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An association of 10 Friendship Centres that support Indigenous Peoples in urban areas. They offer numerous educational services, including homework help, parent support and cultural programming.

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About the RCAAQ

As the provincial association of Native Friendship Centres, the Regroupement des centres d'amitié autochtones du Québec (RCAAQ) advocates for 45 years in the rights and interests of Indigenous citizens in cities and actively supports the development of Native Friendship Centres. Thanks to its unifying mission, the RCAAQ has a comprehensive understanding of the issues and challenges faced by Indigenous people who must deal with urban reality. the virtue of its mission, this allows the RCAAQ to have an overview of the issues and challenges faced by Indigenous people with urban reality.

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Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec | RCAAQ

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Provincial Association of Native Friendship Centres providing front-line services to the Indigenous population in Quebec cities

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An idea to welcome and support Indigenous students while building their language skills.

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An idea to welcome and support Indigenous students while building their language skills.

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It's not always easy keeping up with second- or third-language skills. It can be even harder if you're not feeling confident enough to speak it.

That's how Shelby Angalik, originally from Arviat, Nunavut, felt.

She said in her experience it's not uncommon for people to feel uncomfortable speaking Inuktitut. She even experienced her own challenges going from being fluent in Inuktitut in high school to seeing some of that slip away in the years after she graduated.

"A lot of people are shy, or they feel embarrassed or ashamed. I've been trying to - or I've learned - to be able to sit with that embarrassment. And try to see that this is you actually growing, this is you doing better," she said.

"Because when you're uncomfortable, you're growing as a person ... The most important thing is that you keep trying, and you keep trying and you keep practicing. And that's when you start seeing progress."

Angalik is hoping to change that uncomfortable feeling around language for some Inuit in Nunavut, starting from a young age. She said many people have some level of fluency and often just need to practice.

According to Statistics Canada, Inuktut, which includes Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun and Inuvialuktun, has official language status in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. And, in Canada in 2021, among the provinces and territories, Nunavut had the highest rate of bilingualism at 68 per cent, owing to the amount of Inuktitut-English bilingualism.

Angalik has recently taken up work with Connected North. It's a program with TakingITGlobal, a charitable non-governmental organization that focuses on promoting awareness and engagement of youth on issues around the world.

Through the program, she's been holding sessions called ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓗ or "Let's Read Together." They're workshops specifically for teachers in Nunavut, where they can request a session with Angalik to speak to their students in Inuktitut.

'Perfect opportunity'

Angalik said it was her high school teacher who reached out to her, remembering Angalik had once created a reading program when she was in high school.

Kimberley Dymond, who is now a Connected North education coordinator, said at the time Angalik had launched a project trying to get more kids to learn Inuktitut.

"She did it on Thursday evenings and on Sundays, which was absolutely amazing all on her own, with just a little bit of help," Dymond said.

She kept contact with Angalik over the years since she graduated high school. Because there's always a need for more Inuktitut resources for teaches in Nunavut schools, Dymond reached out to Angalik to see if she'd be willing to do some sessions.

"She was totally on board," Dymond said. "It was really just a perfect opportunity."

Angalik said those reading sessions she did for kids in high school felt similar to her current sessions through Connected North.

"So the reason for my sessions is to connect with Inuit students through Inuktitut, to encourage them to keep practicing their language," Angalik said,

"I use reading to bridge that connection between me and the students and also to bridge the connection between the students and Inuktitut and whatever level that they're on."

For Angalik, the sessions are not necessarily just about her reading to kids, but also her sharing any information on Inuktitut and Inuit culture.

"Just to make sure that Inuit have connections to our language, to Inuktitut in the classrooms, because all different schools, different towns, different grades - they all have different levels of Inuktitut. So the most important part is the connection," she said.

Best resource for Inuit 'is each other,' says Angalik

So far, the sessions she's done in Arviat have been a treat.

"They're very fun. And, because it's my dialect, I feel right at home," she said.

As for her students so far, she's been blown away by their language skills.

"They're always curious. And they're all very fluent in Inuktitut. So it's very heartwarming for me to be able to hear so many students speaking only in Inuktitut," she said.

"And there have been other sessions too where they've been so engaged with the book," she said. "It's really great."

Angalik said there are many resources available for people to practice the language, like books and dictionaries. But the best one, she said, is the community.

"I think the best resource you can have as Inuit is each other," she said.

"What's helped me most with trying to keep practicing my language is calling my friends."

Angalik said when she calls her friends and speaks to them in Inuktitut, she also asks them to correct her or how to smooth out her speech.

"I learned the most through my friends who are taking Inuktitut courses who are fluent. The most important thing that we have is each other," she said. "And you to be kind to yourself."

Connected North started as a pilot program, and was launched 10 years ago.

Since then, it's picked up speed, with a few others also offering sessions in Inuktitut to schools, according to Michael Furdyk, co-founder and director of innovation with TakingITGlobal.

That includes Inuk author Michael Kusugak, who delivers sessions sharing his life experience with students and reading some of his books. Furdyk said Kusugak has delivered over 150 sessions to our partner schools so far.

Inuk singer and songwriter Becky Han also provides sessions through Connected North around her book The Bee in both English and Inuktitut. Furdyk said she also does sessions sharing Inuktitut songs and has so far done 60 sessions to schools across the Connected North network.

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It's not always easy keeping up with second- or third-language skills. It can be even harder if you're not feeling confident enough to speak it. That's how Shelby Angalik, originally from Arviat, Nunavut, felt. She said in her experience it's not uncommon for people to feel uncomfortable speaking Inuktitut.

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'Toward Braiding'Resources for Organizations beginning to work towards decolonial futures   

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'Toward Braiding'Resources for Organizations beginning to work towards decolonial futures   

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Main site: https://decolonialfutures.net/

Towards Braiding :
https://decolonialfuturesnet.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/braiding_reader.pdf

Towards Braiding Handout 1:
https://decolonialfuturesnet.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/towards-braiding-handout-1.pdf

Towards Braiding Handout 2:
https://decolonialfuturesnet.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/towards-braiding-handout-2.pdf

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RECIPROCITY COMMITMENTS
We are committed to making all our resources open access under creative commons and to support our artistic and research partners in the best ways we can. In the context of the current crises, we have Indigenous partners in Brazil and Canada who are in need of more immediate support. Please donate to this emergency fundraiser for communities here if you can.

Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures (GTDF) is an arts/research collective that uses this website as a workspace for collaborations around different kinds of artistic, pedagogical, cartographic, and relational experiments that aim to identify and de-activate colonial habits of being, and to gesture towards the possibility of decolonial futures.

GTDF is also a practice that is multi-layered and rather difficult to explain, but we will give it a go.

1. It is about hospicing worlds that are dying within and around us with care and integrity, as well as attention to the lessons these deaths offer, while also assisting with the birth of new, potentially wiser possibilities, without suffocating them with projections;
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2. It is about facing our complicity in violence and unsustainability and its implications with the courage of really seeking to connect with the collective pain, past, present and future;
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3. It is about composting our individual and collective shit with humility, joy, generosity and compassion, trying to "dig deeper and relate wider";
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4. It is about holding space for difficult conversations and silences without relationships falling apart;
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5. It is about recognizing and taking responsibility for harmful modern-colonial habits of being (in ourselves and around us) that cannot be stopped by the intellect, by good intentions and by spiritual, artistic or embodied practices alone;
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6. It is about interrupting modern-colonial addictions, in particular addictions to the consumption of knowledge, of self-actualization, of experiences, of critique, of alternatives, of relationships and of communities;
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7. It is about recognizing that we are an extension of the land-metabolism that is the planet, not the other way around, preparing for the end of the world as we know it, and showing up differently so that "another end of the world" becomes possible;
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8. It is about dis-investing in desires for unrestricted autonomy, authority, certainty, control, protagonism, purity, popularity, superiority and validation to create space for acccountabilities, for response-abilities, for exiled capacities and for deeper intimacies;
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9. It involves learning and unlearning, disarming and de-centering, dethroning and de-arrogantizing, detoxifying and decluttering, mourning, grieving and healing, digesting and metabolizing, seeing ourselves as cute and pathetic, so that the wider metabolism can breathe and move more easily within and around us;
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10. It involves loosening our attachments to our self images and to what we think we want, so that we might instead step up, own up, clean up, grow up, wake up and show up to do what is really needed, whether or not it fits with our personal agendas.
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If this practice appeals to you, maybe you will connect with (and even enjoy) the experiments that are shared by the GTDF collective here.
Please read our "pedagogical warning" before engaging with the experiments and resources on this website.
Drawing by Mo Drescher.

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RECIPROCITY COMMITMENTSWe are committed to making all our resources open access under creative commons and to support our artistic and research partners in the best ways we can. In the context of the current crises, we have Indigenous partners in Brazil and Canada who are in need of more immediate support.

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"Developing Stamina for Decolonizing Higher Education: A Workbook for Non-Indigenous People" by Sharon Stein, Cash Ahenakew, Elwood Jimmy, Vanessa Andreotti, Will Valley, Sarah Amsler, Bill Calhoun &the Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures Collective

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"Developing Stamina for Decolonizing Higher Education: A Workbook for Non-Indigenous People" by Sharon Stein, Cash Ahenakew, Elwood Jimmy, Vanessa Andreotti, Will Valley, Sarah Amsler, Bill Calhoun &the Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures Collective

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This guide was designed for  educators working in higher education; however, many of the tools for sustaining accountability and reflection questions on allyship and intention are relevant to all non-indigenous educators working in the youth sector as well.

