See how the Al Rashid mosque created the first welcoming space to Muslims from diverse backgrounds by watching this video with your students. This was a women lead initiative.

The Sikh community is seldom talked about and understood (usually conflated with Muslim or Hindu peoples). Read the following article to highlight the history of Sikh people. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-sikh-immigrants-history-1.4832501

Teach students the proper pronunciation:

People say “Seek” but the actual proper way of saying it is “Sick”, the religion is thus pronounced “Sickism”.

Watch this video to learn the importance of using the proper pronunciation of Sikh: Language Matters! Why I’m Reclaiming the Correct Pronunciation of Sikh

Use quotes from the article link and have students reflect on them (see examples below).

“Not many know Sikh immigrants have been living and working here since before Alberta was a province.”

"The third largest concentration of Sikhs in Canada is right here in Calgary and southern Alberta," said Michael Hawley, associate professor of religious studies at Mount Royal University.

"For us seeing that someone from our community was here back in the day, we are part of Canada from the get-go, we are part of this country. That sense of belonging, that we're Canadian as anyone else is. That's very empowering," she said.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-sikh-immigrants-history-1.4832501

Reflection question:

• Did it surprise them to know about the long history this community has in Alberta? Why or why not?

This is an hour long video discussing the early arrival of African Americans to Canada and the experiences of Black settlers here in the Prairies. See below links for the trailer and full film. The Shiloh Centre for Multicultural Roots is an organization committed to the education of Black history in Alberta. Consider inviting them to your class.
Find Shiloh's videos and resources here: https://www.shilohcmr.com/videos

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/301482344

Full Documentary: https://vimeo.com/257364347

Dr. Jennifer Kelly has put together this beautiful virtual exhibition that includes archival images, interviews, and research to show the prominence and strong hold that Black people have in history and as such, in forming the Alberta and Canada we live in today. This site is very accessible and easy to navigate for both teachers and students, with plenty of visual representation. This would be a great website to have students explore and research (as implemented in the Black community and resistance lesson ).

A Brief History of the Edmonton Jewish Community can be found in the below website link: https://www.jahsena.ca/a-brief-history