Teacher resource based on the life of Gladys Chapman, a young girl who died as a result of tuberculosis while attending residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. Presents lessons which focus on her life while living in her home community of Spuzzum and after entering the school.
Includes four case studies: Tk’emlups te Secwepemc and the City of Kamloops; Tsleil Waututh Nation and the District of North Vancouver; : Musqueam and the City of Vancouver; : Cowichan Tribes and the City of Duncan; and Fort Nelson First Nation and Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)
Description
Reviews the results of eight regional and one wrap-up dialogue which took place in 1999-2000. Dialogues were meant to explore different options to manage litigation and resolve cases of abuse.
Aboriginal Girls Groups in School District No. 73 (Kamloops/Thompson)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society
School District No. 73
First Nations Education Council
Thompson Rivers University
Description
Comments on a school that provides a culturally-safe place for young Aboriginal girls to explore adolescent female issues and to promote a positive and healthy gender and cultural identity.