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Videos on various topics by the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund

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The FPPSE Project

shares stories from Indigenous students with the goal of improving the postsecondary experience for future generations.

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FPPSE - The First Peoples' Postsecondary Storytelling Exchange

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taking the best form of education you're receiving and merging it with the wisdom of your ancestors. "

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A resource to support organizations that want to decolonize their practices.

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Paths to Reconciliation from  Canadian Geographic

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Paths to Reconciliation from  Canadian Geographic

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Learn about unmarked burial sites associated with Indian Residential Schools as well as non-recognized Indian Residential Schools.

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La nouvelle de la mise au jour de 215 tombes non marquées sur le site de l'ancien pensionnat indien de Kamloops a provoqué une onde de choc dans tout le pays et dans le monde entier, alors que les survivants racontent depuis des décennies l'histoire de ces précieux enfants disparus. Cette carte cherche à transmettre des faits véridiques sur les enfants disparus et les lieux de sépulture non marqués, donnés par les survivants, les familles et les communautés. Certains de ces sites ont été retrouvés bien avant 2021 et de nombreux autres font encore l'objet d'enquêtes actives.

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La nouvelle de la mise au jour de 215 tombes non marquées sur le site de l'ancien pensionnat indien de Kamloops a provoqué une onde de choc dans tout le pays et dans le monde entier, alors que les survivants racontent depuis des décennies l'histoire de ces précieux enfants disparus.

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A comic book by Gord Hill.

When it was first published in 2010, The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book was heralded as a groundbreaking illustrated history of Indigenous activism and resistance in the Americas over the previous 500 years, from contact to present day. Eleven years later, author and artist Gord Hill has revised and expanded the book, which is now available in colour for the first time.

The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book powerfully portrays flashpoints in history when Indigenous peoples have risen up and fought back against colonizers and other oppressors. Events depicted include the the Spanish conquest of the Aztec, Mayan and Inca empires; the 1680 Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico; the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890; the resistance of the Great Plains peoples in the 19th century; and more recently, the Idle No More protests supporting Indigenous sovereignty and rights in 2012 and 2013, and the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016. Canadian events depicted include the Oka crisis in 1990, the Grand River land dispute between Six Nations and the Government of Canada in 2006, and the Wet'suwet'en anti-pipeline protests in 2020.

With strong, plain language and evocative illustrations, this revised and expanded edition of The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book reveals the tenacity and perseverance of Indigenous peoples as they endured 500-plus years of genocide, massacre, torture, rape, displacement, and assimilation: a necessary antidote to conventional histories of the Americas. ( From Arsenal Pulp Press)

Gord Hill is a member of Kwakwaka'wakw nation and lives in British Columbia. His previous books include The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book and The Antifa Comic Book.

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Four students from the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kahnawake wrote, sang, rapped and filmed a music video that explores their experiences as Indigenous youth.

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Four students from the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kahnawake wrote, sang, rapped and filmed a music video that explores their experiences as Indigenous youth.

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Read about the process and view the video here!

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Mohawk teens from Kahnawake write and record music video exploring Indigenous identity

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Four students from the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kahnawake wrote, sang, rapped and filmed a music video - They Fly - that explores their experiences as Indigenous youth.

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List of events and things to do around the province!

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Partake in the colourful celebrations of the Indigenous peoples. All are welcome!

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Third week of September

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Below is a sampling of some of the larger events we run every year and/or have recently introduced. We are always running smaller events as well. To keep up to date, join our Facebook group!

Pow Wow

Our Annual Pow Wow is our largest event! It takes place in the third week of September and includes Aboriginal music and dancing, arts and crafts, information kiosks and Lacrosse demonstrations. We invite the Montreal urban Aboriginal community, McGill community, and Aboriginal youth from around the Greater Montreal area to participate! It is a full day of events and a chance to share and celebrate our culture.

Canadian Aboriginal Festival (CANAB)

Each year we take a group of students to the Canadian Aboriginal Festival to promote McGill University. The Festival, held in Toronto, Ontario, at the end of November, is North America's largest multi-disciplined Aboriginal art event.

Aboriginal Health Career Day

The university hosts this special Career Day with the aim of encouraging more Aboriginal people to consider careers in medicine, and related fields like nursing, nutrition and social work.

"Amazing Race to your Dream Career" Education Day

In 2010/11, First Peoples' House ran its first Education Day. We invited youth from 4 different schools to participate in educational workshops and a mini career fair. The day was a great success and we look forward to making it an annual event!

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Art and mobile music production for Indigenous Youth.
Online music playlist

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Get Creative with Professional Artists & MusiciansLearn MoreBring the Studio Experience to Your ClassroomLearn MoreSpark Creative Potential​Learn MoreAmplify Indigenous Youth VoicesLearn More Previous Next Previous Next Mobile Production Studio Inspire young creative Indigenous voices as they learn the ins and outs of music production and collaborate with their peers to create a professionally produced music [...]

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The great annual concert produced by Musique nomade

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The Montreal First Peoples' Festival:

A flagship event for artistic creation and the cultural renaissance of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and the world. A place of creation, encounters and discoveries, the multidisciplinary event unfolds over ten days in August. The Place des Festivals, with its giant teepee, becomes the beating heart of an intense artistic activity that radiates throughout the city. First Peoples' cinema is in the spotlight, memorable concerts bring the crowds to their feet, and living Aboriginal art is offered in a wide variety of expressions and forms.

Enter the celebration...

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About the Festival - Présence Autochtone

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The Montreal First Peoples' Festival:A flagship event for artistic creation and the cultural renaissance of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and the world. A place of creation, encounters and discoveries, the multidisciplinary event unfolds over ten days in August.

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Nikamowin is the streaming platform for discovering and listening to music by Indigenous artists. An exceptional window for emerging artists as well as established artists from Canada and abroad, it features music of all genres.

Discover our featured playlists

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Create your own playlists and discover a vast musical repertoire of Indigenous artists on Nikamowin!

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In response to the over-solicitation of Indigenous organizations, the Educational Pathway allows users to learn about Indigenous realities, thereby easing the educational burden on Indigenous organizations and individuals.

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The Decolonial Toolbox is the result of a multi-year collaboration between Concordia University's Office of Community Engagement, Mikana and the Montreal Indigenous Community NETWORK. The first tool, of the Decolonial Toolbox, offers to the general public an Educational Pathway to understand historical and contemporary Indigenous realities.
The pathway gathers carefully-selected resources produced by Indigenous peoples and organizations that are accessible and promote Indigenous expertise.

The topics covered are foundational knowledge on terminology, territories, and colonial history. Subsequent levels of the Pathway will address Indigenous resistance, resurgence, anti-racism, allyship and the plurality of Nations.
Why an education pathway?
In response to the over-solicitation of Indigenous organizations, the Educational Pathway allows users to learn about Indigenous realities, thereby easing the educational burden on Indigenous organizations and individuals.

It is helpful that the learning process is more independent and that the responsibility is transferred to the learners. The objective of the pathway is to gradually provide resources and stimulate reflection to understand the complexity of decolonizing and how to incorporate changes in everyday life. These stepping stones will guide readers as they embark on personal journeys toward decolonization and meaningful allyship.
How can it be used?
Throughout this self-education pathway, users will be able to listen, view and read the proposed resources and begin a reflection process. Depending on their stage of learning, users will have access to resources representing nearly 22 hours of content.

Offered in PDF format, The All you have to do is download it to your computer, smartphone or electronic tablet, and follow the themes. Each theme is accompanied by resources that are clearly described and hyperlinked. By clicking on the title of the resource, the users are directed to the appropriate web page. Educational Pathway is free of cost and is accessible online.

In groups:
The Educational Pathway can be used to promote awareness of groups that would like to broaden their horizons on the realities of Indigenous people. This tool is useful in the workplace for staff training or the onboarding of new employees, for example. In order to enrich this experience, group sharing and discussion are encouraged. Any group with a desire to learn together can benefit from this pathway, whether it be among friends, family, or colleagues.
Individually:
The Educational Pathway can also be used to accompany an individual on their personal learning journey and self-reflection process. This tool provides learners with the opportunity to review their knowledge and perspectives and to begin taking on their own unconscious biases and social practices. The pathway allows users to progress at their own pace, while allowing them to become aware of the plurality of Indigenous experiences, identities, and voices.

To download the Educational Pathway, click here

To meet the creators of the Educational Pathway,

Do you have questions or comments about the course? Contact info@mikana.ca

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The Decolonial Toolbox: An Educational Pathway - Mikana

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Indigenous non-profit organization whose mission is to work towards social change by educating different audiences on the realities and perspectives of Indigenous peoples.

This initiative  stems from a desire to generate concrete action against racism and discrimination against Indigenous Peoples and contributes to breaking down the barriers between Indigenous and non-Indigenous worlds.

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How the Idle No More movement helped lay the foundation for reconciliation in Canada | CBC Radio

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Ten years ago, Idle No More organizers couldn’t anticipate that the flash mobs taking over malls across the country would both shift the conversation about Indigenous rights and sovereignty and also help lay the foundation for reconciliation work in the future.

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Resource to learn about self-governance 

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https://fnigc.ca/ocap-training/

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GUIDE TO WELCOMING AND INCLUDING INDIGENOUS STUDENTS IN QUEBEC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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GUIDE TO WELCOMING AND INCLUDING INDIGENOUS STUDENTS IN QUEBEC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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Guide to welcoming and including Indigenous students_EN_1VF.pdf

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"Welcome to IsumaTV, we host 7,800+ indigenous community videos in 70 languages"

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A lesson plan on letter writing and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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A lesson plan on letter writing and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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This template from the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society may also be a helpful resource: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M7jh0pmF4LEVYDfuGPfWNabfgQw9pUlU/view

The above template was originally accessed on Sept. 29, 2022.

