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Author/Creator
Charlie Angus
Creating Racism-Free Schools through Critical/Courageous Conversations on Race
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training, Indigenous Inclusion Directorate
Critical/Courageous Conversations on Race: What Your Child Is Learning at School and How You Can Help
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education and Training
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate
A Critical Race Theory Analysis of Métis Teachers' Counter-Stories
Theses
Author/Creator
Carmen Leigh Gillies
Description
Educational Foundations Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
Cultivating Alliances: Reflections on the Role of Non-Indigenous Collaborators in Indigenous Educational Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Anthony-Stevens
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 81-104
Description
Looks at the collaboration of Indigenous and non-Indigenous to improve Indigenous education and research.
Decolonizing the Classroom Curriculum: Indigenous Knowledges, Colonizing Logics, and Ethical Spaces
Theses
Author/Creator
Annette Furo
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2018.
Finding a Place at Home: The TRC as a Means of (R)Evolution in Pre-Service (Science) Teacher Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Wiseman
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 331-349
Description
Author explores what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action ask of teacher educators and specifically in the field of science education. Considers how Indigenous and Western ways of knowing might be brought together to highlight “the role that Land and the natural world might play in reconciliation via science teacher education.”
High School Teachers Working Towards Reconciliation: Examining the Teaching and Learning of Residential Schools
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 270
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tana Mitchell
Jennifer Tupper
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Explores how teachers engaging with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, teach about residential schools, how students understand themselves as Canadians while learning the history, and how classrooms can become a space for reconciliation.
Indigenous Games and Sports in the Australian National Curriculum: Educational Benefits and Opportunities?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Evans
Steve Georgakis
Rachel Wilson
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 195-213
Description
Article outlines possibilities for the inclusion of Indigenous Games and Sports (IGaS) across Australian schools; authors provide details on IGaS and suggest appropriate pedagogy for teaching purposes. Authors argue that inclusion of IGaS can promote inclusive classrooms and social justice within the school setting.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: First Nations
Alternate Title
First Nations: Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Learning in the Circle: Applying American Indian Ways to Improving Education in Contemporary Mainstream America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 29, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 47-103
Description
Publication of paper presented at Western Social Science Association 2018 Meeting, American Indian Studies Section. Examines the philosophical frameworks of the mainstream education system in the United States and compares it to Indigenous understandings of education. Showcases examples of Indigenous principles of education at work in different school environments.
Montana's Landless Indians and the Assimilation Era of Federal Indian Policy: A Case of Contradictions: Lessons for Grades 7-12
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laura Ferguson
Description
Title refers to the Chippewa, Cree and Métis.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Overcoming Dualistic Pedagogy: Reframing Māori–Pākehā Histories for New Zealand Students
Alternate Title
Overcoming Dualistic Pedagogy: Reframing Maori–Pakeha Histories for New Zealand Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edgar A Burns
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2018, pp. 209-217
Description
Discusses prior practices of teaching history in the context of the Māori–Pākehā (Māori–White) or them—us dichotomies they create; and the challenges to that binary way of thinking. Explore new methods for teaching history that breakdown narratives of modernization, settler colonization, and racialized beliefs of superiority.
Plain Talk 1: KAIROS Blanket Exercise
Alternate Title
Assembly of First Nations Plain Talks
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 1
Plain Talk ; book 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
KAIROS
Ed Bianchi
Suzanne Doerge
Chris Hiller
Dr. Rose-Alma J. McDonald
Description
Document is an interactive teaching tool that assists participants understand the historic relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Putting an End to the Silence: Educating Society about the Canadian Residential School System
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jamie Lee Kuhl
Bridges, vol. 2, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-5
Description
Discusses the importance of revealing the truth regarding residential schools in order to promote healing and prevent repetition of mistakes.
Reconciliation on Whose Terms? the Death of Will Maquinna at the Ahousaht Indian Residential School
Alternate Title
Tri-University Annual Graduate History Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mariah Guta
Description
Paper presented the the Tri-University Annual Graduate History Conference Waterloo, Ontario.
