Today Mrs. Waters, Ms. Scott, Ashley and Judy (our divisional Indigenous educators) came to our class to have us take part in an indigenous blanket exercise.
The exercise was a way for us to gain a deeper understanding of important indigenous issues and topics throughout our history.
As we begun our activity with the creation of Turtle Island, we navigated through history as we experiences assimilation, treaty lands, reserves, residential schools and numerous legislations that destroyed the indigenous culture, language and peoples.
We spoke about important issues such as residential schools, missing and murdered indigenous women and education and housing on reserve lands.
We ended our day off with a self-reflection of the afternoon and further questions that we have
Many thanks to Mrs. Waters, Ms. Scott, Ashley and Judy for taking the time to come and share this activity with our class. Our students have a clearer understanding of the Indigenous culture, issues and need for reconciliation in Canada.
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| Welcome to Turtle Island |
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| mixing and mingling - our identities |
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| The Inuit (pushed further away, in isolation) |
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| Europeans slowly imposing laws and legislations |
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| a new people: The Metis. A symbol for the rebellions |
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| More and more is being taken away.... |
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| Reflecting on our experience |
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| With our voices, we can change not only the future, but the present. |
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