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The First Nations Education Council's (FNEC) Youth Literature Inventory 

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Great list of literature to explore with youth! You can search books by cycle.

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Cree Dictionary of Elementary Math Terms Supported by First Nations University of Canada

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Cree Dictionary of Elementary Math Terms Supported by First Nations University of Canada

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How and When to Invite Indigenous Speakers to the Classroom (Alberta based)

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How and When to Invite Indigenous Speakers to the Classroom (Alberta based)

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How and When to Invite Indigenous Speakers to the Classroom

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Alberta Educational Resource to Support Reconciliation

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Educational Resource to Support Reconciliation

First Nations, Métis and Inuit students experience greater success as engaged participants in learning that is authentic and connected to their personal values and life experiences. First Nations, Métis and Inuit students, families and communities need to feel that curricula honours their perspectives, histories, languages and cultures.

This website provides support for all levels within school jurisdictions to increase awareness, understanding and application of First Nations, Métis and Inuit histories, perspectives and ways of knowing for the purpose of implementing treaty and residential schools education and Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action for education.

What You Will Find on this Site

The Story of this Site

Empowering the Spirit is a collection of resources curated to increase awareness and understanding of First Nations, Métis and Inuit histories, perspectives and ways of knowing. The collection of tools, videos and websites found within Empowering the Spirit lend support to teachers and school leaders as they endeavor to weave Indigenous knowledge systems into their current practice. In celebration of the important connectedness of learning and the natural world, and in appreciation of the Indigenous peoples who were this land's first keepers, the turtle icon serves as a symbolic guide to help navigate this site. The turtle is significant in many Indigenous communities as a crucial member of the Creation story, viewed as a knowledge keeper and teacher.

Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC), led by Calgary Regional Consortium (CRC) and Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium (ERLC), is pleased to introduce its First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education for Reconciliation grant. ARPDC will provide professional learning at all levels of school jurisdictions that results in an increased awareness and understanding of First Nations, Métis and Inuit histories, perspectives, and ways of knowing for the purpose of implementing treaty and residential schools' education and Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations for education.

Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortium provides ongoing professional learning to support educators. Please contact your local consortia to find current and upcoming learning opportunities.

Resources Proudly Developed By:

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Audio Narrated site to learn about First Nations knowledge and philosophy 

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http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/

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Indigenous Perspectives in Curriculum (Based on Alberta Curriculum)

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Indigenous Perspectives in Curriculum (Based on Alberta Curriculum)

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The east represents a beginning and in many First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures, the journey proceeds clockwise. If you are new to this resource, it’s a good idea to start on the eastern side of the circle of rocks, with the Worldviews topic area.

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CBC Kids- National Indigenous History Month Rap

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CBC Kids- National Indigenous History Month Rap

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Indigenous Art and Story Resources divided by grade level

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Indigenous Art and Story Resources divided by grade level

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Also, annual art and writing contest for Indigenous youth in Canada.

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For Teachers

Help your students enter the largest and most recognized art & creative writing competition in Canada for Indigenous youth.

View past winners to get inspired. Learn about prizing, guidelines and familiarize yourself with the rules & regulations. Once you're ready, use the teaching tools below to help students during the creative process. Students can enter the contest online or by mail.

Groups with 6 or more individual students are eligible for a special classroom prize!

Teacher Resources

Indigenous Arts & Stories is a great tool to use in the classroom - use it as a class project, an alternative assignment, or an extra credit assignment! It fits in well with curricula in Art, English, History and Social Studies, and is a great option to address the multiple-intelligences and learning styles in your classroom. We hope that Indigenous students will be excited about writing and creating artwork, and hope that youth become engaged in the material because they see themselves reflected in the works.

Teachers' Kit

This learning tool is intended to help teachers support their students in the Indigenous Arts & Stories competition. Using this guide, educators can assist Indigenous youth with the creative process of developing their art and writing. It offers suggestions for dealing with sensitive issues, for motivating Indigenous students, and for encouraging youth to reflect on culture, identity and expression.

Senior Activities

The Senior Art and Senior Writing learning tools provide interactive classroom activities that aid in the research and creative process, as well as encourage critical thinking. The guides outline four projects that explore cultural significance, Indigenous identity and personal awareness.

Junior Activities

The Junior Art and Junior Writing learning tools provide interactive classroom activities that aid in the research and creative process, as well as encourage critical thinking. The guides outline five and four projects, respectively, that explore cultural significance, identity, and personal awareness.

Primary Activities

The Primary Art and Writing learning tool provides interactive classroom activities that aid in the research and creative process, as well as encourage critical thinking. The guide outlines eight projects that explore cultural significance, Indigenous identity and personal awareness.

Writing Styles

Students can use the Six Steps to Writing Historical Fiction (PDF) for tips on researching and creating a work of historical fiction.

Historica Canada Education Portal: Indigenous History Collection

The Historica Canada Education Portal is an interactive digital resource for teachers designed to help you and your students explore Canada through our collection of learning tools covering Canada's remarkable history from sea to sea to sea. The Indigenous History Collection includes resources addressing the history of residential schools, treaties, and Indigenous peoples and the War of 1812, among others. The resources incorporate lesson plans, classroom activities, critical thinking exercises and discussion questions to engage students of all ages and language levels.

Contest Workshop

This video workshops invites educators to bring the Indigenous Arts & Stories contest into their classrooms with engaging hands-on activities, suggestions from projects, and stories from past winners and jury members.

© 2023 Historica Canada

The views expressed in the art and writing pieces presented here are those of the authors and artists and in no way represent the views of Historica Canada, our funders or affiliates. Historica Canada, as a non-profit organization with a strict mandate of non-partisanship, does not endorse, support or comment on the views expressed by this work.

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Indigenous Arts & Stories - For Teachers

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Help your students enter the largest and most recognized art & creative writing competition in Canada for Indigenous youth. View past winners to get inspired. Learn about prizing, guidelines and familiarize yourself with the rules & regulations. Once you're ready, use the teaching tools below to help students during the creative process.

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The importance of education as a tool for reconciliation cannot be emphasized enough. Indigenous history, languages and cultures are an integral part of our social and geographic landscape. Throughout Canada's history, Indigenous Peoples have been marginalized and oppressed, but recently there has been a concentrated movement to understand and acknowledge the perspectives of First Nations, Métis and Inuit.

In that vein, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Canadian Geographic, and Canadian Geographic Education have worked closely with Indigenous partners and storytellers to produce content and educational resources that reflect the experiences and knowledge of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. The following resources are just a small piece of the bigger picture and we highly encourage all educators to reach out to Indigenous communities, organizations and groups in their area to learn more.

Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada (IPAC)

One of the biggest and most important projects that the Society has undertaken to-date is the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada. Recognizing that the stories were not ours to tell, the RCGS collaborated with a number of Indigenous and ally organizations and educators from across Canada to create this extraordinary atlas and its accompanying educational materials.

Water is life

This learning package has been created as an extension of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada Giant Floor Map learning activities. It was written by Jaime Black, an Indigenous educator, artist, and the founder of the REDress Project. The lesson plans draw on land-based learning, centered on women's teachings about, for, and from Mother Earth, with a specific focus on water and its connection to land and the Indigenous Peoples living on Turtle Island.

#ExploreCan

#ExploreCan is a program created by Canadian Geographic Education in partnership with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants and Heritage Canada. Resources focus on a variety of themes, including treaties, languages, science, and environmental stewardship, with a larger focus on truth and reconciliation.

Google Earth Voyager stories

Paths to Reconciliation

This website features an interactive map that charts the residential schools not recognized by the federal government's Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement as well as unmarked burial sites associated with residential schools. It includes links to a series of firsthand accounts and related original-source materials from survivors and family members of survivors of these schools. Paths to Reconciliation also includes a documentary film, a feature story in Canadian Geographic, a poster map, educational resources and more.

Re: Location

Re: Location tells the stories of community relocations in Canada. The interactive website shows a selection of numerous communities, both historic and modern, forced to move due to urban redevelopment, the creation of national parks, war, economic forces, government policies or major infrastructure projects. Re: Location also includes a four-part documentary series, a feature story in Canadian Geographic, educational resources and more.

Michif Language and Métis Culture

The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan, in partnership with Can Geo Education, worked with Elders and educators to create resources that support and celebrate Métis culture and the Michif language. These resources include introductory lesson plans, student activity cards and explainer videos designed for elementary and secondary-level students.

Resources available in Inuktitut

Additional resources
Siha Tooskin Knows book series The National Healing Forest Initiative lesson plan Can Geo in the Classroom - The Inuit Future Can Geo in the Classroom - The Métis Homeland Can Geo in the Classroom - The Arctic Winter Games Can Geo in the Classroom - Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit

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Can Geo Education's Indigenous Resources

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The importance of education as a tool for reconciliation cannot be emphasized enough. Indigenous history, languages and cultures are an integral part of our social and geographic landscape. Throughout Canada's history, Indigenous Peoples have been marginalized and oppressed, but recently there has been a concentrated movement to understand and acknowledge the perspectives of First Nations, Métis and Inuit.

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Need help working with Indigenous Peoples?

Grab a copy of our free ebook " 27 Tips on What to Say and Do"!

This handy little eBook is a great free resource for anyone who wants to work with Indigenous Peoples, including Indian or First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Peoples.

