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*NEW* Resilience: 50 Indigenous Art Cards and Teaching Guide
Resilience: 50 Indigenous Art Cards and Teaching Guide is a boxed set that contains 50 full-colour, 8" x 10" reproductions of contemporary Indigenous art and a bilingual (English/French) teaching guide, full of ideas on how to use the art cards to animate discussions and inspire activities in all subjects, from kindergarten to grade 12.
The artworks by 50 First Nations, Inuit and Metis women artists can be used to talk about the power of stories, environmental concerns, Indigenous-Settler relations and more. Engaging, hands-on art-related activities will deepen learning for all ages.
Answer Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action #62 and integrate Indigenous perspectives into your classroom today.
Based on an exhibition curated by Lee-Ann Martin, with teaching guide developed by Yvette Cenerini, Lita Fontaine, Dawn Knight and Albert McLeod.
FNMIEAO
The First Nation, Metis and Inuit Asssociation of Ontario offers a wealth of resources for educators!
The LKDSB owns a license for their "Members Only" content.
You can find the login and password here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D3OqaLZuZlmrxPxLum9aYG8t9G2dGKS6O8KIjfvUAAM/edit?usp=sharing
Grade 3/4 Social Studies Slide deck
Use this slide deck to make local connections to the Grade 3 and 4 Social Studies curriculum. There are connections to both Strands A and B in this deck. There is no need to teach either strand in isolation.
Teaching and Learning About the Indian Act
This is a resource for Grades 7 and 8 created by Gretchen Sands-Gamble. You can learn about it here:
http://lkelempro.blogspot.com/2020/12/teaching-and-learning-about-indian-act.html
Digital Evidence Boxes: https://sites.google.com/lkdsb.com/evidenceboxindianact/
Indian Agent Bkejwanong (Walpole Island)
Dale Sands and Rocky Sands from Bkejwanong Territory (Walpole Island) talk about what it was like living under the Indian Agent's rule, and what it was like when Bkejwanong worked together to get rid of him.
Take Action for Reconciliation
The Scholastic 16 packs of "Taking Action for Reconciliation" titles: We are The Land, Path to Wellness, and Time for a Change have been purchased for each school. French Immersion schools have received copies in French. Please use these excellent books to support your Language Arts, Social Studies and Science curriculum areas. They are great resources to ensure you are sharing and amplifying the voices of Indigenous People.
Books Written by Indigenous Authors
Many picture books written by Indigenous authors have been purchased for teachers to use in their classrooms. These books have many curriculum connections and share the voices and experiences of Indigenous people.
For a list of books that have been purchased for the 2021-2022 school year click here
For a list of books that were purchased for the 2020-2021 school year click here
For a list of books that were purchased for the 2022-2023 school year click here
Traditional Territory Acknowledgements
If you are looking for more information on traditional territory acknowledgements you can go here:
http://lkelempro.blogspot.com/2020/09/making-traditional-territory.html
If you are looking for recordings of Traditional Territory Acknowledgements to use in your LKDSB classroom or for your school's announcements, go here:
You will need to logged into your lkdsb.com account to access this folder.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_NDlxe8lEXjI8aYy3CHmObgGpepJRs9t?usp=sharing
ETFO FNMI Resources
ETFOFNMI (click here)
To support ETFO members in their learning and instructional practices ETFO has developed resources that focus inclusively on First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) worldviews and perspectives. The resources are developed by ETFO members (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous) and with the broader Indigenous community. This website includes a compiled list of resources developed by ETFO, teacher union affiliates and education sectors, and latest news and dates of significance. In parcel to our journey in reconciliation, we would like to welcome you to use and share the resources within this page.
This blog was created by educators in the LKDSB on a professional learning journey hoping to deepen their knowledge of the local indigenous language and culture that surrounds our schools.
On this blog, they share artefacts, resources and their personal reflections along the way. They hope that sharing their journey will help inspire other educators to connect with their local indigenous communities in order to take steps toward fulfilling the TRC Calls to Action (62, 63 for education).