by boot | Feb 28, 2025
What is the American Indian Movement uprising and when did it occur? What was the outcome? What other significant conflict between the government and the Sioux occurred in the region? How are Indigenous peoples reclaiming and restoring their communities in your...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
(Warning: sensitive topics — residential schools, abuse, alcoholism, addiction, suicide) What is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission? How did it arrive at its 94 recommendations? Why is it important in Canada? What types of organizations, activities and policies...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
(Warning: sensitive topics — FASD, children with special needs) What is FASD? How does it affect development and the brain? What are common supports offered? Why do some prematurely “arrive” at the conclusion that Indigenous children with special needs are “FASD”? How...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
How have the Indigenous communities in your region been affected by resource extraction and/or industrial pollution? What has been the response of the local, provincial, state and/or federal governments? How are other youth working to bring awareness and activism to...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
What is unique about the Indigenous tribes in British Columbia? (They never signed formal treaties with the government. This means they remain in possession and control of their traditional territories.) What does unceded territory mean? What is a treaty? Who were the...
