LEARN works with schools, communities, and organizations in Quebec to put useful resources in the hands of educators. Our goal is to be more inclusive of Indigenous histories and to foster bonds between communities.
Teaching Ed4Rec? Browse ways to include Education for Reconciliation in the classroom, and beyond: activities, curriculum connections, and other resources for students and educators.
Learning about Ed4Rec? Learn more about the history and current state of affairs of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis populations in Quebec and Canada.
Helping to create a culture of Ed4Rec? Be part of a developing culture of Education for Reconciliation: success stories, projects, tools, partnership opportunities, and more.
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Teaching Education for Reconciliation
TEACHING EDUCATION FOR RECONCILIATION
Teaching Education for Reconciliation within our curriculum relates to how and what is taught in schools, and often directly relates to the Quebec curricula in the form of its various subject-area programs. In the context of reconciliation between peoples, this can also include learning from ancestors (ours and other groups), relationships between students and their (and others') past and present, current issues with regards to indigenous communities, their experiences, etc. It necessarily also includes reflections on colonialism and its various processes and manifestations.
Resources and sites related to student learning:
Kairos Resources: Documents, Reports and Teachers’ Kits
Not just a “one-off” event, you can make the Blanket Exercise a catalyst for learning. Learn how to prepare and how to plan related lessons. Go to site
Tips & Guidelines for hosting the Kairos Blanket Exercise in your school:
Use this quick guide to help you to... partner with a local indigenous community, introduce it to adults first, know your audience, and see reconciliation as an ongoing process. Go to site
100 Years of Loss Kit
An excellent curriculum kit for grades 6 and up about the Apology and IRS history with 12 lesson plans, supporting resources and visual aids, and teacher briefing sheets (Order page - recommended you request the ‘teacher bundle’ rather than the ‘edu kit’).
Description on Where are Children Order at Legacy of hope here
Project of Heart Quebec blog and resources
"Project of Heart” is an inquiry-based, hands-on, collaborative, inter-generational, artistic journey of seeking truth about the history of Aboriginal people in Canada. Resources on site include key documents, maps, timelines and more, as well as links to various Quebec-based sources. "Steps" walk students from discovery to social action. Go to site
Learn more about how schools have successfully implemented Project of Heart. Go to page
Social justice competencies and essential counter histories
Developed by Lisa Taylor (Bishops University) these strategies help students frame and infuse their learning through the perspective of social justice and the active transformation of all forms of discrimination. Download
Their Voices Will Guide Us - Now available from @mmiwg:
Download the Student and Youth Engagement Guide directly at http://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/publications/
"How teachers can integrate Truth and Reconciliation in their classrooms" from @EdCanNet - including Infographic and resources! Go to site
"How can we embed Truth and Reconciliation in every school? by @EdCanNet
including a Fact Sheet! "Go to site
"Joining the Circle Guide for Educators" toolkit by @copaonline for #ed4recLEARN
-- information, guides for group discussions, animated films, vocabulary, for indigenizing the
classroom, also First Nations, Métis & Inuit peoples history teachings. Go to site
Truth and Reconciliation ... PDIG 2017-2018 Report and Learning situation - curriculum-changing ideas and resource lists Go to site
General information sites with sections useful for educators
Quebec Aboriginal Tourism sections on History and Culture, Legends, Maps etc. Go to site
Indigenous peoples in Quebec. Various entries on Wikipedia. Go to site
Aboriginal peoples in Quebec (Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada) Go to site
Map of overlapping Indigenous territories in Canada and beyond! Go to site
The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada coming soon info Go to site
Check out our Learning about Ed4Rec and Help create a culture of Ed4Rec sections too!
Learning about Education for Reconciliation
LEARNING ABOUT EDUCATION FOR RECONCILIATION
Learning about reconciliation in Canada could be as simple as learning more about the history and current state of affairs of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis populations in Quebec and Canada (and indeed around the world). It can also mean learning about the history, causes, process and future of reconciliation in Canada. Browse below for information and action resources for educators, student, families, and the community. Video collections (new!) at very bottom!
