Description
Righting Canada's Wrongs (series).
Jana Girdausksas is an educator with the York Region District School Board with over 20 years of teaching experience. She is a First Nations band member of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory and a proud mother of two. Dr. Lindsay Brant is Associate Director of Indigenous Curriculum Development at Queen’s University, teaching in the Master of Health Professions Education program and working with the Weeneebayko Health Education Campus project. She is also a storyteller, writer and poet. Lindsay is a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Kyle Herbert is an educator with the York Region District School Board with over 10 years of teaching experience living in Simcoe County. He is an off-reserve band member of Rama First Nation and a proud father of two smart, strong, beautiful kwe. Sherry Procunier, better known by her students as Kawennanó:ron, has been a Mohawk language and cultural instructor for the past 30 years at Quinte Mohawk School. She is a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte and resides in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. “Nya:wen for the opportunity to collaborate with other Indigenous instructors on this teacher guide.”A resource guide for the Righting Canada’s Wrongs Indigenous Studies set that equips educators working with Indigenous students to teach about the history of the Canadian government’s racist policies and conduct toward Indigenous Peoples.
The Resource Guide for Indigenous Teachers and Students is a companion to the Residential Schools, Inuit Relocations and Sixties Scoop titles in the Righting Canada’s Wrongs series. This guide aims to equip educators working with First Nations, Inuit or Métis students to teach about the history of the Canadian government’s racist policies and conduct toward Indigenous Peoples.
The lesson plans, created by Indigenous educators Jana Girdauskas, Lindsay Brant, Kyle Herbert and Sherry Procunier, draw on lived experiences and ask students to make connections between their own communities and the historic injustices of residential schools, Inuit relocations and the Sixties Scoop. The lessons centre Indigenous perspectives and knowledges and are designed to be trauma informed, culturally responsive and respectful, to foster awareness, encourage reflection and honour Indigenous voices.
FEATURES:
• Created by Indigenous educators for use with First Nations, Inuit and Métis students
• Centred on Indigenous perspectives and lived experiences
• Includes 15 creative and curriculum-linked lesson plans with activities
across multiple subject areas — visual arts, writing, drama, science, media,
environmental studies and more