by boot | Feb 25, 2025
If you have access to a local community member who is a residential school survivor, you may work with your community, school support, administrator, etc. to invite them in to speak to the class about some of their experiences in the schooling system. If you do not...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Discuss with the students their understanding of an apology, its importance and what must be present (criteria) in order for an apology to be effective. Watch a short video on the Prime Minister’s apology for the Government of Canada’s role in the Indian Residential...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Potlatch Ceremony (August 20, 1959) Seepeetza describes the potlatch that was held in honor of her aunt Alice’s passing. Explore the importance of having a ceremony to honor the life of someone and specifically, the potlatch ceremony of the Salish people. Ask the...
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
View “Heritage Minute: Chanie Wenjack” to watch a short documentary on Chanie “ Charlie” Wenjack whose death sparked the first inquest into the treatment of Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_tcCpKtoU0
by boot | Feb 25, 2025
Loss of a Friend (June 4, 1959) Seepeetza learns of the deaths of two children with whom she attended school. One of them was her friend Charlie. How did learning about his death impact her? What are some things that a person can do to help them with the loss of a...
