Aboriginal Education

A new way of looking at Canada

For the last three years, I have been using the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada with my Grade 4 students to teach several lessons...

We will remember them

My brother and I got the call from Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) in August: would we be willing to join a delegation that would go to...

Carrying our learning forward: 10 years of the Project of Heart Canoe

For the last 10 years, the Project of Heart Canoe has been travelling around the province, visiting different schools, and bringing...

Ideas for commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

I seek out opportunities to learn as I strive to become educated enough to be an ally.

Truth telling

Dr. Nicola Campbell eloquently shared, “It is a sacred responsibility to witness, recount, reflect and knowledge embodied within...

Building belonging for Indigenous students

In my first class, on my first day in the Native Indian Teacher Education Program in 1995, the professor asked me, “Why do you...