​Indigenous Learning Resources

"Education has gotten us into this mess, and education will get us out." — Honourable Murray Sinclair‎ 

The following resources can help you teach your students about Indigenous Culture:

• Mapping Relationships: Art Through the Lens of Reconciliation - Cross-curricular lessons and activities
• Beyond September 30: Doing the work - Resource guide about the roles and responsibilities of non-Indigenous teachers in helping to carry the weight of reconciliation work all year long.
• BCTF Aboriginal Education Resources 
• First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) 
• Gord Downie and Charlie Wenjack Fund education resources.  Order your free kit, Walking the Path of Reconciliation, Legacy Schools Toolkit
• Orange Shirt Day​​
• Curriculum Resource Page: Indigenous Worldviews and Perspectives
• Indigenous Art Practices Series - Recordings and resources from SFU’s three professional development workshops. The content was designed with K-12 educators in mind who wish to incorporate the Indigenous arts into their educational practices.
• Musqueam Teaching Kit - Learn about the language, stories, history, and culture of the Musqueam people. 
• Métis Lesson Resources - Engaging lesson plans for K, and Grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12 that teach about Métis language, culture and traditions, history, governance, and their history and identity in Alberta. ​

Residential Schools

• Lex̱éywa Art Activism: A Recalling of a Residential School Experience - Images and audio recordings
• Ray & Millie Silver Library: Truth Telling and Reconciliation Collection A curated collection of articles, resources, and images. 
• FNESC: Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation Resources Teacher resource guide with reproducibles.

​Also, search for your district or another district's learning resources like SD61's Indigenous Education Teaching Resources and Abbotsford's Indigenous Education