My Artifact: Concept Map

 Curricular Competencies Reflection

During the Indigenous storytelling concept map assignment, I demonstrated the Comprehend and Connect competency by showing how the stories we read were all connected through land, identity, culture, and tradition. I had to really think about what each story was trying to teach and how different characters and symbols were used to share important Indigenous values. I improved my reading and viewing skills by noticing how stories like An Athabasca Story and Son of a Trickster. Creating the map helped me connect ideas across texts and recognize how important storytelling is in First Peoples communities. This assignment also helped me understand reconciliation better, as an ongoing process of learning, listening, and respecting Indigenous perspectives.

 Core Competencies Reflection 

Creating the concept map helped me grow in my critical and reflective thinking skills. I had to make connections between different stories we read and figure out how their themes, characters, and teachings all linked back to the central idea of Indigenous storytelling. I really had to think about how elements like land, Trickster figures, and identity were used differently across texts like An Athabasca Story, Son of a Trickster, and the Trickster tales. It pushed me to not just summarize, but to actually reflect on what each story meant and how they worked together to show diverse Indigenous worldviews. This helped me better understand the deeper messages behind the stories and improved how I organize and explain complex ideas.