The 27 tips are based on real-life experiences from participants in our on-site and public workshops, as well as Bob Joseph's personal and professional knowledge. This compilation of tips will definitely give some great ideas to help you before your next community meeting.

Please share this page with colleagues, family and friends - we don't mind because we believe that by sharing knowledge and information through our training, blog and free resources we can make the world a better place for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

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27 Tips on What to Say and Do When Working Working with Indigenous Peoples

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Indigenous Education Climate Change Lesson Plans for Secondary

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Indigenous Education Climate Change Lesson Plans for Secondary

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These lesson plans relate to climate change in different ways. Connections can be made between how climate change has impacted trees, water resources, caribou, and the environment where you live. Elders can be included in these lessons to share their observations and experiences how their lives and ways of being on-the-land have changed due to climate impacts.

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These lesson plans relate to climate change in different ways. Connections can be made between how climate change has impacted trees, water resources, caribou, and the environment where you live. Elders can be included in these lessons to share their observations and experiences how their lives and ways of being on-the-land have changed due to [...]

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Cross Curricular Climate Change Unit from the Yukon

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Cross Curricular Climate Change Unit from the Yukon

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Another good book for outdoor learning from Green Learning

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Another good book for outdoor learning from Green Learning

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In Sila and the Land , which GreenLearning had the honour of financially supporting and developing as part of its program Climate Action 150 , in collaboration with Connected North , young learners are invited to explore various lessons about the importance of land and our responsibility in protecting it through Indigenous teachings. Sila and the Land aims to bring the perspectives of Indigenous youth on climate change to learners across Canada by exploring how Indigenous Peoples connect to their land and the significant and unique challenges their communities face due to impacts of climate change.

Sila and the Land was co-authored by three incredibly inspiring Indigenous youth: Ariana Roundpoint, a writer of the wolf clan of the Kanien'kehakah people, born and raised in Akwesasne; Shelby Angalik, a writer from Arviat Nunavut, an Inuit hamlet on the western shore of Hudson Bay; and Lindsay DuPré, a Métis social worker and educator based in Southern Ontario. The beautiful illustrations for Sila and the Land were developed by Halie Finney, an artist of Métis heritage from the Lesser Slave Lake region of Alberta.

Climate Change, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Stories, Climate Action, Nature Based Learning, Children's Storybook, Story Telling, Environmental Stewardship, Turtle Island

Suitable for grades 3 - 8, for more information download the curriculum connections below:

Develop an understanding about the Indigenous teachings for land stewardship

Explain the concept of giving thanks in traditional Indigenous cultures and contemporary societies

Describe the current problems with pollution, climate change and climate justice and advocate for change through art

Identify and develop connections between our choices and their consequences

Develop an appreciation for the importance of intergenerational knowledge that is passed down

Check out Sila and the Land activities below to deepen the understanding of lessons presented in the book and allow learners to put the lessons they learn into action!

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List of Canadian funding programs for Climate change

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List of Canadian funding programs for Climate change

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Many different opportunities for project funding.

Here are specific links mentioned for funding for youth climate awareness and projects: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/funding-programs/climate-action-awareness-fund.html

https://hctf.ca/grants/

https://www.td.com/ca/en/about-td/ready-commitment/funding/fef-grant/

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Funding Programs for Climate Resilience

Are you looking for a way to fund your climate preparedness project or for opportunities that can enhance climate adaptation? The list below (ordered alphabetically) provides a list of funds and opportunities. Please connect with the funding body to ask any questions about the particular grants. This page was last updated on February 14, 2022.

Have an opportunity or grant related to climate resilience that is not listed below? Contact us!

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Funding Programs for Climate Resilience Are you looking for a way to fund your climate preparedness project or for opportunities that can enhance climate adaptation? The list below (ordered alphabetically) provides a list of funds and opportunities. Please connect with the funding body to ask any questions about the particular grants.

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New podcast on residential school by Duncan McCue

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New podcast on residential school by Duncan McCue

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Kuper Island | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen

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An 8-part series that tells the stories of four students: three who survived and one who didn't. They attended one of Canada's most notorious residential schools - where unsolved deaths, abuse, and lies haunt the community and the survivors to this day. Hosted by Duncan McCue.

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A curated resource list by Surrey School District in BC

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A curated resource list by Surrey School District in BC

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Contains lesson inspiration, books, podcasts and more. It is always advised to communicate with your local Indigenous community beforehand to discover more about their beliefs and practices around land and plant use.

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Covid has made us think differently about how and where we teach. This page is intended to provide some ideas of how to take learning outdoors and at the same time, building connections to Indigenous ways of knowing and being.

The first priority should be making sure your students know the names of the traditional territories in which your school and our district resides. Spend some time exploring this. Help students understand the intimate knowledge local First Nations would have about this area given they and their ancestors have always lived here. Another term for this is Indigenous Knowledge. The local First Nations would know all about the life cycles of animals and plants in the area. Their stories would link to place names and sacred ceremonial sites. Remember, prior to contact, all the resources local First Nations used came from the land. Spend some time thinking about what your school yard would have looked like say 500 years ago. If there were no stores or pharmacies, or hardware stores, what did the Coast Salish use to build shelters, feed their families and what tools did they make to create tools for hunting, fishing and storing foods. Spending the time understanding who the Katzie, Semiahmo and Kwantlen First Nations are is an important first step. Visit our community links page for websites linked to local First Nation community websites and resources.

It is not an exhaustive list at all but rather a collection of some resources we've been sharing with classroom teachers during the past year.

Pacific Northwest Plant Knowledge Cards (order from Strong Nations)
These cards are our go to resource. Relate them to Indigenous knowledge. Indigenous peoples have a strong to connection to land and place. If you think about it from an Indigenous perspective, traditional territory is interconnected with language, culture, stories, place names, traditional resources, history and so much more.

The plant cards provide photos of the plant/tree/shrub with the names in one or more Indigenous languages. The cards provide information on how the resource was used (edible, tea, medicinal, or other). It provides information on what part of the plant was used (toot, stem, flower, bark, leaf, berry or seed). They describe the time of year of harvesting and most importantly, warning (cautions, dangerous and rare). Each card provides information on the appearance of the plant/tree/shrub and a description of how to use them and when to harvest.

Some resources linked to cards:

Sample survey activity worksheets and sample cards: click here to download and survey with pictures

Powerpoint for teachers - related to Pacific Northwest Plant Knowledge Cards and Walking Curriculum: Click here to download

Check out plant and tree videos on DCF Videos page (see above)

Check out Secwepemc Plant Knowledge Cards (order from Neskonlith Education Centre

Plants and Medicines that are visible in April:

Skunk cabbage (flowers)

Salmon berry (flowers)

Fiddleheads

Plantain

Dandilions (flowers)

Cottonwood (buds)

Oregon grape (flowers)

Stinging nettle

Salal (flowers)

Maple (flowers)

Birchbark sap

Wonder Wagons (Thank you Nicole Haas for letting me borrow your photo)
Be prepared to go outside! Making sure your wagon contains a First Aid kit. Talk about safety when venturing outside particularly if you are going into parks, ravines (who else lives here).

Be sure to talk about whose traditional territory the school resides on (see map of traditional territories in bc). What IK relates to the plants/trees/seasons we hope to see? Pre-teach the definition of Indigenous Knowledge (knowledge about the land, its cycles, life cycles of animals, plants, seasons, sustainable harvesting practices and more). Remind students that the Coast Salish thrived here before contact. The land and ocean was the grocery and medicine store. Coast Salish believed if we take care of the land it will take care of us.

Set expectations before you go outside. What are our intentions?
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The Aboriginal Resource Centre has so many books related to cedar and its significance to Coast Salish people. The cedar tree is considered to be the tree of life to many coastal First Nations because it provided so many things (shelter, transportation, food storage, cooking containers, material to make tools like halibut hooks, fishing nets and more).

See list of books recommended on the bottom of this page.

Teach students to identify different kinds of trees.
Use The Tree Book - a free downloadable resource which helps students identify different kinds of trees in BC. Click here to download it.

Use FNESC's Science First Peoples resource
There is an amazing Tea Unit in this guide. How does this relate to outdoor learning? Think about where teas come from. I have recently harvested stinging nettle for tea. Link this harvesting to the Pacific Northwest Plant Knowledge cards. Download a copy of the tea cards that Heidi Wood created. New cards will be uploaded shortly.

Use The Saanich Year Kit - Earl Claxton/John Elliott
Why this kit? It relates to Seasonal Rounds. Seasonal rounds describes the activities that FN peoples did in different times of the year. Why this kit is so fantastic is because it is a fairly local resource. Pay particular attention to the artwork. Does it look the same/different from First Nation art we see? There is a difference between Northwest form line art and Salish art and these cards provide an excellent example of Salish art.

The kit is extensive. It describes the cultural activities done during each of the 13 moons and it also provides activities related to harvesting resources. This resource is an excellent example of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge. Download the kit and see the pronunciation guide here.

Download a copy of my photographs of the Spirit Rocks at Blackie Spit. Match them to Saanich Year kit. Click here to download

This is one example of seasonal rounds. Do you think all Indigenous peoples had the same seasonal rounds? Seasonal rounds are unique because of climate, location, resources available and of course because of the diversity of culture in each Indigenous community.

​- Secwepemc Seasonal Rounds - click here

- Explore an open sourced document related to seasonal rounds with 5 lessons connected. - click here

Make Story Strolls - click here to learn more about Story Strolls. Consider using Indigenous texts - Stand Tall Like A Cedar would be a perfect choice for this. In Abbortsford, I saw a copy of Pow Wow Dancing With Family written by Perry Smith.

