Teaching Resources
Indigenous Education - Classroom Resources (Shared Folder)
Visit this link for an oral history video series that features stories from First Nations, Metis, and Inuit participants. These stories shed light on histories of resilience and resurgence, and are part of a bigger history that has been overlooked in curricula and classroom settings.
Go to the LearnAlberta resources.
To book the Blanket Exercise for your staff or students please contact Carolynne Muncer at cmuncer@cesd73.ca.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has put out a call to all students, kindergarten to post-secondary, to share their vision of what reconciliation could be in Canada. Imagine Canada is an opportunity for schools and students to thoughtfully and actively participate in the act of reconciliation.
Please check out the video in the link above for more information. This video is a great way to introduce the opportunity to the students. As always, the conversations that lead up to, during and after our work in this area is what leads to a deeper understanding of our history and the legacy of it for all of us - Indigenous and non-Indigenous.
A 12 year old Ojibway boy who died from hunger and exposure after trying to find his way home from a residential school is the inspiration behind a new project from Gord Downie. Through this project, Downie is drawing attention to the legacy of residential schools and what he sees as the need for all Canadians to be involved in reconciliation.
Everything you ever wanted to know about buffalo! Museum quality artifacts, information and simple lesson plans. (K-12)
Journey through the emotional story of residential schools, as you learn and teach about the untold story of Canadian history. (7-12)
Learn Alberta Samples Lesson Plans that support education for reconciliation through the inclusion of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit perspectives; treaty; education; and residential schools' experiences, with learning outcomes identified in the current Alberta program of studies.