The Edge of the World: BC's Early Years

The events that shaped BC's early history

http://knowledge.ca/program/the-edge-of-the-world-bcs-early-years

Watch this online at the Knowledge Network site. (50min)

"Vancouver filmmaker Erik Paulsson chronicles the events, people and places that shaped British Columbia's early history from its beginnings until the turn of the 20th century."

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First Nations must turn the page on residential schools - The Globe and Mail

"We can begin to move ... from the darkness into the light"

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/first-nations-must-turn-the-page-on-residential-schools/article17723794/

Shawn Atleo in the Globe and Mail, commenting on the close of the TRC:

"Through the pride of our culture and the strength of our ancestors, we can begin to move out from that embedded sense of trauma, move out from the darkness into the light of confidence in our future. Through the truth, we must free ourselves from the bonds of anger and hate. We will never forget. But we must not burden another generation with anger and pain. We can give them the strength of our spirit, our songs, our languages and our cultures."

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The Tyee – Aboriginal Affairs Coverage

Read interesting aboriginal-interest news stories

http://thetyee.ca/Topic/Aboriginal-Affairs/

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Nanaimo students chip in to carve totem - Nanaimo News Bulletin

Carving a legacy for their school

http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/250214991.html

"Students at Dover Bay Secondary School are carving out an exchange of ideas and cultures with help from one of Canada's most renowned artists. Dozens of students are chipping in an hour here, a study block there, to carve a legacy for their school from a section of a 280-year-old cedar tree. Leading the process is Bill Helin, a Tsimshian First Nation artist, jeweller and designer who's work literally found its way around the planet when he created mission uniform patches for space shuttle and International Space Station missions."

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A primer of Aboriginal Peoples for Newcomers

A guide for New Canadians

http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/First-Peoples-A-Guide-for-Newcomers.pdf

"First Peoples: A Guide for Newcomers aims to fill the need for clear information in simple language about the First Peoples in Vancouver. It introduces  newcomers to three important topics: who are Aboriginal people (or First Peoples) in Vancouver and Canada; a brief overview of the relationship between the Government of Canada and First Peoples; and current initiatives and ways for newcomers to learn more about Aboriginal people in the community."

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Daniel Paul - Mi'kmaw speaker

A bit of a history lesson...

http://vimeo.com/10879328

Hear Daniel Paul talk about the experience of Mi'kmaq over the years.

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Quirks and Quarks - Clovis Child is Native American

The ancestor of all modern North and South American First Peoples

http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/episode/2014/03/01/march-1-2014/#1

"After genetically sequencing the DNA from the remains of an infant Clovis boy discovered in Montana forty years ago, Dr Sarah Anzick worked with ancient DNA specialists in Denmark to discover that this Clovis child was related to all modern North and South American native peoples."

Related Links included on this site:

• Paper in "Nature"
• Nature News article
• Science Magazine news article
• As It Happens interview with Dr. Anzick's colleague
  

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Wikipedia - in the Mi'kmaw language

"Na tmg"

http://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/mic/Ktaqamkuk

Wikipedia has many different language versions - and now there's a project to create a Mi'kmaw version. Native speakers are encouraged to add articles in our language!

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FNESC Resources: K-7 and K-3

Two great teaching resources from FNESC:

• Authentic First Peoples Resources for use in K-7 Classrooms 
•  In Our Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K-3 Classroom,

which include lesson plans, curriculum connections, assessment resources and suggested texts.

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Aboriginal Education and Culture - Ontario

Aboriginal Education - The Past and Present

http://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL811E874C0A685D1E&desktop_uri=%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPL811E874C0A685D1E

From 2009 - first broadcast on TVO

"This is the first of a two-part series that looks at the historical context and present-day challenges of education for aboriginal children in northern Ontario. Brought to you from the Fort William First Nation, a panel of experts will discuss the achievement gap among aboriginal students, what is the legacy of the past, and how some overcome the challenges and succeed, while others don't. Do they fail the system - or does the system fail them?"

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