cc_English Language Arts_Grade 5_Demonstrate awareness of the oral tradition in First Peoples cultures and the purposes of First Peoples texts

the means by which culture is transmitted over generations other than through written records

• Among First Peoples, oral tradition may consist of told stories, songs, and other types of distilled wisdom or information, often complemented by dance or various forms of visual representation, such as carvings or masks.
• In addition to expressing spiritual and emotional truth (e.g., by symbol and metaphor), it provides a record of literal truth (e.g., about events and situations).
• The oral tradition was once integrated into every facet of life of First Peoples and was the basis of the education system.

including to teach life lessons and skills, to convey individual and community responsibilities, to share family and community histories, to explain the natural world, to record history, to map the geography of an area