A Water Wake-Up Call
Sarah Lowes shares a wealth of resources and ideas for teaching about the protection of water and the environment.
Indigenous
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation
Monique Gray Smith. Orca Book Publishers, 2017. 159 Pages $29.95.
You Hold Me Up
Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Danielle Daniel. Orca Book Publishers, 2017. 32 pages, $19.95.
Arctic Adventures: Tales From the Lives of Inuit Artists
Raquel Rivera, illustrated by Jirina Marton House of Anansi Press, 2007 47 pages, $18.95.
Making Permanent Connections
Izida Zorde in conversation with Idle No More organizer, lawyer and Ryerson University Chair in Indigenous Governance, Pam Palmater.
Secret Path
Jeff Lemire, music by Gord Downie. Simon and Schuster Canada, 2016. 96 pages, $26.99
Treaties Recognition Week
Christina Saunders encourages all members to commemorate Treaties Recognition Week. Presenting an overview of treaties and treaty issues, Saunders offers resources to help teach treaty recognition and land acknowledgement to our students.
Teaching Indigenous Histories
Tanya Leary considers the “danger of a single story” and the importance of ensuring that students learn Indigenous stories through Indigenous voices.
Truth and Reconciliation Resources
In June 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued a series of recommendations about education relating to First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) students.
Walking and Talking Treaties
Emily Chan writes about how she collaborated with Indigenous artist Maria Hupfield and Jumblies Theatre to teach her students about treaties and Canada’s aboriginal and settler history.