- Learning First Peoples classroom resources- https://www.fnesc.ca/learningfirstpeoples/
This website aims to describe the increased inclusion of First Peoples perspective in the bc curriculum. The First Nations Education Steering Committee, First Nations Schools Association, and teachers developed some teacher resources that follow Learning First Peoples. One of the calls to cation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions was that indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms.
Resources available:
BC First Nations Land, Title, and Governance Teacher Resource Guide
FNESC/FNSA Secondary Science First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide
Authentic First Peoples Resources Guide, for K to Gr. 9 (2016)
First People’s Principles of Learning,
- “Importance of Indigenous Education” https://www.un.org/press/en/2003/hr4674.doc.htm
This website, found on the United Nations website, outlines the importance of including indigenous education into westernized or modern education systems. They discuss the importance of educating youth in their own cultures and languages. This document stresses that education is the key to self-determination. There are many comments from various leaders around the world, including indigenous leaders, that reiterate the importance of indigenous ways of knowing being incorporated into our education system.
- “What matters in Indigenous Education: Implementing a Vision Committed to Holism, Diversity, and Engagement”- https://peopleforeducation.ca/report/what-matters-in-indigenous-education/
This paper, written by Dr.Pamela Toulouse discusses how an Indigenous approach to learning and what the important concepts and themes are that will align with Indigenous educational success. Concepts discussed include what a quality learning environment looks like, how indigenous worldviews reflect learning environments, and what components make us this teaching/learning setting.
- Sylix Okanagan Nation https://www.syilx.org/about-us/syilx-nation/
This website gives a brief overview of the indigenous nation that I, and my school, reside on. It describes the geographical space that makes up the nation. The website describes the history of colonization of its territory. It explains that a treaty was never negotiated and therefore the land still belongs to the Sylix people. This land is known as the traditional unceded territory of the Sylix.
Resources: Okanagan Nation Declaration: https://www.syilx.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ON_Declaration.pdf
- Westbank First Nation- https://www.wfn.ca/docs/our_people__our_communityreduced.pdf
This powerpoint contains a ton of information about the Sylix People. It contains a brief history of the Westbank First Nation, which is apart of the Syilx Territory. It also describe many aspects of the Sylix culture including the Four Food Chiefs which is a story that connects to the beliefs and traditions of the Sylix. This website also includes common Sylix phrases. The website then goes into a brief history of Residential schools and the formations of the Westbank First Nation Government.