Deepening Knowledge - Indienous Knowledge Resurgence and Education
Welcome to the Deepening Knowledge Project website!
We hope that you will find the website to be a key resource that helps you bring Indigenous-authored materials into your classrooms, schools and teaching.
Our Interactive Turtle Shell will be updated monthly. Please visit often for updated recommended First Voice resources.
Also, check out our calendar for up-to-date events.
If you have a noteworthy Indigenous-authored resource that you would like to share with other educators, please submit your suggestion to our Resource Submission page and our team will review it.
We look forward to being a part of your Indigenous education learning journey!
-The Deepening Knowledge Project Team
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Acknowledgement of Traditional Land
We acknowledge the traditional territory upon which we gather today. This land has a long and tangled (hi)story that carries the storied foot prints of the Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek nations who have sought to walk gently on this land.
They offered assistance to the first European travellers to this territory and shared their knowledge for survival. Tkaronto has a treaty with the Mississaugas of the Credit River First Nation, and is part of the Dish With One Spoon agreement to share the land between the anishinaabek and the Haudenosaunee nations.
We acknowledge the enduring presence of all First Nations, éپ, and the Inuit peoples.
In moving towards reconciliation, we seek to polish the silver Covenant Chain and a restoration of the relationship between the Onkwehonwe (Original) and settler peoples of this land, one based in honour and deep respect.
Land Acknowledgement continue to be sites of resistance and socio-political contestation.
This Land acknowledgement serves as a starting point and needs to be taken beyond recitation. It requires deeper exploration and self-reflection. We challenge each of you to consider how you will take up your responsibilities for being on these lands and as beneficiaries of the treaty agreements that are foundational to Canada.
Latest Resources
From the Website: "This short documentary is a portrait of Andrew Qappik, a world-renowned Inuit printmaker from Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Originally inspired by images in the comic books he read as a child, Andrew now finds his subjects in the stories, traditions and day-to-day events of his world.
From the Website: “This documentary shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture. The Inuit approach to the work is to release the image the artist sees imprisoned in the rough stone. The film centres on an old legend about the carving of the image of a sea spirit to bring food to a hungry camp.” 
"Johnny is a musician who shares her traditional Indigenous percussive techniques with the students who join her each week. The circle acts not only as a place to learn these rhythms but also a safe space for expression."
From the website: "This film shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved in the printmaking co-operative in Cape Dorset. This film was nominated for the 1963 Documentary Short Subject Oscar." Interactive Turtle Shell
This Turtle Shell has 13 segments.
Each shell segment represents one aspect of Indigenous education. Click or tap on them to find out more.
Stay up to date with this television newscast dedicated to sharing stories of Indigenous Peoples by Indigenous Peoples!
This resource brings readers on a journey through various perspectives on Land-based learning in hopes of shedding light on different ways of seeing, knowing, connecting and learning.
Gain a deeper understanding of whose land you’re on! This app uses GIS technology to identify Indigenous Nations, territories, and Indigenous communities across Canada!
This is a rich resource for teaching about Indigenous land, self-location, treaties, language, colonial borders and decolonial geography and aims to prompt discussion, awareness and understanding!
From the East Coast of Canada, Dutcher’s powerful music is deeply connected to Indigenous resurgence and revitalization of the Wolastoqey language.
With a poignant focus on historical and contemporary Indigenous experiences, discover Monkman’s provocative, complex and incredibly nuanced works of art!
A fun resource to learn more about the Ojibwe language and hear the traditional stories of Nanabush!
Hosted by Rosanna Deerchild, this 10-episode podcast delves into Indigenous resistance and resilience in so-called Canada.
Set on a fictional Mi’kmaw reserve in 1976, Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls follows the story of a young Mi’kmaw teenager named Aila (Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs) and her noble quest for revenge and justice for her community.
In her documentary, The Angry Inuk, Arnaquq-Baril sheds light on the central role that seal hunting plays in the lives of the Inuit and brings awareness to the cultural and economic challenges that the Inuit community has faced as a result of international shaming of traditional seal hunting practices.
21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality, written by Bob Joseph, is a vital introduction and resource to understanding the Indian Act of 1876 and its troubling impact on First Nations.
Stand Like a Cedar, written by Nicola I. Campbell, introduces children to Indigenous languages, sustainability and the West Coast landscape through beautiful illustrations and expressive storytelling.
A Girl Called Echo, written by Katherena Vermette, is young adult graphic novel series that tells a story about éپ history through the lens of a 13-year old girl.
