Hopi Basket Dance Grade 3

3rd graders learned about Native American music this week since they will be doing a Native American unit soon in their classrooms.
Students learned a Hopi Basket Dance, which is a dance to celebrate the harvest used by the Navajo Native Americans.

Here is Ms. Lantz's class performing the Hopi Basket Dance with paper plates as their baskets.

Students also learned a song called Gitsigakomim, from the Blackfoot Nation. Gitsigakomim means "I love you" or "I honor you." And Na-a means mother. After learning the song students were able to substitute "Na-a" for the name of someone or something that they would like to honor.

Gitsigakomim Na-a

Gitsigakomim Na-a

Gitsigakomim Na-a

Gitsigakomim

Way ya, way ya

way ya, hey ya

way ya, hey ya

Gitsigakomim, Gitsigakomim