Spirit Bear's Guide to Reconciliation 2024 Calendar
Each month children take part in an activity which fosters cross-cultural understanding.
Each month children take part in an activity which fosters cross-cultural understanding.
Reports findings from annual survey of 1,044 schools across the province.
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Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.
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Although designed to accompany class visit to an exhibition of the Musqueam artist's work, can be used alone.
Retelling of traditional Tlingit story also known as Naatsilanéi, The Origin of the Killer Whale or Kéet Shagoon. Literature unit also teaches Tlingit vocabulary. Lesson plans intended for Grades K-5.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Primary reading level storybook.
Three thematic activities which explore knowledge transfer: learning through objects and tools, learning through making and learning through land and community.
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
Compares culturally responsive teaching between Mi'kma'ki run schools and public schools for Indigenous students.
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.
Includes colouring pages, nutritional information, tips for preparation and recipes using plants and animals found in the Northwest Territories.
Special focus on Mi'kmaw culture and history. Lesson plans for Grades 4-9.
Involves an alien race arriving to inhabit earth and that the only hope for their continued existence is to sign a treaty. Students need to decide what aspects of their lifestyle they want to preserve and include them in the treaty terms. Leaders sign a document written in symbols they don't understand and subsequently legislation is enacted which makes the original inhabitants wards of the state.
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Science unit also teaches the Haida language. Intended for Grades K-2.
Related Material: Teacher Resources.