by boot | Feb 28, 2025
(Warning: sensitive topics — abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, sexual abuse) Investigate the child protections systems in your community. Are there separate protection systems for Indigenous and non-Indigenous children? If so, why do you think these exist and what...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Research the communities in your area. Are there examples of government policy of assimilation, destruction or cultural and physical genocide in these communities? Describe these. How are they being resolved today? How are resources from Indigenous communities mined...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
What are ice roads? Are there communities in your region that are only accessible this way? How do supplies, food and water get into these communities? What is medical care like? Are there mental health supports? How do you think isolation in remote communities...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Research the residential school system in your community. Where were they? Who was required to attend? What were they focused on? How often could students return home? What are ways you believe your school could include more teaching and learnings about Indigenous...
by boot | Feb 28, 2025
Are there schools in your community that serve the Indigenous communities? Are they inclusive of culture and language in their curricula? How are they like provincial or state public schools? Does your local public school system offer Indigenous languages? Is...
