Indigeneity, Technology and Education
http://www.firstperspective.ca/
The First Perspective is a website that is devoted to Aboriginal news in the business world, this website also focuses on careers in the area of business. The main focus of this website is Aboriginal politics in Canada. The site is a compilation of news articles by the site administrator and can serve as a tool to find primary resources such as newspaper articles on recent events. It is important to note that there are no links to outside websites.
Aboriginal Digital Collections
Libraries and Archives Canada (LAC) is fully aware that Aboriginal culture and heritage make up a large part of Canada’s fabric. LAC has compiled an extensive collection of resources in their database that can be used as teaching resources or for research. These resources have been created by and/or about Aboriginal people. The site also showcases a directory of Aboriginal authors from across the country, artists that work in various mediums, illustrators, newspapers and libraries.
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/aboriginal-peoples/index-e.html
https://www.mcgill.ca/fph/home-page
While in Montreal, I worked closely with the First Peoples’ House. The first people house provides a “home away from home” for Aboriginal students who are studying at McGill. They bring in speakers, perform workshops and also serve as a resource centre not only for students who are currently at McGill but also for prospective McGill students, as well as Aboriginal high school students from neighbouring reserves. I used to bring my students to the annual powwow and this organization focused on post-secondary retention as well as promoting Aboriginal culture to all students at McGill.
I was introduced to Inuit throat singing at one of these events and I also loved that my students got to experience campus life of a Canadian university. Many of my students did not have any members of their family attend a post-secondary establishment and these experiences that the First Peoples’ House presented them with showed my students that there they can attend university and not feel alone.