About Turtle Island : Introduction -- Turtle Island -- Turtle Island Voices -- Culture Areas of Canada -- Teachings from Turtle Island -- World View: Cycles, Humans, and Nature -- Storytelling -- Family and Kinship ties -- Elders. Turtle Island Voices and Literacy : Developing Literacy Proficiency -- Building a Community of Learners -- Every Student a Learner -- Supporting All Readers -- The Reading Process -- Increasing Fluency -- Selecting Books for Reading Success -- Using Information Technologies to Promote Literacy -- Turtle Island Voices Teaching plans -- Tutoring a Reader in Difficulty -- Assessment and Evaluation -- Teaching Aboriginal Perspectives -- Linking Aboriginal Perspectives to the Curriculum -- Conducting a Turtle Island Circle. Teaching Plans : Buffalo learns respect -- Help! -- Just Joking! -- The Sash -- Little Bear -- Night and Day -- Anisha's Dance -- Time to celebrate -- Around the world -- Exploring art.