Their plants included wild strawberries, winter currant, salal, huckleberry, and service berry, Make an Indigenous garden.
​I borrowed these beautiful photos from Lynn Fripps Elementary .

Some plants you could consider adding, tobacco, and salmonberry, Teach students that tobacco is often given as an offering when we harvest plants, and cedar in the wild.

Some Brainstorming

This is an amazing blog from the UK - "Maths outdoors".

Count the number of cedar, cottonwood, fur and other trees. Make a tally sheet to record. Use the BC Tree Book to identify. Record changes in the seasons. What does the tree look like in fall, winter, spring and summer (or monthly). Research how local FNs used these trees prior to contact. See Traditional Food Facts

Consider using the Indigenous Focused version of the Walking Curriculum.

Survey the sounds of birds. Record the songs of birds. Research birds that are featured in First Nation art and stories (raven, eagle). Do all FN communities feature the same birds/animals in their art? Why would the birds be different from nation to nation?

Do a sound survey. Think about this same area 500 years ago. Would the sounds be same or different. Why?

Use the plant cards often. Observe several plants through different seasons. Measure growth, flowers, fruit to seed. Have Intermediate students make plant cards for primary grades - must include a legend - a photo.

Watch the Indigenous Plant Diva - by Kamal Todd

Look for systems. What grows near and around certain trees.

Learn about invasive plants (blackberry) - download a copy of "Help stop the Spread of Invasive Plants"

Explore sustainable harvesting practices used by local First Nations. "Take only what you need." What does this mean? Explore some of the protocols used by local FNs used when harvesting plants/animals.

Get students to paint rocks with names of trees, plants and bushes and place them around the park. If possible, include local FN language/vocabulary (use Firstvoices.com or connect with the Indigenous language expert in your district).

Look at the water near and around your school (creeks, streams, ponds). Bring back samples to see what grows in water. Monitor water levels at the pond. Use Marsh Watch from Mathology as a model for surveying plant/animal life. n

Create QR codes and place them on trees so that park users can learn some interesting facts about them. QR codes can link to student made information cards that are similar to Pacific Northwest Plant Knowledge Cards.

Look up. Look middle. Look down.

Explore our Farm To School Page - click here to view

Hold book time outside under the trees. Every student picks their favourite reading spot. Consider sharing local FN stories as a read aloud to connect with oral story telling. Stay tuned for locally developed stories from Stol:o Sitel project. Titles include: Mr. Magpie and Mr. Crow, The Mountain Goat People of Cheam, How the Coho Got His Crooked Nose, The Story of Chehalis, The Mischievous Cubs, The Mosquito Story, and the Hunter and the Sasquatch. These are all authentic, local stories retold by elders. These are precious stories and we are so fortunate to have access to them.

Hold a creative writing time outside (have clipboards in your Wonder Wagon).

Tree rubbings - make a book of different kinds of tree rubbings.

Printmaking using fallen leaves, cedar boughs.

Make eco rubbings - see photos in photogallery below

Weave outside using the fence as a loom, take cardboard looms outside to weave

Make signs for the park - "animals live here", "squirrels live here", "plants are medicine"

Follow Fern Gabriel and @SWSWLibrary on Twitter for language cards related to seasons.

Boo ks related to plants/ethnobotany/berries/food (there are many more but here are a few to get you started)

Plant technology of First Peoples in British Columbia

Saanich Ethnobotany: Cultural l y important plants of the WSANEC People

Food plants of coastal First Peoples

Pacific Northwest medicinal plants : identify, harvest, and use 120 wild herbs for health and wellness

Medicines to help us : traditional Métis plant use : study prints & resource guide

First Nations Science and Ethnobotany Unit - K - 12 Shared learnings in

Modern native feasts : healthy, innovative, sustainable cuisine

Picture books:

A Day with Yaya

Can You Hear the Trees Talking - Peter Wohlleben

A Walk on the Shoreline

Lessons From Mother Earth by Elaine McLeod

Helping Mother Earth (Turtle Island Voices)

Sharing Mother Earth (Under One Sun)

The Three Sisters

Acorns for Wilaiya ((Mathology)

Marsh Watch (Mathology)

Pemmican berries

Berry Picking with ' Atso

Let's go! : a harvest story

The Sasquatch, The Fire and the Cedar Basket *

The Girl and the Wolf by Katherena Vermette and illustrated by Julie Flett

Zoe and the Fawn by Catherine Jameson and illustrations by Julie Flett

The Twinned Basket by Nan McNutt and Bruce "SUBITAY" Miller *

Strong Stories and Strong Readers Titles (Relating to plants, trees, and animals) ​

The Story of the Tamarack Tree

Metis and Dandelions

Pemmican Berries, Our Traditional Medicines

The Cedar Tree Our Culture Our Tree

Traditional Berry Picking

Cedar: The Tree of Life (Strong Readers: 11- 20 set)

The Little Cedar Tree (Strong Readers: Set A: Level 7)

The Old Cedar Tree (Strong Readers: Level 1)

Books related to outdoor play/arts

The art of land-based early learning.

Walking Curriculum

Engaging Imagination in Ecological Education

The art of land-based early learning volume 2 ​

Braiding Sweetgrass

​Explore plant Dyes - see above

​Apps

My Garden Answers

Seek (It finds insects, plants, trees and mushrooms)

LInks relating to the ocean (under construction)

Ocean Knowledge Cards

Traditional Food Facts

​When the Tide is Out

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Covid has made us think differently about how and where we teach. This page is intended to provide some ideas of how to take learning outdoors and at the same time, building connections to Indigenous ways of knowing and being.

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Learn about their school and organization partnerships. Several guides with question prompts to explore what place-based learning might look like at the local level.

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Learning The Land - More than just an outdoor education program!

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Physical Connection Earliest cultures have a traditional way to use land and what is upon it. The obvious being using the land to make things such as shelter and tools to aid in tasks for living off the land. Cultures have a traditional diet which includes immense knowledge of plants, animals and their properties.

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Collection of games submitted by Indigenous organizations from across Canada

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Collection of games submitted by Indigenous organizations from across Canada

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Large Curation of Indigenous-focused resources by Take Me Outside

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Large Curation of Indigenous-focused resources by Take Me Outside

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We believe in a future where spending time outside learning, playing and exploring is a regular and significant part of every learner's day.

Take Me Outside is a charitable organization in Canada (Registration Number: 85069 5206 RR0001).

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Funding for art workshops in English school boards

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Funding for art workshops in English school boards

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https://artistsinspire.ca/

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Photographer Patrycja Maksalon: Parent, Teaching Artist & Educator Many of our Teaching Artists fill multiple roles with children and youth, both in their personal and professional lives. One such artist, Photographer & Storyteller Patrycja Maksalon, is a parent of [...]

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Photographer Patrycja Maksalon: Parent, Teaching Artist & Educator Many of our Teaching Artists fill multiple roles with children and youth, both in their personal and professional lives. One such artist, Photographer & Storyteller Patrycja Maksalon, is a parent of [...]

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An adventurous young boy and his determined mother share a passion for Inuit drum dancing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Evan’s Drum is a joyful visit to a family’s …

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PD module that explores how to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into the classroom

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PD module that explores how to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into the classroom

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BC has developed this PD module that explores how to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into the classroom. It includes capsules and facilitation guide with some excellent reflective questions.

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Indigenous education resources are being developed to support the redesigned K-12 curriculum. The intent of these materials is to help further incorporate Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into B.C. classrooms.

Indigenous education resource inventory

The Indigenous Education Resource Inventory is a non-comprehensive list that includes guides, books, articles, videos and web links to support Indigenous learning.

Continuing our Learning Journey: Indigenous Education in B.C.

Continuing Our Learning Journey: Indigenous Education in B.C. is an optional professional development resource for teachers dedicated to Indigenous learning. These modules highlight the authentic Indigenous knowledge, perspectives and content in B.C.'s redesigned curriculum.

Supplemental videos

Resources
Learn more about indigenous knowledge and perspectives in BC's Curriculum

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Professional Competency for teachers # 15: Value and promote Indigenous knowledge, worldviews, cultures and history.

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Learn about the professional competency for Quebec educators

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Permanenceof the curriculum

Competency 15 is an exhortation to the province of Quebec to fulfill its duty, and to integrate the recommendations issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, by the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls National Inquiry and by the Viens Commission, not only for education, but in all areas affected by its calls to action.

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compétence 15 | First Nations Education Council

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We Know the Truth: Stories to inspire reconciliation

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We Know the Truth: Stories to inspire reconciliation

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Understanding and Finding our Way: Decolonizing Canadian Education

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Pedagogy of the Decolonizing | Quetzala Carson | TEDxUAlberta

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Newsletters by"Know Indigenous History"

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February 22, 2021

Each week our team at Know History brings you the freshest news and links about Indigenous history. The newsletter reaches your inbox every Friday and features news articles, blog posts, studies, and resources we think you'll find inspirational, informative, or useful.

If you would like to contribute a link or article to our newsletter, email us at newsletter@knowhistory.ca. We're always happy to hear from you!

The newsletter reaches your inbox every Friday and features news articles, blog posts, studies, and resources we think you'll find inspirational, informative or useful.

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Indigenous Canada | CBC Music Playlists | CBC Listen

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From roots and rock to hip hop and hand drums – Canadian Indigenous music is an invite to a cultural experience across all genres. Hear: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Don Amero, Iskwe, A Tribe Called Red, Wolf Saga and more!

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Owisokon-lahache Art for Sale | Fine Art America

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Understand and learn how to decolonize your research, teaching strategies and tools.

