My final project will be a teacher guide for educators in Ontario who are teaching indigenous studies.  A great way to appeal to students and make learning hands-on is through field trips. The Grand River Rafting Company, located 1 hour west of Toronto, offers a variety of customized field trips on native studies. The company has developed several field trips designed to honour indigenous history and culture.

Field trip topics can focus on Iroquois history and famous people, interactive dancing, edible medicinal hiking and the art of making arrowheads. The company will also organize tours of the last residential school in Southern Ontario, a Mohawk chapel, the home of famous poet named Pauline Johnson, a local Six Nations Reservation and a local Iroquois restaurant.

The field trips are guided by local indigenous people, and will therefore provide students with a real-life account of indigenous life. The tours highlight many of the most defining aspects of indigenous culture: nature, natural medicine, craftsmanship, drumming and dance. A field trip with the Grand River Rafting Company would be highly beneficial for students of all ages.

http://www.grandriverrafting.ca/native-studies-curriculum-ontario-trips-0