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Great travel size sage set. Includes a small abalone shell and white sage.

This top quality white sage is salvia apiana, also known as buffalo sage. Salvia is from the latin word salvareÓ which means to heal. This natural, freshly picked white sage has long been used in smudging ceremonies.

Top quality white buffalo sage is used for clearing, smudging, and cleansing. Place a few dried sage pieces in the bottom of an abalone shell or other heat resistant dish, it's also wise to add a little sand for insulation. Ignite the leaves, blow out flame and the sage will release a cloud of white, purifying smoke. The smell of white sage brings a sense of peace and clarity, while clearing negativity from the room.

Additional Information

• Abalone shells are ethically harvested. Poaching is not only illegal but goes against the core values of Nature's Expression.
• Abalone shells pass stringent importing regulations and scrutiny by the office of Fish and Wildlife in the US and the Conservation and Protection Branch of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada.All documentation must meet the requirements of both these governing bodies. Suppliers who don't follow the environmental regulations have their goods confiscated.
• Sage from USA. Origin of abalone shells varies.

This Indigenous Plant Memory Matching Card Game contains 25 cards, including 1 instructional card and 2 each of the following: 

1. Bitter-root
2. Blue Camas
3. Burdock
4. Cat-tail
5. Devil’s Club
6. Fireweed
7. Kinnikinnick
8. Licorice Fern
9. Oregon Grape
10. Soapberry
11. Stinging Nettle
12. Tiger Lily

Educator Information
At Strong Nations, we strive to provide meaningful learning opportunities for all learners with our products. Our Strong Learners products can work both independently, or to support our Strong Nations books.

Memory Matching Card Games support young learners to develop and strengthen their ability to recall information. Some other benefits include:

· social interaction
· improve concentration
· pay attention to detail
· turn taking
· brain exercise
· ability to stay focused

These cards are printed on Stone Paper.  This eco-friendly paper alternative is made from stone, not trees!  Stone Paper is tear-resistant, uses no lamination, and does not use trees, water, or harmful chemicals and dyes in its production. The cards are also biodegradable.  While they can be used outside, store cards in the shade or away from direct sunlight. 

Card Game Creator: Terri Mack

Additional Information
25 cards per set | 4.5" x 3.5" | ISBN: 459312866017 

At Strong Nations we strive to provide meaningful learning opportunities for all learners with our products. Our Strong Learners products can work both independently, or to support our Strong Nations books.

25 Cards – 1 Instructional Card and 2 each of the following:
• Bull Kelp
• Mossy Chiton
• Ochre Sea Star
• Decorator Crab
• Giant Green Anemone
• Giant Pacific Octopus
• Glaucous-winged Gull
• Pacific Blue Mussels
• Orca
• Sea Otter
• Purple Sea Urchin
• Steller Sea Lion

Memory Matching Card Games support young learners to develop and strengthen their ability to recall information. Some other benefits include:

· social interaction
· improve concentration
· pay attention to detail
· turn taking
· brain exercise
· ability to stay focused

Card Game Creator: Terri Mack

Additional Information
25 cards per set | 4.5" x 3.5" | Cellophane wrapped | ISBN: 459312866000

Sweet grass is an aromatic herb that is used in peace and healing rituals. Its sweet scented stalks are dried and made into braids and burned as incense.

Place sweet grass in the bottom of an abalone shell or other heat resistant dish, it is also wise to add a little sand for insulation. Ignite the braid, blow out flame and it will release a cloud of white, purifying smoke.

This card game provides two learning opportunities. Cards consist of six salmon species and the six life cycle stages of the salmon and a salmon crest image. On the salmon species cards students will see both the marine and spawning phase of the salmon on one card.

25 Cards – 1 Instructional Card and 2 each of the following:
• Eggs
• Fry
• Alevin
• Smolt
• Adult
• Spawner

• Chinook
• Chum
• Coho
• Pink
• Sockeye
• Steelhead

Educator Information
At Strong Nations, we strive to provide meaningful learning opportunities for all learners with our products. These cards support the book From the Mountains to the Sea: We Are a Community.

Find Salmon Memory Matching Cards in French HERE!

Card Game Creator: Terri Mack

Additional Information
25 cards per set | 4.5" x 3.5" | ISBN: 459312860015

The Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide is a supporting guide for the Strong Readers Levels 1 - 20, Set A & B. 

The Educators Resource Guide is organized in a binder with each section tabbed (373 pages total).

