Ideas for further learning

What you will find below are a few ideas for extending the learning depending on time and interest with your students. You can add them where it seems relevant and when conversations seem to flow in these directions.

First Voice  

Whenever possible, use your local resources – Indigenous community  knowledge keeper, Elders or speakers to come into your classrooms. This is by  far the most authentic way of learning.

To get in contact with an Elder/ Community speaker check with your centre Administrator to see if there is a contact.

Check with your administrator for sources of funding for an honorarium  

Elder & Community Protocols  

It is respectful to offer Elders and community members who come to your class to speak as a gift of an honorarium for sharing their time and wisdom. Also, compensation for travel.  

See : https://www.concordia.ca/indigenous/resources/elder.html 

Land & Territorial Acknowledgements

 This is a key component of beginning the conversation. Land Acknowledgements are a recognition that Indigenous Peoples are the original stewards of the lands on which we now live.

Here is a useful guide to composing a lank acknowledgement:

https://www.careaboutclimate.org/blog/five-steps-to-writing-a-land acknowledgement

How to be an Ally  

What does it mean to be an ‘Ally’?

“Created in 2019, the NETWORK’s Ally Toolkit aims to educate non Indigenous individuals and groups on how they can use their privilege to

listen, shift power dynamics, and take concrete steps towards  (Re)conciliation-Action.”

The Indigenous Ally Toolkit (2019) will help guide you…

https://reseaumtlnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Ally_March.pdf

The Decolonial Toolbox 

Also from the Reseau Montreal:

“The Decolonial Toolbox offers the general public an Educational Pathway to  understand historical and contemporary Indigenous realities. The pathway  gathers carefully-selected resources produced by Indigenous peoples and  organizations that are accessible and promote Indigenous expertise.”

https://reseaumtlnetwork.com/wpcontent/uploads/2022/12/EN_Educational_Pathway_Final_june2022_V2.pdf

ALSO by Linda Gray How to become a great ally:

https://nebula.wsimg.com/44801de3f03e81b51a79c3376143fae4?AccessKeyId=78802D86C5160EBDF53F&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

Digital Stories of Caregivers in Kahnawake 

You can view the other digital stories from the series (Joanne’s Story  Palliative Care) produced through UOttawa and our partner Candida Rice.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtYoT32fd5xn04g7DdlHo5Q

Anti-racism  

Watch this short video of not-racist versus anti-racism by Dr. Amaechi:

https://www.facebook.com/bbcradio1/videos/not-racist-v-anti-racist whats-the-difference/303114240807805/