teachinginreallife:

Today is the first day of summer, but it is also National Aboriginal Day here in Canada.

Take a moment to educate yourself on some First Nations, Métis and Inuit issues.

A good place to start is CBC’s excellent 4 part docu-series 8th Fire.

Each part is 45 minutes in length – my students were engaged the entire time, meaning you, too, can be engaged the entire time.

Host Wab Kinew introduces the series to you here:

(if embedding does not work, the YouTube link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmYu-Wppp3c)

You can watch one or all of the parts of the series here:

http://www.cbc.ca/8thfire//2011/11/tv-series-8th-fire.html

As a history teacher, it is so important to me to infuse First Nations, Métis and Inuit history and culture into the curriculum, because they are PART OF CANADA and PART OF THE WORLD.  Why shouldn’t they be included!?  While it is great to have Native Studies courses (that aren’t yet mandatory), all teachers should have professional development on this subject to educate all Canadian youth, and to allow those First Nations, Métis and Inuit students to feel represented in their learning environments.

Some cool things!

You should follow @i-haz-a-rezervation – they provide really interesting historical and contemporary topics involving Indigenous peoples, and some other cool things, as well.

Another brief video discussing colonization and 500 years of history:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5DrXZUIinU)

John Oliver discusses the use of the logo Washington Redskins:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJKfs4ZnbNE)

And something positive – this music video from A Tribe Called Red that just came out last week – I love it! :

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEmjW9J3_o)

Happy National Aboriginal Day!  Chi Miigwech for listening!

teachinginreallife:

Today is the first day of summer, but it is also National Aboriginal Day here in Canada.

Take a moment to educate yourself on some First Nations, Métis and Inuit issues.

A good place to start is CBC’s excellent 4 part docu-series 8th Fire.

Each part is 45 minutes in length – my students were engaged the entire time, meaning you, too, can be engaged the entire time.

Host Wab Kinew introduces the series to you here:

(if embedding does not work, the YouTube link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmYu-Wppp3c)

You can watch one or all of the parts of the series here:

http://www.cbc.ca/8thfire//2011/11/tv-series-8th-fire.html

As a history teacher, it is so important to me to infuse First Nations, Métis and Inuit history and culture into the curriculum, because they are PART OF CANADA and PART OF THE WORLD.  Why shouldn’t they be included!?  While it is great to have Native Studies courses (that aren’t yet mandatory), all teachers should have professional development on this subject to educate all Canadian youth, and to allow those First Nations, Métis and Inuit students to feel represented in their learning environments.

Some cool things!

You should follow @i-haz-a-rezervation – they provide really interesting historical and contemporary topics involving Indigenous peoples, and some other cool things, as well.

Another brief video discussing colonization and 500 years of history:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5DrXZUIinU)

John Oliver discusses the use of the logo Washington Redskins:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJKfs4ZnbNE)

And something positive – this music video from A Tribe Called Red that just came out last week – I love it! :

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEmjW9J3_o)

Happy National Aboriginal Day!  Chi Miigwech for listening!