Talk about your favourite board game.

What kind of things do you like to do for recreation or relaxation?

Talk about the stars and/or constellations.

Talk about why you love your language.

Discuss what you know about the history of your nation. How does this differ from what children read about in their schoolbooks about First Nations History?

Do you hunt or does a member of your family hunt? Discuss hunting practices and/or experiences.

Is there life after death? What are your thoughts on the subject?

Talk about some of the ways life has changed since you were children.

Talk about places that you would like to visit.

Pretend one of you is a door-to-door salesperson wanting to sell you a vacuum cleaner; the other is the person who answers the door.

Find a magazine or book and talk about the pictures in it. (Don't read the words.)

Was there ever a time when you were in a really dangerous situation, where you thought “This is it – I could die here!”

Talk about an illness you once had.

Either plan or pretend to plan a vacation that you will take together. Where will you go? How will you get there? What would you like to do?

SKIT: pretend you are meeting for the first time. Introduce yourselves to each other, say where you are from, ask each other a few introductory questions (“what do you do?”, etc.)

Talk about coyotes (or another important animal).

Talk about a trip you took once.

Describe what your ideal house would look like.

Look around the room (or wherever you are) and find objects that neither of you know a name for. Describe them and discuss what you might call them.

Describe a house that you lived in as a child.

Talk about your neighbourhood or reserve; you could draw a rough map while you talk if you like, showing where houses and other buildings are and who lives where near you.

Talk about a childhood memory.

Talk about traditional songs. You could also sing some of them if you want to.

Talk about a person you both know.

Talk about what you did yesterday.

Describe your houses to each other.

Talk about winter.

Turn on the TV but without the sound; talk about the show you are watching.

Do you have a pet? If so, describe your pet and its behaviour. If not, talk about a pet you once had.

Talk about wild animals that live in your area.

Talk about shells (e.g. abalone, dentalium, etc.) – what they look like, where one gets them, what they are used for, anything you know about them.

Talk about ceremonies.

Talk about colours: your favourite colours, the colours of objects around you, etc.

Talk about experiences you remember from your school days. (Or, if you are in school now, talk about recent experiences.)

Talk about a scary experience you had.

What kinds of food do you like to eat?

Describe what happened on your most recent trip to a casino or bingo. (Or, if you don’t go to bingo or casinos, discuss why.)

Talk about some experience that made you happy.

Discuss movies you have seen.

Take turns looking at a piece of furniture in the room and describe it in as much detail as you can.

Talk about your favourite kind of car.

Talk about a natural disaster that you either experienced or heard about (e.g. an earthquake, wildfire, etc.)

Discuss a current political issue.

Think of a historical person who you think of as a hero. Discuss your ideas on this with each other.

What leads to having a healthy body? You could discuss nutrition, exercise, “clean living”, spirituality, etc.

What time do you go to bed and get up? How important is it to get a good night's sleep? Discuss issues around sleep.

Name the things inside a grocery store. If there are things that don't have names in your language, describe them and discuss what a good name for them might be.

Discuss your plans for your next session together.

Talk about the topic of fishing. It could be about your own fishing, or about commercial fishing, or a controversy such as salmon kill-offs, etc.

Talk about a dream you had.

Take turns talking in detail about a favourite recipe you like to cook.

Talk about your favourite kind of music.

Talk about making regalia (dance dress, etc.).

Take turns asking each other questions about anything you like (and the other one answers them).

Talk about native plants.

Discuss the weather.

Describe your spouse’s (or sister’s, brother’s, etc.) personality.

Read any good books lately? What things do you like to read?

Were you ever in the armed forces, or do you have a friend or relative who was?

Have you ever played any sports (e.g. in school, or just with friends)? Discuss the sports you have played.

Do you know any coyote (or raven, etc.) stories? One of you can tell a story and have the other tell it back in his or her own words.

Talk about finances.

Talk about a sacred place.

Talk about summer.

Talk about your favourite TV show.

Talk about gardening.

Take turns talking about a person you admire.

Talk about snakes.

What do you like to do for fun and relaxation?

Talk about the war in Afghanistan.

Talk about your parents.

Talk about baskets and basketmaking.

Talk about birds.

Talk about hockey. (If you aren’t a fan, just describe what you know about how hockey is played. Or if you REALLY aren’t a fan, talk about how and why you don’t like it.)

Talk about some of your young relatives – children, grandchildren, or other children in your (extended) family.

Talk about something that happened once that made you sad.

Talk about shopping – what do you need to buy? Develop a shopping list together and where you will go to buy these things.

Talk about a beautiful place you know, describing it in as much detail as possible.

Pretend you are having an argument with each other about money.