FL10.1 Explore how value systems, social factors, personal experiences and cultural backgrounds can influence financial decision making.  How can we understand how to manage our money if we don’t first understand what it is that we want money to help us do? You may be surprised to know that “stuff” is not something that most people value and what you spend your money on may not matter as much as you first thought. 

As Cree people, we were given the gift of being named for the four parts of human beings. Nehiyawak, we were called.

It means being balanced in the four parts that are found in the four directions of the Medicine Wheel. These four parts for human beings are the spiritual, physical, emotional and mental aspects of the self. We need to try and balance these four parts that were given to us, to function as people.

The fire is in the centre of the Medicine Wheel. That is where the meaning of the teachings comes from. For me this fire is also the self. When you look at the Medicine Wheel, you start from self. And as you look out, you make your circle.

This is how the Medicine Wheel represents the life journey of people.

The Piikani Nation is part of the Blackfoot Confederacy. The Siksika, the Bloods, and the Piikani all speak the Blackfoot language, and we’re all part of Treaty 7 in southern Alberta - along with the Tsuu T’ina, or Sarcee, who speak a different language.

When they put in the border for the United States, they put it right through our Piikani territory. Half of us were sent to the states and the other half went north. So we became the northern Piikani. The Southern Piikani are across the border in Montana.

More and more Indigenous communities are looking into agriculture as an economic opportunity and what it means for First Nation’s people and their future.

In this video, the leaders of Pelican Lake First Nation talk about the positive effects farming has had on their community including the creation of jobs and the long-lasting benefits for their younger generation.

Indigenous people have long passed on knowledge from generation to generation through oral traditions, including storytelling. Storytelling teaches history, values, beliefs and ways of life.

Enjoy this series of oral stories told by Elder Hazel, where you'll hear all kinds of fascinating stories.

In order to incorporate Indigenous world views and perspectives into this textbook, eight Elders from FNUniv were interviewed during 2017 and 2018. For quick identification and access, the full set of interviews with Elders is listed below, along with a brief explanation of the focus of each interview.