To honour the #215children lost we encourage you to engage in learning about residential schools. Pls use our Healing Conversations resource to engage students in a way that acknowledges Indigenous Peoples worldviews and honours reconciliation. #cdnpoli etfofnmi.ca/wp-content/upl…

New report published by OECD. « Adapting Curriculum to Bridge Equity Gaps ». Four types of curriculum innovations are discussed. 1/2 Anjali Joshi Luke Persaud Steven Floyd merzak damou Jhonel Morvan, Ph.D. read.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/adap…

In 1990, the term #TwoSpirit was developed to broadly reference Indigenous peoples in the LGBTQ community. On the first day of #PrideMonth and #IndigenousHistoryMonth, learn more about the term that reclaims pre-colonial traditions: thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/two…

This was created by the students at N'kwala School. 🧡 It reads, "They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds that would awaken the world."

BREAKING: The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is beyond horrified and demands justice after the horrific hate-motivated car attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario who were out for a walk on Sunday evening.

Commons passes motion urging feds to drop court actions involving First Nations kids | CBC News cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Innu Nation and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announce the Inquiry into the treatment of Innu children and youth in the child welfare system today. An emotional and long awaited day.

Thank you to Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Chief Kelly LaRocca and the Indigenous community members who joined Regional Chair John Henry today for the historic flag raising ceremony. MSIFN - Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation

Indigenous children make up 7.7% of our child population but account for over 52% of all children in foster care. Please read that again! This is NOT something only in our past, it’s alive and thriving in Canada today. It just looks different. #millennialscoop

🙏🏾 to all the teachers that are making a difference in the lives of our students through your care and dedication. “Teachers are the backbone of any country- a pillar upon which all aspirations of the country are built to become realities.” Dr. Abdul Kalam #nationalteachersday

The following quote from Audre Lorde reminds me of a conversation I had in which a leader stated, “ I forget that I am not of the dominant culture until others remind me.” Who are you reminding that they are ‘other’ by your reactions to them? Are you tone policing? Why? #Reflect

Inclusion is critical for science to move forward in meaningful ways. Join us as we explore how science, technology, engineering, and math were used by the Ojibwe people in the early period and how they continue to advance the fields of STEM today. youtu.be/XXbDk6vO_A8

Here is an overview of #BigIdeas throughout K-12 for #TreatiesRecognitionWeek. Click on each division to see sample inquiry questions and connections to curriculum: docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Sir John A. Macdonald Public School in Pickering will be renamed Biidassige Mandamin Public School after the Anishinaabe Elder, advocate for water protection & residential school survivor. Well done, Durham District School Board (DDSB). This is a step in the right direction. bit.ly/3FPxrx6

Honest conversations Durham District School Board (DDSB) on #BellLetsTalk include acknowledging the systemic and social factors that shape experiences of mental illness and mental health. Let’s all talk about colonialism, racism, and all forms of “isms”. These all impact stigma and mental health.

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Remembering with sadness, the 1000s of innocent men, women and children who were massacred by the banks of Nandikadal Lagoon at the end of the war in SriLka. #Mullivaikkal #TamilDayofRemembrance Here is a poem by Tamil poet Nillanthan marking the event. Translated by me.

Today, the Canadian parliament unanimously passed a motion to recognize May 18th as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. On this very important day, Canada becomes the first national parliament in the world to recognize May 18th of each year as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.

Rethinking Environmental Education with the Help of Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Traditional Ecological Knowledge - NESTEROVA - 2020 - Journal of Philosophy of Education - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…