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(Entry 5) Website: EdCan Network

Website:  EdCan Network

This website provides educators with a variety of different teaching resources (both for professional development and for use within the classroom.  Of particular interest to me were two articles:  “How can we embed Truth and Reconciliation in every school?” by Dr. Pamela Toulouse, and “How teachers can integrate Truth and Reconciliation in their classrooms: Infographic: How to get started and who can help”, by André Rebeiz.  The first article discusses the parts of Reconciliation that apply to the classroom and how teachers can implement activities relating to increasing student awareness of Indigenous issues; the article also provides a downloadable PDF fact sheet that can be posted on a bulletin board for quick reference.

The second article provides teachers with an infographic containing tips and tricks on how to immediately implement Truth and Reconciliation initiatives within the classroom.  In addition, it also provides a list of excellent resources for use in Canadian classrooms.  One of which is the Martin Family Initiative containing a link to the Promising Practices in Indigenous Education Website.  This second website contains a wide variety of links to resources that specifically address key components of the TRC documents that need to be addressed within different areas of the educational system.

Links:
https://www.edcan.ca/articles/how-can-we-embed-trc/

https://www.edcan.ca/articles/how-teachers-can-integrate-truth-and-reconciliation-in-their-classrooms/

 

References
Rebeiz, André, & Network, E. (November 12, 2018). How teachers can integrate Truth and Reconciliation in their classrooms. Retrieved November 27, 2018, from https://www.edcan.ca/articles/how-teachers-can-integrate-truth-and-reconciliation-in-their-classrooms/

Toulouse, D. P. R. (June 20, 2017). How can we embed Truth and Reconciliation in every school? Retrieved November 27, 2018, from https://www.edcan.ca/articles/how-can-we-embed-trc/

(Entry 3) Website: Native Land

Website:  Native Land

This second interactive map provides the user with the opportunity to enter a location within the search box and extract relevant information on treaties, territories, and/or languages found within that particular location within Canada.
The map also comes with a Teacher’s Guide explaining how maps can “potentially function as colonial artifacts and represent a very particular way of seeing the world – a way primarily concerned with ownership, exclusivity, and power relations” (‘NativeLand.ca – Teacher’s Guide’, n.d.)

LINK:
Native Land

NativeLand.ca. (n.d.). Retrieved 6 November 2018, from https://native-land.ca/