Start by examining the pedagogies you use now and understand how you can deconstruct them through a decolonization lens. Consider the changes you may need to make to de-center popular, mainstream and colonial narratives and experiences, and how to replace them with perspectives and voices from the margins.

Connect these changes to your own social location and to that of the students in your class. Develop empathy and critical thinking skills to increase your capacity to notice and respond to social injustices and inequities, both in the classroom and on campus. Learn how to promote a human-centered approach to your evolving suite of skills.
This course can be applied to the UBC Certificate in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and UBC Award of Achievement in Anti-Racism.
Course Format

The format of this course is online and asynchronous. Approximately six to seven hours a week to spend on the course.

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Decolonizing and Creating Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

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Understand and learn how to decolonize your research, teaching strategies and tools. Start by examining the pedagogies you use now and understand how you can deconstruct them through a decolonization lens.

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Teachers can partner with an artist through ELAN to lead an arts based project exploring aspects of EDI.

https://artistsinspire.ca/school-application/

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Register

First time here? Only one person can register to be the school's contact person - if you attempt to register and are not accepted, another educator from your school may have already started an application for this year or a previous year. Please contact us and we will support you to register - email artistsinspiregrants@quebec-elan.org or phone 438-979-1171.

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First time here? Only one person can register to be the school's contact person - if you attempt to register and are not accepted, another educator from your school may have already started an application for this year or a previous year. Please contact us and we will support you to register - email artistsinspiregrants@quebec-elan.org or phone 438-979-1171.

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Last Wave Radio: Laval Student Radio Station

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Last Wave Radio: Laval Student Radio Station

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Mr.mask sits down with Joanna McKay and Dan Hedges to open up the conversation and opportunity within education for reconciliation. Let this be a beginning for transformative change in our LSA school community, our Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board and in Laval and beyond!

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Education For Reconciliation - Lit Up Literary Series

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Teaching resources, games, stories, and more to learn about the Indigenous Peoples of Canada

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Teaching resources, games, stories, and more to learn about the Indigenous Peoples of Canada

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Find activities, games and stories for youth and educators about Indigenous peoples' culture, history, languages and more. Kids' Stop is not currently being updated and, as a result, may contain outdated language and information. For our current educational resources and content, go to Learn more about First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada.

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School District 75 Elementary Virtual Learning Commons

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A Journey into Time Immemorial:

Created by the SFU Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology with active participation from local Sto:lo Elders and knowledge keepers, this interactive website allows students to explore a pre-colonial Sto:lo community and listen to Elders being interviewed on many topics such as weaving, First Salmon Ceremony, Welcome Song, and more.

Discover ancient clam beds, archaeological digs and more in this virtual tour of Hauyat Territory, located on Hunter Island in Queen Charlotte Sound, BC.

Iningat Ilagiit, means "a place for family."

Inuit artists from Kinngait (Cape Dorset) have created thousands of drawings. Almost 4,000 of these drawings, as well as 250 photographs, are available online here.

Not only can you browse the collection, but you can also build your own collections of favourite artworks in order to create your own virtual exhibitions to share with others.

Canada's national collection of Inuit prints from Cape Dorset - the birthplace of Inuit printmaking. Offered in French, English, and Inuktitut.

Since time immemorial, the Kwakwaka'wakw have hosted potlatch ceremonies, and potlatching continues to play a central and unifying role in community life today.

The repatriated Potlatch Collection at the U'mista Cultural Centre tells an epic story of the resistance and resilience of the Kwakwaka'wakw. Learn more through film clips, incredible 3-D photographs, and Kwak'wala audio clips. A series of curriculum-based lesson plans is also available, to help you share this fascinating story with your students.
Morning Star:
Explore Alex Janvier's masterpiece Morning Star, painted on the dome of the Haida Gwaii Salon in the Museum.

Virtual field trips allow students to travel the world and explore natural environments without leaving the classroom. Each virtual field trip contains a video, teacher guide, and student activities. Spotlight: View from a Canoe

Learn more about the fierce opposition by the Heiltsuk Nation to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and oil-tanker traffic in their ancestral waters. One Mind, One Heart features films, photos of Heiltsuk territory, and community protests during the Project Review Panel's visit to Bella Bella. The MOA installation shows the ancestral guardian of the undersea world, 'Yágis, swallowing an oil tanker trespassing in Heiltsuk waters. 'Yágis, the mask was created by Heiltsuk artist 'Nusí to invoke ancient Heiltsuk teachings and the law of Káxláya Gvi'ílás in order to protect their land and seas for the future.

Thanks to Google, we are able to do a "walking tour" through the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa just by clicking our mouse. The tour allows you to wander through the hallways and many rooms of the buildings, including:

the Peace Tower Observation Deck

the Memorial Centre

the House of Commons

the Prime Minister's Office

the Library of Parliament

a Meeting Room

Online exhibits about local plants, residential school and reconciliation, living languages, and archaeology.

"This well-designed and engaging site focuses on BC culture and history. It allows students anywhere in the province to take a virtual field trip to the Museum. Each exhibit on the site features ways to listen, watch, and read, and also showcases the people behind the scenes who develop the collections and exhibits. Useful teacher guides and resources help link the exhibits to the curriculum."(Gr. 5+) (Focused Education Review)

This museum in Alberta is all about dinosaurs. Thanks for Google Maps and their streetview camera, you can wander around the museum as if you were there.

MOA's exhibition, Shake Up: Preserving What We Value, explores the convergence of earthquake science and technology with the rich Indigenous knowledge and oral history of the living cultures represented in MOA's Northwest Coast collection. You can explore the exhibit virtually.

Visit galleries at the Smithsonian Museum.Choose where you want to go, places for close ups and enjoy a 3D view around where you stand.

Kwelches - Welcome! Our Old People tell us we have always lived in S'ólhTéméxw (Our Land). We are Stó:lō (People of the River), a nation of tribes along the Fraser River. As Sq'éwlets, we are one of 30 Stó:lō communities. Sturgeon is our ancestor and we live where the Harrison River rounds the bend and flows into the Fraser River. This website shares our journey from ancient times to the present. Join us as we tell you our sxwōxwiyám (origin stories) and sqwelqwel (personal stories), through our own words in video, song, vision and memory

Locally developed Residential School Curriculum Website for students and teachers from Kindergarten through to grade 12.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada presented its 94 Calls to Action in December 2015. Call to Action #63 (i) included: Developing and Implementing Kindergarten to Grade Twelve Curriculum and learning resources on Indigenous Peoples in Canadian history, and the history and legacy of Residential Schools. This website is a direct result of this call to action. The goal of this effort is to build student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy and mutual respect. Please visit https://greatspirithand.com and continue your journey towards Reconciliation today!

This website provides a detailed look at Metis history and culture sharing Metis stories, interviews, photographs, and various archival documents.

Learning about the canoe traditions of the Fijian, Squamish, and Haida helps us understand the historical and ongoing importance of canoe culture for these Indigenous peoples.

This website presents a range of evidence - photographs, maps, interviews, historical texts and short films - to assist educators and students in understanding the importance of canoes for the Fijian, Squamish, and Haida peoples.

An interactive website that allows students to hike Naikoon Park, located in the traditional territory of the Haida Nation.

Whose Land is a web-based app that uses GIS technology to assist users in identifying Indigenous Nations, territories, and Indigenous communities across Canada. The app can be used for learning about the territory your home or business is situated on, finding information for a land acknowledgement, and learning about the treaties and agreements signed across Canada. Educational videos are available to watch that will give you a better understanding of why land acknowledgements are important, and the way Indigenous people view their relationship to land.

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A Journey into Time Immemorial: Created by the SFU Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology with active participation from local Sto:lo Elders and knowledge keepers, this interactive website allows students to explore a pre-colonial Sto:lo community and listen to Elders being interviewed on many topics such as weaving, First Salmon Ceremony, Welcome Song, and more.

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An overview of past and current colonization practices - why decolonization is something everyone has to work on to collectively heal.

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Decolonization Is for Everyone | Nikki Sanchez | TEDxSFU

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Examples of outdoor learning in different seasons

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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A collection of resources: on ed. for rec. vocabulary, programs for Indigenous students and families,  and how non-Indigenous people can engage in reconciliation

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Welcome to New Journeys, your online Friendship Centre resource. New Journeys is an online platform for telling and sharing stories pertaining to Indigenous experiences in Canada, featuring potentially life-saving resources, services, and information in your area.

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Language Classes offered by Native Montreal

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Language Classes offered by Native Montreal

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Indigenous language classes — Native Montreal

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. Native Montreal is proud to be able to contribute to the revitalization of Indigenous languages by offering free Indigenous language classes to its members living in the greater Montreal area.

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ᐄᔨᔨᐤ Online Resources from the Cree School Board

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ᐄᔨᔨᐤ Online Resources from the Cree School Board

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The OLP is a set of activities, projects, and games that can be done indoors or outdoors, at home or in the bush. On this page, we offer tips and projects that are of interest to many different age groups.

When you are ready, access the grade level and language you wish, and then click on the activity that interests you.

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The OLP is a set of activities, projects, and games that can be done indoors or outdoors, at home or in the bush. On this page, we offer tips and projects that are of interest to many different age groups.

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Immerse yourself in Indigenous cultures through objects in the McCord Museum’s collection.

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Immerse yourself in Indigenous cultures through objects in the McCord Museum’s collection.

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Students will think about and analyze the roles of objects in Algonquian and Iroquoian societies (how they are made and used, what they symbolize, etc.).

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Discover the objects from our encounters!
Immerse yourself in Indigenous cultures through objects in the McCord Stewart Museum's collection.

