Tag Archives: Metis

(Entry 4) Website: Spirithorse: The Learning Circle

Website: Spirithorse: The Learning Circle

This portion of the Spirithorse website provides (Canadian) teachers with a series of classroom activities designed to teach students about the history, language, culture and identity of Indigenous communities; (activities “focus on First Nations, Métis and Inuit culture, identity, and history”)(“The Learning Circle | Spirit Horse,” 2015). Teachers can choose between curricular activities designed for the following age groups: Ages 4-7, 8-11, and 12-14. Each guide provides teachers with an explanation of how to approach each lesson/topic and is subdivided into culturally relevant topics.

Link: http://spirithorse.ca/learning-circle/

Reference
The Learning Circle | Spirit Horse. (April 20, 2015). Retrieved November 27, 2018, from http://spirithorse.ca/learning-circle/

Walking on the Lands of Our Ancestors #1

Grade Levels: 9/10, 11/12

Subject Area: First Nations, Métis and Inuit, Social Studies, History, Language Arts, Art, Social Justice

This lesson is an experiential approach to Indigenous people’s history. I believe it can be modified for lower grade levels, especially as a followup to the Kairos Blanket Activity. This lesson was written using a Indigenous pedagogical approach.

https://www.canadashistory.ca/education/lesson-plans/walking-on-the-lands-of-our-ancestors

POST 2 – How to talk about Indigenous people – David Loti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEzjA5RoLv0

Visited 25 September 2018

Journalist Ossie Michelin provides a quick overview of the use of the terms Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Aboriginal and encourages people to choose the term to “be as specific as possible.” One take away from this video is that Inuit means people; thus as Michelin says, “Don’t say Inuit people because that’s redundant.”