“There Is a Difference”: Mi'kmaw Students' Perceptions and Experiences in a Public School and in a Band-Operated School
Compares culturally responsive teaching between Mi'kma'ki run schools and public schools for Indigenous students.
Compares culturally responsive teaching between Mi'kma'ki run schools and public schools for Indigenous students.
"The evidence provided to this commission provides an interesting record of thoughts by the government and (mostly non-Indigenous, male) experts about food, Indigenous people and the Canadian North-West ten years after the near-extinction of the buffalo."
Pre-reading activities, chapter-by-chapter discussion questions, and extension activities geared toward Grades 9 to 12.
Discusses the long history of Indigenous agriculture, how plants from the New World spread to the Old. and the need to return to traditional practices and regain food sovereignty. Educators share their experiences and lesson plans which use the story of the Three Sisters to teach a variety of subjects. Created to accompany the video.
Uses video clips by five Indigenous artists as a starting point for discussion, writing and research activities.
Topics include basics, best practices in storytelling and working with Indigenous communities, creating authentic content and using Native talent.
Compilation of primary sources which represent the settler's perspectives on the schools.
History Major Research Paper (MA) -- Nipissing University, 2022.