Never Give Up! Land-based learning and Indigenous knowledges inspire student art
This is the story of a school that has been guided on a three-year journey by Dr. Cher Hill and Elder Rick Bailey...
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Sep 172 min read
Truth and Reconciliation Day lesson plan
On September 30, 2024, Canada will mark the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as well as Orange Shirt Day...
Sep 172 min read
How long will it take? Lessons on the TRC Calls to Action
A path toward reconciliation between Canadians and Indigenous Peoples has been clearly laid out in the 94 Calls to Action...
Jan 83 min read
A new way of looking at Canada
For the last three years, I have been using the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada with my Grade 4 students to teach several lessons...
Nov 2, 20234 min read
We will remember them
My brother and I got the call from Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) in August: would we be willing to join a delegation that would go to...
Nov 2, 20234 min read
Carrying our learning forward: 10 years of the Project of Heart Canoe
For the last 10 years, the Project of Heart Canoe has been travelling around the province, visiting different schools, and bringing...
Sep 22, 20232 min read
Ideas for commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
I seek out opportunities to learn as I strive to become educated enough to be an ally.
Aug 17, 20234 min read
Truth telling
Dr. Nicola Campbell eloquently shared, “It is a sacred responsibility to witness, recount, reflect and knowledge embodied within...
Aug 17, 20235 min read
Building belonging for Indigenous students
In my first class, on my first day in the Native Indian Teacher Education Program in 1995, the professor asked me, “Why do you...
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