Where are All the Children? Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools

Module 3: Blog #5

Website: http://www.wherearethechildren.ca/flash/WATCSite.html

I found this site when I first visited “Legacy of Hope Foundation” which is my first blog in module three. The depth of resources available in this site is phenomenal. The site has many links that lead to different sections. Starting with the blackboard, which uses pictures, oral and written text that outlines the history of residential schools and the impact it had on Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Another section examines a map of Canada, moving chronologically showing the location of Residential Schools from Confederation to present. The 3D tour of a Mohawk residential school provides a glimpse into the negative impact of colonialism. This inquiry based site, also use video to digitize the stories of Residential School Survivors.

This site is a valuable resource, which I will use in teaching “First Nations Studies” at Chilliwack Secondary School. I believe, this site represents a proactive approach to revising the lens of colonialism and re-examining the impact that Residential Schools had on Indigenous people across Canada. My project on the Nisga’a website, also examines residential schools, but form their communities’ perspective. Because this site is interactive, set in a Web 2.0 learning platform, there is not any outside links to resources.

This link is pdf found in the bookcase section of the website, outlining how to use the resoucres in found in the site as a education resource within the classroom. I am very impressed with the depth of interactive material within this site.  http://www.wherearethechildren.ca/flash/assets/pdf/TeachersGuide.pdf