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Our Board respectfully acknowledges that we are located on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded land and waterways of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People, on whose territory we pray, learn, play, and work.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(select grade-appropriate resources by clicking on images or text)LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Miigwetch to World Changing Kids and Elder Gilbert Whiteduck (Kitigan Zibi) for sharing this knowledge
INDIGENOUS-FOCUSED CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS
INDIGENOUS-FOCUSED CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS
Click the tabs of this Indigenous-focused Curriculum Guide
Sample pages
Indigenous Education Lesson Plan Template
LC & CLASS BOOKSHELVES
*Choosing Culturally Responsive ResourcesLC & CLASS BOOKSHELVES
🔼 Click above 🔼 Indigenous Textbook Living Bookshelf
indigenous_knowledges_2024.pdf🔼 Bookshelf Inventory 🔼CVO: Indigenous Knowledge, Joy, Beauty, and Brilliance
K-12 Toolkit for Selecting Equitable and Culturally Responsive and Relevant Resources🔼 OCSB Resource Toolkit 🔼 Selecting Culturally Appropriate Resources
While all educators should introduce students to activities that reinforce 'own voices' facts/histories, please leave culturally/spiritually significant lessons to members of the Indigenous communities involved. This website can be explored for a broader understanding and appreciation of Algonquin traditions and beliefs. Please note that Flash no longer works.
Website developed by Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin The Algonquin Way Cultural Centre. Please keep the following phrase in mind:
Website developed by Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin The Algonquin Way Cultural Centre. Please keep the following phrase in mind:
"If it's about us, include us."
"If it's about us, include us."
OCSB INDIGENOUS GUEST LIST *Apply for SIED Funding first
OCSB INDIGENOUS GUEST LIST *Apply for SIED Funding first
Indigenous Education pedagogy and practices can evolve over time. It’s important that cultural and sacred teachings be shared by Indigenous people using those traditions - starting locally.
Our updated slidedeck provides guidance on facilitating cultural teachings (which are outside of the Ontario curriculum expectations), for schools committing to ongoing First Nations partnerships.
REVIEW SLIDEDECK FIRST
Facilitating the Seven Teachings (updated)
7 Grandfather Teachings Recording (2024-01-31 12:10 GMT-5)
Primary: Canva Resource
Junior : Canva Resource
The Grandfather finger puppets have been retired from the system and can used by students as animal figures (e.g., Eagles flying in the sky, beavers building dams, etc.) but non-Indigenous educators should not use them to teach Grandfather Teachings, as this responsibility lies with First Nations people. If schools have Grandfather Teaching resources (such as books, coloring pages, videos or the like), we ask that they be used to complement the learning provided by local Indigenous communities.
Schools incorporating the Seven Teachings, kindly reach out to the Indigenous Education team for support.
Schools incorporating the Seven Teachings, kindly reach out to the Indigenous Education team for support.
A remarkable collaboration between Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and Anishinaabe artist Henry Guimond of Sagkeeng First Nation. As Hansen travels on the Artemis II mission, he carries a personal mission patch designed by Guimond, incorporating the Seven Sacred Teachings, clan animals, Grandmother Moon, and Hansen’s astronaut wings. In a 2024 vlog, Hansen said of the image: “The patch reminds me to aspire to walk on this journey with respect, love, courage, humility, honesty, wisdom, and truth… They are just simple values that we can all resonate with and can use as a guiding star to help us live better lives on this planet.” - source
Check out the interview with CBC and David Courchene III, the Anishnaabe elder who oversaw Hansen's learning, including time on the land as part of a vision quest.
ALGONQUIN & LANGUAGE RESOURCES
Click on words, icons and underlined words to be redirected to resourcesALGONQUIN & LANGUAGE RESOURCES
Algonquin Pocket Dictionary
Algonquin Language Videos
Algonquin Language App
Kanyen’kehá:ka Language and Culture Games
Michif Language Lessons
Inuttitut Phrasebook
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