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Lesson Two: Christine M'Lot 176 Finally, have students come up to the board and place their sticky notes in the correct category. The purpose of this activity is for students to have examples of self-care for the latter part of the lesson. Inform students that next, they will hear from Indigenous educator, Christine M'Lot. ACQUIRE: CHRISTINE M'LOT'S FIRESIDE CHAT VIDEO https://www.firesidechats.ca/video/christine-mlot CHRISTINE M'LOT (she/her/hers) is an award-winning Anishinaabe educator and curriculum developer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has experience working with children and youth in multiple capacities including child welfare, children's disAbility services and Indigenous family programming. She currently is teaching high school at the University of Winnipeg Collegiate. Christine is also the co-founder of Red Rising Education, and works to create Indigenous educa- tion resources for teacher Play Christine M'Lot's Fireside Chat Video or have students read the textbook chapter. To debrief the video, ask the class the following questions: 1.How does Christine describe her education journey? 2.What obstacles does Christine say she faced? 3.Who was Christine's role model and how did he help her stay on a good path? 4.What advice does Christine give to youth? 5.What advice would Christine give her younger self? 6.How does Christine say she keeps her mental health in check? 7.Where does Christine say she draws her inspiration from? In her interview, Christine talks about her Medicine Wheel Goal Setting activity, which students will be led through in the next part of the lesson! APPLY: MEDICINE WHEEL GOAL SETTING Show students Christine's Youtube mini-series "Medicine Wheel Goal Setting". This is a three- part mini-series that will take students through the history of the Medicine Wheel, how to use the Medicine Wheel to set goals and goal setting tips from the field of positive psychology. Hand out the "Medicine Wheel Goal Setting" template so students can do the activity as they watch the videos. Part 1: A Brief History of the Medicine Wheel (5 minutes) Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1lOLDTJGJk In this first video of a three-part series, Christine discusses the history of the Anishinaabe Medi- cine Wheel, including how long it's been used for, it's meanings and what we can learn from it. Part 2: Medicine Wheel Goal Setting Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N9bI9FSbcA In this second video, Christine takes you through a goal setting activity, using the Medicine Wheel. Christine discusses mental health, including the dierence between healthy and unhealthy coping strategies. You're encouraged to follow along and create your own goals. Tip: As students are thinking of goals in the "Emotions" category, refer them to the examples they gave in the activating activity.