Videos from NCTR

The following videos were created as part of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation recognition of the Truth and Reconciliation Week 2022

Be sure to watch the videos before showing your class to ensure that they are appropriate for your learners.

In 2020, the NCTR had a virtual event. A copy, in video form, is provided below. Along with the videos, they created a Teacher Resources to help teachers work with learners. This document is called "Having Difficult Conversations in the Classrooms". It is highly recommended that you use this resource.

Episode 3: Indigenous Heritage and Identity (24:57)

Survivor Host: Laurie McDonald, Co-Host: Prestin Thōtin-awāsis 

Guests: Michael R. Denny Ira Provost, Galt Museum guest curator 

Content ends at 21:10

Episode 4: Indigenous Music and Songs (14:18)

Cody Coyote was raised in Ottawa and is of Ojibwe/Irish descent with ancestry from Matachewan First Nation. He is a multi-award nominated and award-winning hip-hop/electronic artist. 

Nathan Provost of Piikani Nation has been singing for more than 15 years. Today, he shares a social gathering song using his elk hide hand drum, made for him by Jim Potts, from Piikani Nation. 

Content ends at 10:03

Every Child Matters: Truth - Act One (46:32)

Designed for students in Grades 5 through 12, this was a virtual event in 2020 which provided an opportunity to learn first-hand from Residential School Survivors, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, artists and leaders from nations and cultures across the country. 

Every Child Matters: Reconciliation - Act Two (48:29)

This is the 2nd part of the virtual 2020 event.