Contemporary Experiences and Issues Resources
Links to Contemporary Experiences and Issues Resources
Secret of the Dance
An illustrated storybook about a boy who views a secret potlatch at the time when they were outlawed by the Canadian government. (Grade 1 and up)
The Idiot’s Guide to First Nations Taxation
From the Blog in The Huffington Post: by Chelsea Vowel, Métis from Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta, BEd, LLB.
People for Education Report 2013 – First Nations, Metis and Inuit Education: Overcoming Gaps in Provincially Funded Schools
From the report: "Aboriginal education is not just for Aboriginal students. All of Ontario’s students should know about the long and complex history of the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada, and all students should have a deep understanding of historical and contemporary First Nations, Métis and Inuit culture, perspectives, and experiences."
Philosophy Senior Lesson Plans and Additional Resources
List of links related to philosophy lesson plans for senior students.
First Peoples, Second Class Treatment
This paper explores the role of racism in the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada. It provides an overview of the historical and contemporary contexts of racism which have historically, and continue to, negatively shape the life choices and chances of Indigenous people in this country.
Kiumajut (Talking Back): Game Management and Inuit Rights, 1950-70
From the website: "It is commonly stated that few groups of people in the world have attracted more attention than circumpolar Inuit. Yet, in all the reading and research we have done, we have been impressed not only by what is missing from the historical record but also by the importance of intimate details about the complex movement of Inuit, as a camp-based hunting culture, to settlement living and, in Canada, a form of self-government."
Aboriginal Math Games
Aboriginal games organized by mathematical content (Grade 4 and up).
Halluci Nation
In 2008, DJ’s NDN and Bear Witness founded A Tribe Called Red adding two-time Canadian DMC champ, DJ Shub to the crew in 2010. ATCR creates an never before heard sound made up of a wide variety of musical styles ranging from Hip-Hop, Dance Hall, Electronic, and their own mash-up of club and Pow Wow music, known as Pow Wow Step that is quickly gaining respect from all kinds of communities from all around the world.