By Ben Mikaelsen

1
By Ben Mikaelsen
Touching Spirit Bear

• Literature Circles Extension Project
• By Catherine Zweig

2
Cole Matthews
Frustration
Anger
violent
Hate
Resentment
Betrayal
3
The Seeds of Rage
Abuse
Indifference
Father
Mother
4
Peter Driscal

• Victim? Snitch? Bullied? Affected? Hate?
  Fear? Suicide? Recovery? Bravery? Revenge?
  Forgiveness?

5
Circle
6

• A justice circle empowers the victim, their
  family and the community.
• A justice circle resolves unanswered questions,
  anger and frustration on both sides.
• A justice circle gives victims a voice.
• A justice circle helps young people see and
  understand their mistakes.

• www.familyserviceshaliburton.ca/images/

7
The Island

• Chance
• Failure
• Fear
• Anger
• Death
• Sorrow
• Understanding
• Beginning

8
Defining Moments
Spirit Bear Attack
9
Coles Friends?

• Garvey Facilitator of Learning
• Edwin Teacher
• Peter Needed Cole to help him recover
• Coles Mother Needed the courage to be there for
  her son
• Justice Circle Opportunity
• Cole His own worst enemy/his own best friend/his
  own SELF

10
Meditation
Focus
Breathing
Discipline
Being Alone
11

• Great Spirit Bear
• Do you exist
• In my mind?
• In my hopes for
• My future?
• In my fears from my Past?
• You exist to me.

12
Credits

• http//www.explorenorth.com/library/graphics/tling
  itraven.gif
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  jsd.k12.ak.us/hbv/Programs/tlingit_classrooms/rave
  n.gifimgrefurlhttp//www.jsd.k12.ak.us/hbv/Progr
  ams/tlingit_classrooms/tlingit2520language.htmlh
  476w520sz22hlensig2mcN4F8mDYnFqe2G7zsKQDA
  start26tbnidlmALfWtO2bws7Mtbnh120tbnw131
  eiTnLCRJvvPMCYacXP8OkEprev/images3Fq3Dtlingit
  2Bindians26start3D2026ndsp3D2026svnum3D102
  6hl3Den26lr3D26sa3DN
• http//www.pixelations.ca/north/Ketchikan20Totem.
  jpg
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  cruises-travel.com/ketchikan.jpgimgrefurlhttp//
  www.cruises-travel.com/alaska.htmh190w200sz2
  2hlensig2I62d8INufjqa26gzfQBpoAstart162tbni
  dto7v2a5dwiQ2DMtbnh94tbnw99eiJXPCRPGNK9Cwa
  p-9jOwEprev/images3Fq3Dtlingit2Bindians26sta
  rt3D16026ndsp3D2026svnum3D1026hl3Den26lr3
  D26sa3DN
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  thepostcard.com/walt/indian/inn114.gifimgrefurlh
  ttp//www.thepostcard.com/walt/indian/indian.htmh
  209w144sz19hlensig2pb05RNRmnLHOl0cy5vFbnQ
  start5tbnidORZiVQFSGkRDVMtbnh106tbnw73ei
  6nHCRJCkH5TUafyPjOsEprev/images3Fq3Dtlingit2
  Bindians26svnum3D1026hl3Den26lr3D26sa3DX

13

• http//www.pbase.com/mad_monte1/natives_of_the_pac
  ific_northwest
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  iearn.org/circles/images/l-lc-icon.gifimgrefurlh
  ttp//www.iearn.org/circles/h269w259sz4hle
  nsig2TUXAONqff5uVy-MjCk_8Ggstart18tbnidhCKzO
  QFuxmbzEMtbnh113tbnw109eiW1O8RMa-AqGYaMbIoa
  QDprev/images3Fq3Dcircles26svnum3D1026hl3D
  en26lr3D26rls3DHPIB,HPIB2005-48,HPIBen26sa
  3DN
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//hidd
  entrails.com/outdoor/sail/images/bc-spirit-bearurl
  .jpgimgrefurlhttp//hiddentrails.com/outdoor/kay
  ak/spirit-bear-itinerary.htmh239w202sz11hl
  ensig2uwsioIYUn85P9qr6koPWMwstart15tbnidjGVr
  JlaQLWWftMtbnh109tbnw92eiGKm1RL6dE8Lkafr-qJ
  8Gprev/images3Fq3Dspirit2Bbear26svnum3D102
  6hl3Den26lr3D
• http//www.jigcardgallery.com/JigCard/Gallery/dott
  ystorer/UmbrellaStand01.jpg
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  photozo.com/challenge/photos/project/original/p13_
  circlelife_tracy.jpgimgrefurlhttp//www.photozo.
  com/challenge/photo.php?photo3482exhibition58u
  19147C307C...h650w650sz85hle
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  zoosociety.org/img/Platy/DevCircleOfLife.gifimgre
  furlhttp//www.zoosociety.org/Platy/Patron.phph
  164w167sz3hlensig2fQOUeCWZ13UV9yzZ3Zkgjws
  tart368tbnidMy5GnvRXXSLfxMtbnh97tbnw99ei
  XlG8RJiWOqbmaLef4MQDprev/images3Fq3Dcircle2Bo
  f2Blife26start3D36026ndsp3D2026svnum3D1026
  hl3Den26lr3D26rls3DHPIB,HPIB2005-48,HPIBen
  26sa3DN
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  c-i-r-c-l-e-s.com/circles/Graphics/transsym.gifim
  grefurlhttp//www.c-i-r-c-l-e-s.com/h143w142
  sz9hlensig2n_o5KO2YA7kmo549Tb50Fgstart4tbn
  idwUvYsDcMqw2G-Mtbnh94tbnw93eiW1O8RMa-AqGY
  aMbIoaQDprev/images3Fq3Dcircles26svnum3D102
  6hl3Den26lr3D26rls3DHPIB,HPIB2005-48,HPIBen
  26sa3DN
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  familyserviceshaliburton.ca/images/PeopleCircle.gi
  fimgrefurlhttp//www.familyserviceshaliburton.ca
  /justice/justice.htmh279w272sz7hlensig2O
  pvwMuQvKtgdYy_CEfH48gstart1tbnid2l9UraUZ3mv2gM
  tbn
• http//images.google.com/imgres?imgurlhttp//www.
  alaskanalpinetreks.com/ImageGallery/Landscapes_2/i
  mages/BeaverPond-KenaiPeninsula.jpgimgrefurlhttp
  //www.alaskanalpinetreks.com/ImageGallery/Landsca
  pes_2/BeaverPond.htmlh528w384sz100hlensig
  20jo
• http//www.migrations.com/blackmesa/spiritbear.htm
  l