Still Waiting for Truth and Reconciliation: A Progress Report on Indigenous Education in Ontario's Publicly Funded Schools
Reports findings from annual survey of 1,044 schools across the province.
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Reports findings from annual survey of 1,044 schools across the province.
Related Material: Infographic.
To accompany book about the young activist from Attawapiskat, Ontario who campaigned for a new school to replace one that had been contaminated by a massive diesel leak in the late 1970s.
Related material Still Waiting in Attawapiskat video.
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.
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.
To accompany book about the young activist from Attawapiskat, Ontario who campaigned for a new school to replace one that had been contaminated by a massive diesel leak in the late 1970s.
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 necessity of an Education Act that meets the varying needs of children in 634 First Nations communities across Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.27.
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.
Program for teaching English as an additional language or dialect (EALD) in the Australian context. Website contains links to facilitator's guide, 12 documents on different focus areas, and sample 4 sample workshops.
Includes colouring pages, nutritional information, tips for preparation and recipes using plants and animals found in the Northwest Territories.
Although created for the Old Crow Experiential Educational Project, some activities can be adapted for other contexts. Lessons are grouped by Grades 7-9, Grades 4-6, and Grades 1-3.
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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Examines the correlation between Indigenous driven educational programs and a student's family context to asses the negative and positives effects of Native Language and Culture (NLC) within an educational setting.