One of the most frequent questions I get from teachers is about appropriation. From what I know of my own practice, I think a lot of confusion arises because non-Indigenous peoples may not be aware of elements of Indigenous cultures that are sacred and part of spiritual practice, or understand that they are asking students to recreate ancient art forms that are passed through apprenticeship relationships.
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Making the Shift is a newsletter from my friends over at Natural Curiosity, a teacher resource designed to build children's understanding of the natural world through environmental inquiry. In the past few years, Natural Curiosity has been working on a second edition which more explicitly honours Indigenous ways of knowing the world and all that inhabits it. Learn more about it here or view their latest newsletter. You can sign up by navigating to their website and entering your email in the top right corner.
Ontario to clean up Mercury near Grassy Narrows
Grassy Narrows First Nation (Asubpeechoseewagong) and White Dog First Nation (Wabaseemoong), both Treaty Three Nations located in Northern Ontario, have been in the news this month as the Provincial Government has FINALLY committed to cleanup the mercury that was dumped in their shared river system in the 1960s and 70s.
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Are you looking for French Language resources to use in your classrooms? Check out the French Language section of the Deepening Knowledge Project's website! The page features websites, resources lesson plans about Indigenous histories and current events.
8th Fire/8e Feu
One of my favorite documentaries about contemporary Indigenous peoples in Canada and the relationship between Indigenous and Canadian peoples is 8th Fire which was first aired on the CBC in 2012.
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