Learning Goals:
• The students and teacher present their “Where I’m From” poems to the class
• To intentionally listen with the purpose of understanding.
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Learning Goals:
• To read a story from Read, Listen, Tell
• To come up with a definition of story and truth
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“The Truth about Stories I ... |
“The Son Who Came Back from the United States” (1992, 2001), Sixto Canul (Maya, 1948– )
“Ghost Trap” (1992), Gloria Anzaldúa (Chicana, 1942–2004)
“I’m Not a Witch, I’m a Healer!” (1997, tr. 2007), Joel Torres ...
Learning Goals:
• To examine how language plays a role in social, economic, and political power on Turtle Island
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Students get into groups ... |
Learning Goals:
• To make connections to current international and local issues Indigenous peoples face today with land.
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Review the ... |
Learning Goals:
• To explore stories of immigration to Canada either as a newcomer, several generations of settlement, or nation-to-nation movement for Indigenous peoples
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“Uinigumasuittuq/She Who Never Wants to Get Married” (1999), Alexina Kublu (Inuit, 1954– )
“Summit with Sedna, the Mother of Sea Beasts” (1993), Alootook Ipellie (Inuit, 1951–2007)
“Beaded Soles” (1997, 200 ...
Chapter 14 from Kiss of the Fur Queen (1998), Tomson Highway (Cree, 1951– )
Excerpt from Darkness Calls (2004), Steven Keewatin Sanderson (Cree, 1976– )
“I’m Not an Indian” (2007), Solomon Ratt (Cree, 1954– ...
Learning Goals:
• To explore the oppression of Indigenous peoples
• To develop an understanding of decolonization
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Review the word “oppression.” ... |