Another really interesting link that I found through Professor Marker’s suggestion to look at the NFB website is this Virtual Classroom opportunity – students between the ages of 14 and 18 are invited to a virtual dialogue with Alanis Obomsawin, among others. Opportunities like this link into our discussion around how to dialogue about first nations’ history if you are not a member of a first nations’ community. There was discussion that many teachers prefer to ask members of the first nations’ communities into their classroom to allow for a first-hand historic discussion. Opportunities like this are a great way to allow for this to happen virtually.
Description: The NFB and its community partner, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, present a virtual classroom with acclaimed documentary filmmaker and social activist Alanis Obomsawin (keynote speaker) and community activists Gabrielle Fayant and Brock Lewis. Moderated by CBC journalist and author Waubgeshig Rice, the live-streamed discussion from the OCDSB’s Aboriginal Learning Center will focus on the topic of social justice in Indigenous communities and the positive shifts brought about by Indigenous youth. Grade 9+ students can submit advance questions for panellists to stimulate debate. Sign up for this virtual event and get interactive!
https://www.nfb.ca/education/virtual-classrooms/alanis_obomsawin_virtual_classroom
Here is another one, linking to a discussion about Residential Schools.
https://www.nfb.ca/education/virtual-classrooms/we_were_children_virtual_classroom