The comprehensive guide provides you with the following:

• Strong Readers Overview
• Correlation Chart
• Title list
• Titles Supporting Specific Areas
• Introduction to Guided Reading
• Guided Reading Lesson Plan Overview
• Guided Reading Lesson Planning
• Data Sheet and Thinking Sheets, Levels 1 - 20
• Tools to Support Guided Reading Lesson Planning
• Coaching Records/Running Records
• How to Use the Coaching Records

The Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide offers a range of tools and resources designed to assist educators in utilizing the Strong Readers with students. Please note that this resource does not contain lesson plans or coaching records for the Northern Series and the Métis Series.

Click here to download a: Strong Readers Correlation Chart 

Additional Information
373 pages | Binder | ISBN: 9781771741057 | Author: Strong Nations Team

Designed by Denesuline and Saulteaux Native Artist Alex Janvier.

"Morning Star murals four sections represent the Medicine Wheel, culturally significant to many Aboriginals. There are four directions, four seasons, the elements (earth, wind fire, water), stages of life (infant, child, adult, and elder.) Also, the Denesuline people used the Morning Star as a traveling guide at night." - Alex Janvier

Shawl measures 72 cm x 175 cm

Designed by Tsimshian Artist Roy Henry Vickers.

"Inspired by Valentines Day, 2012. Eagles mate for life and have clear vision. Eagle is one of my crests from the Tsimshian village of Gitxaala" - R.H. Vickers

This scarf measures 180cm x 70cm and is 100% polyester.

Designed by Métis Artist Leah Dorion.

"Our breath gives us life and is the sacred vessel that carries our voice.  When words are shared with loving positive energy our world is greatly impacted."

Art Print Shawls feel very soft and keep you warm. They drape beautifully and can be worn in a variety of ways. 

Shawl measures 180cm x 70cm and is 100% acrylic. 

Printed Nylon Shopper Bag with Pewter Accent. Corrine Hunt 3 Eagle Design. Made in Canada.

This Shoulder Bag features Kwakwaka’wakw Artist Francis Dick's Eagle Freedom design.

“The orca in the wing of the eagle symbolizes, family, and protection.” - Francis Dick

Additional Information

• Straps and Front Panel: 100% Polyester
• Body of Bag: 100% Cotton
• Dimensions: 30.5cm (h) x 25.5cm (w) x 13cm gusset.
• Features: zipper close, separate compartment inside of bag, large pockets on both sides, adjustable shoulder strap.

This Shoulder Bag features Odawa-Pottawatomi Artist James Jacko's Medicine Turtle design.

The Turtle is sacred. It carries the four colours of the medicine wheel, symbolizing important elements and can be different depending on the tribe. The seven circles represent the seven teachings of our people, and inside each circle is a bird that delivers the message of the creator.

Additional Information

• Straps and Front Panel: 100% Polyester
• Body of Bag: 100% Cotton
• Dimensions: 30.5cm (h) x 25.5cm (w) x 13cm gusset.
• Features: zipper close, separate compartment inside of bag, large pockets on both sides, adjustable shoulder strap.

This top quality white sage is salvia apiana. Salvia is from the latin word salvare which means to heal. This natural, freshly picked white sage, lavender and cedar has been harvested from the desert, the forest and the meadow to be dried and offered as a unique smudging blend. The combination of white sage, with the fresh, woody scent of cedar is ideal for cleansing and lavender adds a sense of calm and tranquility.

Simply light, blow out flame and waft the smoke.

Additional Information

• Sage is harvested by selected Indigenous companies. These suppliers support their local communities and also respect their customs and traditions. This wild sage is harvested by individual pickers (there is no big cultivation nor farms involved). This ensures an ethical harvest that leaves enough plants to self-populate the following year.

Silver Sage (Salvia argentea) is from the latin word salvare, which means to heal. It has a distinctive silvery white colour. This natural, freshly picked sage has long been used in smudging ceremonies, helping to connect to the healing powers of mother earth. It is used to cleanse negative thoughts and the dark from people, objects and dwelling places. Silver sage emits a moist, cool smoke which centres, grounds and brings clarity, while encouraging action. Light and burn in a smudge bowl or use in cleansing ceremonies.

Silver Sage is said to command the attention of our spirit guides. Sage smoke carries our prayers and intentions as it purifies our inner and outer environments.

Additional Information

• Sage is harvested by selected Indigenous companies. These suppliers support their local communities and also respect their customs and traditions. This wild sage is harvested by individual pickers (there is no big cultivation nor farms involved). This ensures an ethical harvest that leaves enough plants to self-populate the following year.

This bear stamp is designed by Tsimshian artist Bill Helin.

Educator Information
Download a free English stamp book here: Stamp Book English

Download a free French stamp book here: Stamp Book French

Additional Information
2.75" x 1.75" | ISBN: 45931285790 | Made in Canada