Aboriginal Awareness Workshop: Alberta Region Module
Brief overview for orientation of departmental employees.
Brief overview for orientation of departmental employees.
Looks at how the the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) tool reflects the status of Indigenous rights by its compliance.
Using their own personal experiences to examine the treatment of Indian Status Card users and the misconceptions about Status Cards by the general public. To view article to scroll down to page 85.
Examines the participation of inmates in the Work 2 Give program, were the inmates made items for Indigenous communities, and how participation in the program helped with the inmates healing process.
Website includes links to three modules on treaties and five on the Indian Act and the reserve system.
Student worksheet for Indian Act and Treaties.
To accompany 5th edition of book written by Olive Patricia Dickason, William Newbigging and Cary Miller. Contains links to: chapter outlines; learning objectives; key terms, figures, or sites; study questions; essay questions; additional resources; and flashcards.
Lesson plan for use with the article The Numbered Treaties by Wabi Benais Mistatim Equay (Cynthia Bird) found on page 26 of Treaties and the Treaty Relationship, a special issue of Canada's History. Suitable for Grades 7-12.
Topics include: teacher reflections, preparing for difficult conversations, the role of media coverage, daily life in residential schools, reconciliation through revitalization, and making reconciliation real.
For use with Remembering the Children: Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022
Includes list government policies and legislation, quotes, rebuttal to common arguments, and points that can raised by Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
For use with the book by Monique Gray Smith. Includes summary, essential questions, key concepts, vocabulary and learning activities for each chapter of book. Recommended for ages 9-13.
Uses date and relationship cards to educate students about First Nations and Newcomer interactions leading up to the signing of Treaty 1 in 1871.
Reports results of online survey conducted from June 9-12, 2015, with a sample of 1511 Canadian adults who were members of the Angus Reid Forum. Respondents were asked whether they agreed with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's key recommendations.
Related Material: Survey Questionnaire.
Speakers discuss how the Act has defined the government's and Crown's relationship with First Nations peoples; how it has impeded development of communities; and how fundamental changes are needed to give First Nations' control over governance and the ability to develop mechanisms to improve access to capital.
Duration: 1:09:15.
Special themed issue of Canada's History's children's magazine Kayak (September 2018). Suitable for ages 7-12.