Aboriginal /First Nations

Websites

• Aboriginal Peoples (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) - including residential school information: check back for updates.

• Xa:ytem / Hatzic Rock: a 6,000 year old village site in Mission, BC I'm partial to it because I was a member of the second-season archaeological dig team (way back in 1994!) - Kirsten

• Aboriginal Education in British Columbia: BC Government website

• First Nations Education Steering Committee: "FNESC works at the provincial level to provide services in the areas of research, communications, advocacy, program administration and networking."

• First Nations Schools Association of British Columbia: Resources

• American Indians in Children's Literature: Debbie Reese is a vocal and sometimes controversial American (as in U.S.) aboriginal voice reviewing children and teen lit from an indigenous perspective. She is but one voice that is not representative of every indigenous person, but she does provide a useful perspective to consider. I’ve found too that she’s quite willing to communicate via email, if you are interested.

• University of Victoria: Coast Salish Art in the Classroom

• Full Circle: First Nations Performances

• Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation: Monique Gray Smith's Resources for Teachers
• Where do we go from here?: Monique Gray Smith

• The WITNESS BLANKET: Canadian Museum of Human Rights - Inspired by a woven blanket, this large-scale art installation is made from pieces of history – hundreds of items reclaimed from residential schools, churches, government buildings, and other cultural structures all across Canada. Note: The book based on the Witness Blanket is set to be released in the spring of 2019.

• Project of Heart: an inquiry based, hands-on, collaborative, inter-generational, artistic journey of seeking truth about the history of Aboriginal people in Canada.

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