“We have described for you a mountain. We have shown you a path to the top. We call on you to do the climbing.”
Justice Minister Murray Sinclair, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Justice Murray Sinclair endured witnessing 7000 heart-wrenchinglife stories of institutional abuse and racism. He chronicledgovernment-led cultural genocide. Yet, in his final report, he articulates his belief that every Canadian can and will forge a new partnership with all Indigenous People. His words fill me with hope and energy.
I believe in this new path and this way of being! My colleagues in education are capable and ready to meet the challenge. The collections of articles that I have written are shared in the spirit of this partnership.
Uy yatul ct ‘I’ cicuwatul ct
Treat each other well as we work together
Teachers’ Resource: Stz’uminus Reading Series Lesson Sequences and Assessment Strategies
Unit Lesson Plan: Sun Moon and Stars
Grandma and Jayden learn together about the Secwepemc First Nation
Literacy Learning and the Early Years Review of the Literature
Respecting Traditional Knowledge Keepers and Ancestors: Understanding Marine Resources
Hul’quimi’num is Fun when we Play at Uy’sqwalawun Five Little RaveHul’quimi’num is Fun Little Rabbit
Stz’uminus Education Society Profile for Donna KlockarsElder Ron Shows us how to Make a Drum by Donna Klockars
Truth and Reconciliation Education Recommendation #63
Seagull Steals the Sun by Mabel Mitchell (Reader’s Theatre) Hul’q’uminum vocabulary included
Hul’q’uimi’num is fun When we Play at Uy’sqwalawun
Early Learning/Literacy Family Support Action Research Project at Uy’sqwalawun Childcare
Hul’q’umi’num is Fun When we Play at Uy’sqwalawun Weeks seven and eight
Hul’q’umi’num is Fun When we Play at Uy’sqwalawun Week five and Six
Hul’q’umi’num is Fun when we Play at Uy’sqwalawun Greetings, Phrases and Vocabulary for the Week
Stz'uminus Legends, Oral Narratives and Heroes Educator's Resource Book
Stz'uminus Legends, Oral Narratives, and Heroes Teachers' Resource Book
Power of Four Reconciliation Through Education Quilt
Respecting and Honouring Traditional Knowledge Keepers
Salmon Studies in the Primary Classroom
Bringing Salmon Stories into our Classrooms
Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives Early Primary Dog Salmon Story
Seagull Steals the Sun strategy Cards Bringing Hul'quimi'num into the Classroon
The Learning Spirit in All of Us
The Hul'quimi'num Land Grab Background and Lesson Sequence
Treasured resources that support Story and Reconciliation through Education