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Many people I believe have minimal knowledge on Indigenous people and what has occurred in the past and is still happening today. It would be very powerful to have an educated society that understands the history behind the Indigenous community beca…

Incorporating Indigenous material into a classroom can be difficult, for younger elementry it might be more read aloud and book based. What types of ways could teachers bring Indigenous material into their literacy classes? Below is a webiste that l…

Since we are becoming teachers, we need to be aware of how vulnerable Indigenous children are and that there are many at risk in our communities. We will see this in our classrooms and must be able to help students who are at risk, below is the link…

Hi Lindsay- after I read what you wrote I did some research and it is very sad to read. Multiple news articles write that foster care for Indigenous youth is todays version of a residential school. A quote on this article linked below states that "…

This is such a powerful thing to do that has so much meaning behind it. I really like the idea of the college doing something like it, I think that doing something like this could possibly set a motion in place. I think it would be so incredible to …

Part of being an Education student means we take an Indigenous perspectives course where we can learn how to create an inclusive classroom that supports Indigenous students. Another question was posted that asked if these types of classes should be …

Hi Kristy - I really liked that you added a resource for teaching about residential schools in the classroom, because this topic can be very hard to share with students. As much as many may want to educate their students, they simply do not know how…

The water crisis is a huge issue in Canada for Indigenous communities, many people do not know about this issue and it should have more awareness brought to it. All people should have access to clean water and safe places to live. After reading this…

I think that having mandatory Indigenous classes would be extremely beneficial. I think that a lot of people never are able to learn about Indigenous material because in the past their teachers did not know how to bring it into the classroom and wer…

Many teachers may want to bring Indigenous teachings into their classrooms but are unsure of where to start. It would be so beneficial for every teacher to have acess to resources and ways for them to connect with individuals in the community who co…