Open the doors of your classroom to Indigenous voices with the Objects tell their stories digital education kit. The learning resource relies on an interactive and participative approach to support students as they explore different aspects of Indigenous societies and hear how community members view their thriving traditions, values and cultures!

The Museum is now offering the educational kit facilitated by the Museum's mediators in your classrooms!

Through action research focused on an object from the McCord Stewart Museum's collection, students are encouraged to embrace Indigenous voices. Each testimonial sheds new light on the past, present and future of Indigenous nations from across Québec.

By taking part in this integrated project, cycles two and three elementary students, as well as first cycle secondary students will develop cross-curricular competencies in social sciences, science and technology and French.

To access the Education Kit of your choosing, please click below and complete the form.

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Discover the objects from our encounters! Immerse yourself in Indigenous cultures through objects in the McCord Stewart Museum's collection. Open the doors of your classroom to Indigenous voices with the Objects tell their stories digital education kit.

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The Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center

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The Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center

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Kanien'kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center

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Kanien'kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center

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New Journeys Resources for Learning Indigenous Languages

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New Journeys Resources for Learning Indigenous Languages

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Mohawk: https://newjourneys.ca/articles/resources-for-learning-mohawk

Mi'kmaq: https://newjourneys.ca/en/articles/resources-for-learning-mi-kmaq

Cree: https://newjourneys.ca/en/articles/resources-for-learning-cree

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The Mohawk language, or Kanien'keha language, is an Iroquoian language spoken mainly in Ontario, Quebec and New York. Mohawk is a polysynthetic language, meaning that words are composed of many small parts to create meaning. Instead of sentences like in English the Mohawk language often portrays messages through single long words.

There are six Mohawk communities in Canada, many of which now have language immersion schools and classes in place to work towards the revitalization of the Mohawk language.

The following are some resources to help you learn Mohawk or improve your skills:

Mohawk Language Custodian Association : This resource, provided by the Ka'nehsata:ke community, contains vocabulary lessons, audio examples of words to understand a base vocabulary of the language, and tests to see how well you've grasped the language. This site offers lesson approaches from both English and French.

FirstVoices : FirstVoices includes a Mohawk dictionary, book of phrases, as well as stories and songs to practice the language. Resources and descriptions on this website are available in both English and French.

The Endangered Languages Project : This resource site contains audio tracks and videos so you can listen to Mohawk words and phrases spoken by language speakers.

Native Languages : This website contains a variety of resources. Most importantly, a pronunciation guide for the Mohawk alphabet . Once you have a basic grasp on the pronunciation of letters and letter combinations, reading through online resources will be much easier.

The Quinte Mohawk School offers language drill videos with different components of the Mohawk language. This resource also offers skill tests, word games and listening exercises.

Six Nations Polytechnic created this handy guide called that takes a step-by-step approach to the language and works through phrase structure for everyday usage. Mohawk Language in the Workplace

Mohawk community language and immersion programs and resources: University and college courses: Apps:
(iOS): This app uses games to teach the user Mohawk. The experience allows for short periods of daily review to make sure you remember the lessons. Users compete against other Mohawk speakers on daily lessons. IAmMohawk 1

And for extra practice you can watch this amazing interpretation of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in Mohawk:

Do you know of other Mohawk language resources?

More Stories

Can you speak your traditional language?

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The Mohawk language, or Kanien'keha language, is an Iroquoian language spoken mainly in Ontario, Quebec and New York. Mohawk is a polysynthetic language, meaning that words are composed of many small parts to create meaning. Instead of sentences like in English the Mohawk language often portrays messages through single long words.

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Welcome to Tusaalanga | Inuktut Tusaalanga

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a set of open-source software designed to record and promote Indigenous oral culture and revitalize the linguistic history of their people.

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FirstVoices is a suite of web-based tools and services designed to support Indigenous people engaged in language archiving, language teaching and culture revitalization.

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Lesson plans on Inuktitut Language (Ungava/Hudson) and subject area content

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Nunavimmiut

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Nunavik inhabitants

Nunavimmiut

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Nunavik inhabitants

Thank you to all of our contributors for making this resource possible.

Downloads

Fonts Package PC | Mac

Inuktitut Keyboard PC | Mac

Nunavik-IcE is a digital learning platform developed by Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, the central service provider for trilingual education for all Nunavimmiut. The platform was created to foster ongoing development and sharing of relevant educational resources for Nunavik communities.

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ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ Nunavik inhabitants ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ Nunavik inhabitants Thank you to all of our contributors for making this resource possible. Downloads Fonts Package PC | Mac Inuktitut Keyboard PC | Mac Nunavik-IcE is a digital learning platform developed by Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, the central service provider for trilingual education for all Nunavimmiut.

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Inuktitut: Ungava/Hudson Dialect Glossary 

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Nunavik-IcE is a digital learning platform developed by Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, the central service provider for trilingual education for all Nunavimmiut. The platform was created to foster ongoing development and sharing of relevant educational resources for Nunavik communities.

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Nunavik-IcE is a digital learning platform developed by Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, the central service provider for trilingual education for all Nunavimmiut. The platform was created to foster ongoing development and sharing of relevant educational resources for Nunavik communities.

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First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum

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First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum

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The east represents a beginning and in many First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures, the journey proceeds clockwise. If you are new to this resource, it’s a good idea to start on the eastern side of the circle of rocks, with the Worldviews topic area.

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First Nations Education Council Toolbox for promoting parental and community involvement schools.

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First Nations Education Council Toolbox for promoting parental and community involvement schools.

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First Nations, Metis and Inuit & Truth and Reconciliation Education at the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board

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First Nations, Metis and Inuit & Truth and Reconciliation Education at the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board

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Community Guide, teacher's guide and resource section.

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We would like acknowledge that the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is on land which is traditional territory of the Kanien’keha:ka or Mohawk nation. The Mohawk Nation is also known as the “Eastern Door Keepers” and are a member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy which also includes the Seneca,

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What can we help you find?

Land Back is an Indigenous-led movement with a rich and complex meaning. In the words of Isaac Murdoch, "Land Back is people returning back and finding their place in those systems of life."

According to journalist and Canada Council for the Arts chair Jesse Wente, Land Back is "about the decision-making power. It's about self-determination for our Peoples here that should include some access to the territories and resources in a more equitable fashion, and for us to have control over how that actually looks."

Systems of land governance under our current provincial and federal governments not only exclude Indigenous Peoples from decision-making tables where choices about land use are made, they also fail to set limits for industrial activities and development, driving wildlife decline and ecosystem degradation.

The David Suzuki Foundation believes that land governance in Canada must change to recognize and uphold Indigenous rights and responsibilities, and to restore nature's once abundant ecosystems.

Land Back is really about the decision-making power. It's about self-determination for our Peoples here that should include some access to the territories and resources in a more equitable fashion, and for us to have control over how that actually looks.

Jesse Wente, Chair, Canada Council for the Arts

Photo credit: Ian Maracle

What happened to the treaties?

Throughout the history of Canada, Indigenous Peoples have been removed from the lands that once sustained them - relocated to ever-diminishing reserves.

In some territories, Canada and Indigenous Peoples signed treaties to share the lands and waters. But Canada's implementation of the treaties has, in almost every instance, failed to honour that understanding.

In other territories, Indigenous Peoples did not sign treaties. In these territories, Indigenous Peoples made no legal agreements with Canada to share responsibility of the lands and waters. In essence, Canada took governance of these lands and resources without consent.

We can see [the challenge] in the images of land defenders coming up against the state police. Both are lawful - both are employing their own systems of law. What you have are two legitimate legal authorities that are saying two different things.

Aimée Craft, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa

Photo credit: KC Adams

Indigenous understandings of governance

Indigenous Peoples had laws and systems of governance long before Europeans landed on what is now called Canada and imposed their own, colonial laws. Colonialists viewed nature as property to be owned or resources to be commodified. In contrast, many Indigenous Peoples speak of inherent rights accompanied by inherent responsibilities to the natural world. For example, University of Windsor faculty of law associate professor and associate dean Beverly Jacobs says, "Our laws are always about that responsibility - our relationships, reciprocity."

As Aimée Craft, University of Ottawa associate professor, explains, "We can see [the challenge] in the images of land defenders coming up against the state police. Both are lawful - both are employing their own systems of law. What you have are two legitimate legal authorities that are saying two different things."

The resulting conflicts over land-use decisions point to a need for Canadians to have conversations, sometimes difficult, about what needs to change to ensure more just systems of land governance.

Our laws are always about that responsibility - our relationships, reciprocity.

Beverly Jacobs, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor

Photo credit: Ian Maracle

How can I support the Land Back movement?

Globally, Indigenous Peoples comprise less than five per cent of the world's population, but protect 80 per cent of the planet's biodiversity. Because Indigenous knowledge of lands and waters has evolved over thousands of years, their governance models might help to address the climate and biodiversity crises.

In recent years, the David Suzuki Foundation has supported Indigenous-led conservation by supporting the establishment of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, and by promoting Indigenous-led restoration and species-recovery work.

But Indigenous land governance reaches beyond the boundaries of protected areas.

Allies of Indigenous Peoples must also understand the colonial systems of governance that created these conditions for Indigenous Peoples are also root causes of the environmental crises.

As Jesse Wente notes, allies of Indigenous Peoples should educate themselves and each other. Help answer his request by watching the videos at the top of the page, which aim to open the door to wider conversations about land governance in Canada.

Four things you can do

Here are four things you can do today to support the land back movement:

1. Lift the burden of education off the shoulders of your Indigenous friends and colleagues. Watch and share these videos and resources on land governance in Canada, featuring some of Canada's most prominent Indigenous thought leaders, activists and accomplices.

