nations Math Education Workshop, Banff, AB., November 24, 2009
