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In the book, Ensouling Our Schools by Jennifer Katz, there is a good suggestion on when to share certain aspects of Truth and Reconciliation.
Treaty Education can begin in Kindergarten. Learning that Canada was formed through cooperation and partnership, and that the partnership then began to struggle, is not traumatic. Children understand that friends don't always get along.
The dark part of our history, though - the forced resettlements and attempts at assimilation, removal of human rights, residential schools, and ongoing racism and discrimination should not be taught until students are emotionally ready to manage them.
Be sure to preview these materials to ensure they are appropriate for your context.
Also see Educational Reconciliation Journey
Supporting Reconciliation in Saskatchewan Schools [Blackboard]
Blog Post - What Reconciliation Is and What it Is Not. (2 min read)
Videos
Art and Reconciliation
#ReconcileThis in the Classroom :Lesson Plan #1: Reconciliation and Creative Engagement!
This page contains lesson plan formats for K-Grade 6, Grade 7-9, and Grade 10-12. Within each grade level category is a version for teaching contexts where the majority of students are Indigenous, and a version for teaching contexts where the majority of students are not Indigenous.
Additional Resources to support: (Note: preview all additional resources as some may not be appropriate for your classroom) #ReconcilieThis: Fire Carriers, #ReconcileThis: Fire Starters, #ReconcileThis Theme Song
#Reconcile This in the Classroom: Lesson Plan #2: Theme Song Exploration.
K-12
Additional Resources to support: (Note: preview all additional resources as some may not be appropriate for your classroom), #ReconcileThis Theme Song
NSI IndigiDocs "From Up North" [13:21]
Trudy Stewart’s personal journey as a statement gatherer for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Reading
TruthandReconciliationDiscussionGuide_CORP2.pdfFrom the Office of the Treaty Commission
Reconciliation_Factsheet.pdfTruth and Reconciliation is much more than the 94 Calls to Action. Justice Murray Sinclair once said, "Reconciliation is not an aboriginal problem — it is a Canadian problem. It involves all of us."
The following links give context to Truth and Reconciliation.
The Indian Act (includes Residential Schools)
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