2. Interested in land repatriation initiatives? Find out whose traditional territories you're on and start the conversation.

3. Hold public leaders accountable for policy. Contact municipal, provincial and federal governments to demand the inclusion of affected Indigenous voices at decision-making tables. You can start by signing this letter to the prime minister and your premier.

4. Watch and share this webinar, hosted by the David Suzuki Foundation in May 2021, which examines Indigenous rights and responsibilities and the root causes of conflicts over land-use and resource extraction in Canada. The webinar panel includes:

Aimée Craft, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa

Doug White, QC, Lawyer and Chair, BC First Nations Justice Council

Marilyn Baptiste, Former Chief, Xeni Gwet'in First Nation

Rachel Plotkin, Boreal Project Manager, David Suzuki Foundation

Help create a more just future for all

Canada needs strong laws and policies to protect and restore Indigenous governance to their traditional territories.

Act now to help protect nature and promote Indigenous rights

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Land Back is an Indigenous-led movement that means different things to different people. Watch these videos to begin establishing a shared understanding and a foundation for moving forward together. Let's open the door to wider conversations about the history and future of land governance in Canada.

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Indigenous Canada | CBC Music Playlists | CBC Listen

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From roots and rock to hip hop and hand drums – Canadian Indigenous music is an invite to a cultural experience across all genres. Hear: Buffy Sainte-Marie, Don Amero, Iskwe, A Tribe Called Red, Wolf Saga and more!

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The PÉLIQ-AN program provides an opportunity for teachers wishing to set up a language-exchange project with their students to take advantage of a grant that will help cover the costs of the project.

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PÉLIQ-AN 2022-2023
Deadline to apply: Registration available until funds run out!
The PÉLIQ-AN team is pleased to announce funding for the PÉLIQ-AN grant is available again this year. Teachers are invited to fill out and send their forms as soon as possible so that they can benefit from this grant before the funds run out.
REGISTER NOW!
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the requirement for direct, in-person contact between groups of students is optional and depends on public health recommendations. Distant contact using technology and letter-writing is definitely encouraged.

The PÉLIQ-AN team is looking forward to receiving your applications.

For more information, please email:
Melanie Kerridge melanie.kerridge@education.gouv.qc.ca
About PÉLIQ-AN

The Programme d'échanges linguistiques intra-Québec - approche nouvelle (PÉLIQ-AN) of the Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur (MEQ) supports language exchange projects between groups of students from Québec's English and French schools. >> read more

Participants' Stories

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How to participate

The PÉLIQ-AN program provides an opportunity for teachers wishing to set up a language-exchange project with their students to take advantage of a grant that will help cover the costs of the project.
Click here to participate

Join our Facebook Group to find a language-exchange partner.

Registration available until funds run out!

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Deadline to apply: Registration available until funds run out! The PÉLIQ-AN team is pleased to announce funding for the PÉLIQ-AN grant is available again this year. Teachers are invited to fill out and send their forms as soon as possible so that they can benefit from this grant before the funds run out.

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Have you always wanted to go to college but aren't sure you're ready to leave your community for a semester?

You can study in your own community to gain college experience with the Iyeskuwiiu program, attending your courses online and on the land. All at the same time, deepening your Cree identity by taking culturally relevant courses designed by Cree educators, for Cree students!

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Have you always wanted to go to college but aren't sure you're ready to leave your community for a semester? You can study in your own community to gain college experience with the Iyeskuwiiu program, attending your courses online and on the land.

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La commission scolaire du Nunavik Rejoignez-nous autour du qulliq pour en apprendre davantage sur notre histoire, nos étudiants et notre main-d'œuvre. Kativik Ilisarniliriniq est créée en vertu de la Convention de la baie James et du Nord québécois. de l'effectif du Nunavik, soit plus de 1 250 employés.

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15061 Sensibilisation aux réalités autochtones
- Acquisition de connaissances sur les réalités autochtones et mise en valeur des langues et des cultures autochtones

To develop projects that promote harmonious relations between indigenous and non-indigenous communities, especially those living in close proximity to each other.

•Volet 1 – Élèves

•Volet 2 - Personnel scolaire

Formulaire CollecteInfo, disponible en juillet en prévision de l'année suivante.

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We learn a place and how to visualize spatial relationships, as children, on foot and with imagination. Place and the scale of place must be measured against our bodies and their capabilities. (Sny…

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48 books by Indigenous writers to read to understand Residential Schools

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48 books by Indigenous writers to read to understand Residential Schools

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48 books by Indigenous writers to read to understand residential schools | CBC Books

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David A. Robertson curated this list of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and children’s books, all which explore the legacy and impact of the residential school system.

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CTV article: MEQ to use education as a tool for reconciliation

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CTV article: MEQ to use education as a tool for reconciliation

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Quebec set to use education as a tool to create closer ties with Indigenous people

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Quebec said it intends to use education as a tool to make significant strides in bringing Indigenous groups and the general population closer together.

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Books and storytelling as an entry point

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Books and storytelling as an entry point

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Indigenous Educational Resources for Schools and Libraries

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GoodMinds.com, is a First Nations family-owned business and passionate about Indigenous education. We supply Indigenous educational resources for schools and libraries in North America, while continuing to promote Indigenous authors, illustrators and translators. Our French Collection of resources continues to expand.

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Webinar for Winter Outdoor Learning. Join  us!

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Webinar for Winter Outdoor Learning. Join  us!

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Register https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd05usgSQ4jjrvPp-W9rZSMtCBIGPOlwxe6TNoZobar5OQRGg/viewform

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Mesure 15062 — Réussite éducative des élèves autochtones (Educational success of Indigenous students)

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Mesure 15062 — Réussite éducative des élèves autochtones (Educational success of Indigenous students)

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This measure is intended for school boards in collaboration with schools working with Indigenous populations to develop projects aimed at increasing perseverance and success for Indigenous students to reach their full potential.

Other measures include:
Aboriginal Sensitivity (15061);
Educational Success of Aboriginal Students (15062)
Support for Aboriginal Education in the System (15063);

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https://wakelet.com/wake/7Ih8W4eGYJjsujcBR0rqP

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Local history projects can be large or small, and be tailored to fit the time frame of your choosing. What exactly can you do in order to respond to your student's curiosity about their community? What can you do in order to flesh out local truths based on the needs of those who are listening?

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https://www.dorisjeannemackinnon.ca/single-post/2019/08/25/reconciliation-through-indigenization

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They have a large collection of wonderful webinars, teacher guides and student tools. There is a small registration fee to access the full versions of some of these resources.

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The First Nations, Métis & Inuit Education Association of Ontario is a subject association for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit education in Ontario, Canada. We support and help all educators understand issues related to First Nation, Métis and Inuit Peoples in Canada as well as offer strategies for teaching this content to all learners.

Are you interested in becoming a member?

Membership offers you access to numerous resources and more!

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EXPLORING THE POWER OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS This year's conference is FULLY ONLINE and FREE OF CHARGE for participants. LEARN MORE Our purpose is to support and promote the provision of quality education on histories, worldviews, and knowledge systems that...

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Reconciliation: A Starting Point mobile app

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Reconciliation: A Starting Point mobile app

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Learn about Indigenous Peoples in Canada, key historical events, and reconciliation initiatives.

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The word Indigenous - explained l CBC Kids News

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The word Indigenous - explained l CBC Kids News

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The word Indigenous — explained l CBC Kids News

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DIVE INTO THE DAILY LIFE OF TODAY’S INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES!

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DIVE INTO THE DAILY LIFE OF TODAY’S INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES!

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STORIES ADAPTED TO EACH ELEMENTARY CYCLE, EDUCATIONAL BOOKLETS FOR EACH STORY, READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES

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Bring Indigenous voices into your French and English classes with the engaging stories and educational content in this all-digital kit.

Take advantage of the free offer from Québec's ministère de l'Éducation today and click on the "Library" button above to browse through the First Peoples Digital Kit.
Select a cycle

AN OVERVIEW OF THE KIT?

(Video only available in French)

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TOOLS TO PROMOTE LEARNING

STORIES ADAPTED TO EACH ELEMENTARY CYCLE

Short illustrated stories to promote the discovery of today's Aboriginal life, while learning about the past.

EDUCATIONAL BOOKLETS FOR EACH STORY

Use in French or English classes (language of instruction)

READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES

Immediate automatic correction, promoting autonomy

A FULLY ONLINE EDUCATIONAL KIT THAT IS FLEXIBLE

Use the Kit to create a lesson adapted to your students' needs. Choose content for your students from a wealth of relevant documents.

4 to 8 illustrated stories per cycle

1 pedagogical guide per story

2 activities per story

More than one hundred objects from the exhibition This is Our Story. First Nations and Inuit of the 21st Century

Videos in which Aboriginal people tell about their lives today

Informative capsules

A glossary adapted to each cycle.

WITH THE COLLABORATION OF:

Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur

Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones

Télé-Québec

Plan culturel numérique du Québec

Learn more

I'm really impressed by the abundance and richness of the content! It's extremely well done.

My students are going to love that all the stories are narrated.

I didn't expect the site to be so easy to use. I'm looking forward to exploring it with my students!

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Dive into the daily life of today's Indigenous communities!

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Bring Indigenous voices into your French and English classes with the engaging stories and educational content in this all-digital kit. Take advantage of the free offer from Québec's ministère de l'Éducation today and click on the "Library" button above to browse through the First Peoples Digital Kit.