Looks at death in 1907 of young child and then ensuing crisis in community-school relations.
Relational Encounters with Indigenous Literatures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aubrey Jean Hanson
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 312-330
Description
Author uses perspectives from school teachers and Indigenous writers to argue that “Indigenous literary arts can foster relational understandings between readers and Indigenous communities.” Encourages educators to draw on Indigenous literatures for inspiration and motivation in this work.
Running Solo: Indigenous Teacher Identity in Roman Catholic Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Tyler Larry Wright
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Regina, 2017.
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation: Teachers' Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tasha Henry
Description
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.
Structural Violence in Canada: The Role of Winnipeg Educators in Decolonization and Reconciliation between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Silvie Kroeker
Description
Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tampere, 2017.
Teacher Guide: Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian McCallum
Description
For use with the CBC website which tracks progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action in child welfare, education, language and culture, health, justice and reconciliation.
Teaching History for Truth and Reconciliation: The Challenges and Opportunities of Narrativity, Temporality, and Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Miles
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 294-311
Description
Contends history educators are especially implicated in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action through their responsibility to teach Indigenous and Canadian history, including the injustices of settler colonialism. Identifies three challenges of teaching history for truth and reconciliation and suggests strategies for reframing these challenges as opportunities.
Teaching with Indian Givers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ruth Norton
Craig Charbonneau Fontaine
Description
Explores the many contributions made by Indigenous peoples to North and South American societies and the long history of settler exploitation of the land, resources, and people of the two continents.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Simon Bird
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Simon Bird
Description
Speaker discusses the importance of educators building relationships with students and staff.
Duration: 28:02.
Tool Box: First Nations Parental and Community Involvement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council (FMEC)
Description
Makes suggestions for promoting involvement through support, communication, training, and parents' committees.
Transforming Graduate Studies through Decolonization: Sharing the Learning Journey of a Specialized Cohort
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura-Lee Kearns
Joanne Tompkins
Lisa Lunney Borden
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 233-253
Description
Study traces the learning experiences of primarily non-Indigenous educators who created an Indigenous-focused Master of Education program to challenge the legacy of colonization in schools and who have worked to decolonize their practice through their participation in a graduate studies; asserts that decolonizing education means valuing Indigenous people, languages, and land, and building inter-cultural understanding.
Treaties and the Treaty Relationship: Educator's Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karine Duhamel
Jean Moir
Keri Cheechoo
Connie Wyatt Anderson
James Rowinski ... [et al.]
Description
Educational complement to special issue of Canada's History which contains lesson plans for use in both elementary and secondary classrooms.
Unlearning Colonial Identities While Engaging in Relationality: Settler Teachers’ Education-as-Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Korteweg
Tesa Fiddler
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 254-275
Description
Longstanding teacher-education team who teach a specialized Honours BEd course, entitled Indigenizing Perspectives and Practices in Education, outline the obstacles and struggles in settler teacher education; discuss legacies of colonialism in education and systemic racism in curriculum.
Unsettling Settler Shame in Schooling: Re-Imagining Responsible Reconciliation in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan Koelwyn
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 276-293
Description
Discusses “shame” in different contexts and explores the experience of shame for individuals and groups. Describes how shame was used as a tool of colonization in Indian Residential Schools and how it might be a transformative influence in the process of reconciliation following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
We Are All Treaty People
Alternate Title
Kayak ; no. 65, 2018
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canada's History
Kayak, no. 65, September 2018
Description
Special themed issue of Canada's History's children's magazine Kayak (September 2018). Suitable for ages 7-12.
Weaving Ways: Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Classrooms and Schools: An Introductory Guide
Alternate Title
Education for Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortium
Education for Reconciliation Team
Description
Provides a series of inquiry questions and guiding information organized around four themes: cultures of belonging, instructional design, pedagogy, and sharing through stories.