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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Reconciliation
Richard Wagamese describes his road to reconciliation with the legacy of trauma, violence, and abuse of the Indian Residential Schools.
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“A Spectre in Our Midst”: How the Indian Residential Schools Affect an Entire Community
Richard Wagamese explores how the Indian Residential Schools system affected even those who did not attend them.
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Future
Learn how the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada addresses the cycle by which trauma and violence is passed from one generation to another.
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Who Is To Blame?
Reflect on different indigenous leaders' thoughts about the role of perpetrators in achieving reconciliation after the Indian Residential Schools system.
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Why Reconcile?
Consider how important it can be for survivors of the Indian Residential Schools system to speak about their experiences.
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A Canadian Genocide in Search of a Name
Read a call to Canada's government to recognize its treatment of Indigenous Peoples in colonial Canada as genocide.
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Cultural Genocide
Consider how the term cultural genocide describes the efforts of the Canadian government to assimilate the Indigenous Peoples through residential schools.
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Genocide
Learn about the origin and meaning of the term genocide as defined in the UN Genocide Convention.
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Blue Quills
Learn about the Blue Quills First Nation College, an example of a successful, independent Indigenous educational institution in Canada.
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"I Dream a World" by Langston Hughes (en español)
In this poem, poet Langston Hughes shares various dreams he has for a different world. This resource is in Spanish.
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Freedom Dreams Graphic Organizer (en español)
Students use this handout to read and annotate primary source documents in order to analyze the freedom dreams individuals expressed at the time. This resource is in Spanish.
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