Learning from the land while preserving culture

How would like to attend a university course beside a beautiful lake instead of in a classroom?Rather than reading about the land you would learn by being on the land.That's the premise behind land-based education.

Instead of trying to fit Indigenous knowledge into a classrooom.It takes the class to the knowledge.Winnipeg educatorTasha Spillettexplainsthis innovative way of teaching.

The Ghost River Rediscovery camp in Alberta is not your average camp.Campers sleep in teepees, they learn from a First Nation elder and reconnect with their Indigenous heritage. CBC'sPaul Karchut took the long, bumpy ride to check the camp out for himself.

Back in February Unreserved took a road trip to visit Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.It is the home land of the Haudenosauneeor the People of the Longhouse.

We met TerryLynn Brant who isaMohawk seedkeeper.Her family has carried the responsibility of growing corn.But as Brantwill share, the seeds grow more than just food.

When you look up at the night sky how many constellations can you name?The Big Dipper, Orion, the North Star.What about Wasagajack?

Wilfred Buck is a science educator in Manitoba. He teaches aboutthe Cree constellations.Earlier this season Unreservedheaded out into the bush with him and looked up at the night sky.

Watch:Wilfred Buckexplains Cree constellations

Instead of games and ghost stories,it's germs and microscopes at this summer camp.The Science and Health Sciences Summer camp is in Kamloops, B.C.,and is run by the Thompson Rivers University.

They hope to attract more Indigenous students to the sciences.The CBC's Jennifer Norwell stopped by and spoke to kids as they worked in a microbiology lab.

In Old Crow, Yukon,the Porcupine River is the centre of the community.It's the place to fish, hunt, travel and swim.So theVuntutGwitchinFirst Nation wanted to make sure everyone stays safe.Two Whitehorse lifeguards recently traveled to Old Crow to teach kids how to stay safe in the river.

This week's playlist:

Ila Barker - If the Sun Burns Out

Lloyd Cheechoo - James Bay

A Tribe Called Red - R.E.D.

Iskw - Sometimes