This content is primariy intended for use by educators as the content may be too mature for children and youth.
RESOURCES, INFORMATION & ACTION WEBSITES:
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada website
TRC: A component of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.. Go to site
Stories of Reconciliation from Community Foundations of Canada. Note specific sections such as "What’s our role in Truth and Reconciliation?" and others. Go to site
Reconciliation at aadnc-aandc.gc.ca
Learn how the Government of Canada is working to advance reconciliation and renew the relationship with Indigenous peoples. Go to site
Reconciliation is not an aboriginal problem, it is a Canadian problem
CBC story with other helpful links below. Go to site
Reconciliation Canada – A New Way Forward
Various initiatives and growing list of resources Go to site
Dispelling common myths about indigenous peoples (ebook)
A useful pamphlet that helps clarify a few key myths that are still present in our society. From Indigenous Corporate Training Inc, whose mission is "to provide training to get everyone Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® in their day-to-day jobs and lives." Go to site
Quebec Aboriginal Tourism
Culture, legends, nations. Information about the Indigenous communities you can visit throughout Quebec. Go to site
McGill First People's House Library
List of recommended books. Go to site
McCord Museum Thematic tours
Images & information on various First Nation cultures. Go to site or browse specific tours below:
- An Introduction to the Haida
- Beadwork and the Iroquois
- The St. Lawrence Iroquoians (around 1500 CE)
- A Brief Glimpse of Mi'kmaq Life: Objects from the McCord Collection
- Inuit Clothing and its Construction
- Ethnographic Objects from David Ross McCord's Collection
- The Inuit of Nunavik
- The Iroquois
- The Innu
- The Atikamekw
- The Abenaki
- First Peoples
- The Inuit of Nunavik and Elsewhere, about 1920
Kanien’kehá:ka Kanakeráhsera Kahnawà:ke Branch of the Mohawk Nation
Learn about the Haudenosaunee, a constitutional democracy existing since time immemorial. Information on the Kanien’kehá:ka people, history and culture. Go to site
Innu Nation's Culture & History Bibliography of Innu works
Organization that formally represents the Innu of Labrador, the two communities of Sheshatshiu and Natuashish. Booklists, but also on community, culture, and history. Go to site
Tipatshimuna: Innu stories from the land
Virtual Museum of Canada site on Innu and their history and territory. Go to site
Naskapi Community website
Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach. The people, location, community, etc. Go to site
Creeculture.ca
Cree Culture and Language Department of the Cree Nation Government (CNG) of the Crees of Eeyou Istchee (northern Quebec). Information on language and culture and related projects. Go to site
Anishinabenation.ca
Learn about various Algonquin Nations, their history and current news and issues. Go to site
VIDEO COLLECTIONS:
CURIO.ca COLLECTIONS:
Log in to LEARN and use the CURIO button on your Learn Home page, and then you can access various collections, such as:
- Indigenous Youth: takes a closer look at the hopes, experiences and challenges of Indigenous youth in Canada today. Among the topics examined are cultural identity, community engagement, education, the environment and relations with law enforcement. Go to site
- Contemporary Indigenous Voices: cultural awareness, traditional knowledge and the contemporary challenges facing Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples across Canada as we begin to explore reconciliation together. Go to site
. Browse ALL their other collections. Go to site
Or use their search engine. Go to site
Truth and Reconciliation TRC - CVR
Video collection on their main page. Go to site Vimeo site Go to site
NFB Indigenous Cinema main site
Discover the NFB’s rich online collection of Indigenous-made films Go to site
Aabiziingwashi (Wide Awake) at NFB
Indigenous cinema on tour and convenient collection of film links to NFB Go to site
Indigenous Filmmaking at the NFB overview PDF
