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"I Am Not a Number" By Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer

"The Train" By Jodie Callaghan

At times it can be very hard for an Indigenous student to talk about or learn about residential schools due to trauma in their families or friends. However, if you have a student or the students family member who needs to talk to another Indigenous …

In the Indigenous culture the talking stick is seen as a powerful tool for communication. The individual who is holding the talking stick is the only one who can speak and the other individuals must listen respectfully. They are not allowed to speak…

Sadly, it wasn't until this year that I learnt about the water crisis! I believe we need to teach the children at a early stage by reading "Nibi's watersong" written by Sunshine Tenasco about the Indigenous water crisis to help spread future change …

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Colleges and institutions within Canada, with confirmation and help with members in Indigenouus communities have developed the Indigenous Education Protocol. The Indigenous Educational Protocol is an important document that shows the importance and …

As an individual who strongly respects other cultures, I'm at a conflict of what I can without being disrespectful. For example, there are a ton of interesting traditional Indigenous games that would be fabulous to teach students. However, I am not …

I highly believe that it should be mandatory for students to take an Indigenous studies class in college/university. For a fact, I know that the UoS has this into place and it has helped students connect and learn about the Indigenous cultures here …

Indigenous individuals are able to claim that the federal electoral system still prolongs their exclusion. To this day, Indigenous participation in voting for federal elections remains low and the nomination and election of Indigenous individuals t…

How do we teach Indeginous students about FNMI if they were stripped away from the culture?