Learning Resources

Posted: May 20, 2020

Communities have vast amounts of knowledge and contribute to learning in many ways. This site provides students and educators a forum for accessing this capacity through online tutoring for students, live professional learning sessions focussed on Indigenous topics during the weekend, access to Knowledge Keepers during the school day to support learning, and a virtual book club titled, Beyond Words, which provides worldwide community engagement in literacy focussed on Indigenous text.
In response to school closures, Think Indigenous founder, Chris Scribe, launched a Facebook group that provides daily online learning opportunities for children K-8 from Indigenous educators that have come together across Turtle Island.
Digital Mi'kmaq is a fun, interactive science-based educational learning resource for communities and their youth with outdoor learning opportunities for students of all ages to enjoy. Interwoven throughout, this Backyard Science themed series will also be sharing some of the very distinctive knowledge, words, stories and art of the Mi’kmaq People. This resource was designed to meet the educational standards of the Province’s Science Learning Outcomes.
Take For Reconciliation is a series of resources developed by scholastic in partnership with Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers. You will gain access to multiple resources by using the password below with the accompanying link. Password: TA4Rqwra

Posted: April 22, 2020

A multidisciplinary resource for primary through to post-secondary. Access thousands of programs, documentaries, and audio content. English and French content available. Some downloadable content.

Posted: April 22, 2020

Videos on current events and topics of interest. Multidisciplinary content for K-12.
MNJA'S Dante! can be found on page 78-85 of the Teaching About the Mi'kmaq Resource. This story is about a young man and the intergenerational effects of the Indian Residential School System in Canada. This includes thought-provoking questions and extension activities suitable for grades 7-9.
8th Fire is a four-part documentary series about contemporary Aboriginal peoples in Canada, social and economic issues facing them, and possibilities for moving forward in a world that is rapidly changing. This Guide for Educator contains several components. For each of the four episodes, there are content overviews and social considerations, along with main elements on which to focus discussion. In addition, for each episode, there are Critical Thinking Challenges, Viewing Questions, Instructional Activities and Possibilities for Involving the Community.
Lesson in Diversity and Awareness: Ms. Burnsbee is an interesting story about a supply teacher and her first impressions. Included are thought provoking questions and extension activities for grades 4-6. The story can be found on pages 60-67.
The Ni'gweg Collective is a youtube channel with a collection of Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqiyik stories/legends with English subtitles. These stories/legends are told by Elder Gilbert Sewell from Pabineau First Nation and other Elders of New Brunswick.

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