"NFB has produced over 280 works by First Nations, Métis and Inuit directors. Today, more than 20 projects by Indigenous directors are underway at the NFB’s studios across Canada". Go to site
8TH FIRE
8TH Fire invited twenty First Nations, Inuit and Métis reporters and filmmakers to produce short films from Aboriginal communities across the country. Go to site
Reconciliation Canada – Video collection page
Regularly posting key information and current event videos Go to site
Working It Out Together
Currently in Season 3, this a thirteen-part documentary series that follows Kanien’kehá:ka Olympian and Health Advocate Waneek Horn-Miller on a journey to reclaim well-being, build an Indigenous movement of positive change. Go to site
Wapikoni Mobile
Films produced throughout Quebec by Indigenous youth. Go to site
Namwayut: we are all one. Truth and reconciliation in Canada | Canada is ... Go to site
TEDxdfd @starleigh_grass on Lessons to remember before thinking about, talking about and teaching about residential schools and reconciliation Go to site
Helping create a culture of Education for Reconciliation
CREATING A CULTURE OF EDUCATION FOR RECONCILIATION
Education for Reconciliation involves a culture shift in schools and communities. Here you will find examples and resources related to how schools can develop an awareness of Indigenous peoples, history, culture and other issues as well as models for how to partner with local and provincial indigenous communities, organizations, and elders.
To help schools think about Education for Reconciliation:
Stories from CLC Schools
Blanket Exercise in the Lower North Shore Go to page
Projects of Heart, and related activities
completed 2012-2013 school year. Go to site
Our Dreams Matter Too
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society project, a walk & letter writing campaign. Go to site
Shannen's Dream Club
Resources from the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. Go to site
Une trousse pédagogique destinée aux élèves du primaire et du secondaire.
(Le Centre d'amitié autochtone de Val-d'Or) Go to site
Enhancing Indigenous Education Through Co-Creation
Conferences and co-creation examples for Indigenous youth. Go to site
First Nation Education Council of Quebec
Information on FNEC and the latest developments in First Nations education. Go to site
Maps and other general information sites
Quebec Aboriginal Tourism sections on History and Culture, Legends, Maps etc. Go to site
Indigenous peoples in Quebec. Various entries on Wikipedia. Go to site
Aboriginal peoples in Quebec (Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada) Go to site
Map of overlapping Indigenous territories in Canada and beyond! Go to site
The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada Announcement Go to site Main page Go to site
(Also search IPAC on App stores!)
Map of First Nations and Inuit communities in Quebec Download PDF
CONTACTS AND WHAT'S NEW IN EDUCATION FOR RECONCILIATION (#Ed4RecLEARN)
Keep up to date on what's happening on LEARN and elsewhere throughout the province. Follow us and contribute to this site's resources by tweeting suggestions to #Ed4RecLEARN.
CONTACT US AT LEARN
Paul Rombough
LEARN Ped. Services (Social Sciences, etc.)
LEARN team page and @paulrombo on Twitter
SOME FOLKS TO FOLLOW!
Kairos @kairoscanada
Aboriginal Resources @aboreducqc
Indspire @Indspire
CEPN-FNEC @CEPNFNEC
Idle No More QC @IdleNoMoreQC
native-land.ca @nativelandnet
APTN National @APTNNews
CBC Indigenous @CBCIndigenous
Puamun Meshkenu @PuamunMeshkenu
Reconciliation Canada @Rec_Can
Government Canada - Indigenous @GCIndigenous
Starleigh_grass @starleigh_grass
Windspeaker News @windspeakernews
Josiane Asselin (MEES contact) @JosianeAsselin
Inquiry\Enquête @MMIWG
IndigenousWalks @IndigenousWalks
Bob Joseph @wewap
FACEBOOK SUGGESTIONS:
Turtle Island Reads facebook page! facebook.com/groups/342598369804667/
National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation. @NCTR2015
4 Seasons of Reconciliation @ReconciliationEducation
CBC Indigenous @CBC.caIndigenous
@APTN Television and @APTN Investigates