The Strategic Alliance of Broadcasters for Aboriginal Reflection (SABAR) has compiled a key terminology guidebook for reporting on Indigenous peoples, communities, and topics. Dragonfly was given a hard copy from our friends at Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario, but we’d recommend the online version, which is constantly being updated. It’s available on the SABAR website. […]
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Guidebook For Reporting on Indigenous Peoples
Suzanne - Jun 19, 2017 - Best Practices, media bias, myths and stereotypes, pedagogy, power and privilege, recommended resource - Comments Off on Guidebook For Reporting on Indigenous Peoples
Bee Nation Education Package
Suzanne - May 07, 2017 - activity/lesson, film, pedagogy, recommended resource, social justice education, youth - Comments Off on Bee Nation Education Package
Bee Nation was the opening feature at the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival. The film, directed by Lana Slezic, traces the journeys of several Indigenous children and teens as they compete in the first-ever First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee in Saskatchewan and the national championships of the Spelling Bee of Canada. Dragonfly […]
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Resources for Social Justice Education
Suzanne - Dec 21, 2016 - activity/lesson, arts education, Best Practices, community engagement, recommended resource, social justice education, youth - Comments Off on Resources for Social Justice Education
Scholastic Canada has just released a new series of classroom resources for grades 4–6. These inquiry-based, magazine-style books focus on ethical citizenship, social justice, and sustainability in Canadian society. Each book in the series is bundled with a teacher’s guide and an accompanying website featuring videos and other resources. The Take Action series is based […]
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New Resources on Social Justice
Scholastic Canada has a new series of classroom resources for grades 4–6 that focuses on ethical citizenship, social justice, and sustainability in Canadian society. These inquiry-based, magazine-style books are designed for whole class study and students working in small groups. The “Take Action” series is based on inquiry and project-based learning and features cross-curricular connections […]
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Inuit Film on Trauma and Healing
Suzanne - May 08, 2016 - film, health, recommended resource, trauma - Comments Off on Inuit Film on Trauma and Healing
The CBC recently aired a film that deals with the issue of intergenerational trauma in Indigenous peoples and communities. The film is now available online, and you need to watch it. Tony: Back From the Brink, tells the story of Tony Kalluk, an Inuk from Clyde River, Nunavut, who was in conflict with the law […]
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The Textbook You Need To Have
Suzanne - May 08, 2016 - decolonized, history, recommended resource - Comments Off on The Textbook You Need To Have
Aboriginal Beliefs, Values, and Aspirations is an absolute must-have for educators, literacy practitioners, direct-service workers, community engagement workers, and anyone working with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. First published in 2011 to support the Ontario Native Studies 11 curriculum, and available in both English and French, the textbook was so well received that it […]
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Classic Films on Power and Representation
Suzanne - Sep 21, 2015 - decolonized, Mythological Indian, myths and stereotypes, power and privilege, racism, recommended resource - Comments Off on Classic Films on Power and Representation
Welcome to the start of the new school year! To start September off in a good way, Dragonfly calls your attention to two short films, both of which highlight the ridiculousness of much of the “research” conducted on Aboriginal peoples. The first film, Babakiueria, is an Australian classic from the 1980s. Take a trip down […]
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Perception Is Not Reality
Suzanne - Aug 27, 2014 - activity/lesson, myths and stereotypes, power and privilege, racism, recommended resource, reconciliation - Comments Off on Perception Is Not Reality
Winnipeg artist KC Adams is using her new portrait series, “Perception,” to change how Aboriginal people are seen in this country. Adams, an Oji-Cree whose artwork is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery in Ottawa, has taken photos of Aboriginal people living in Winnipeg. On the first of each paired photo, Adams uses […]
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Aboriginal Music and the Juno Awards
Suzanne - Apr 07, 2014 - dance, decolonized, music, myths and stereotypes, recommended resource - Comments Off on Aboriginal Music and the Juno Awards
A Tribe Called Red – the wicked-in-the-best-way Ottawa-based electric powwow group – won a Juno Award this month for Breakthrough Group of the Year for their CD “Nation II Nation.” In so doing, they have made history: they are the first Aboriginal group to win a Juno outside the Aboriginal music category. Composed of DJ […]
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The Reading List
Suzanne - Feb 25, 2014 - culturally relevant and responsive programming, history, myths and stereotypes, recommended resource, reconciliation - Comments Off on The Reading List
Dragonfly often gets asked for book recommendations or a reading list. People want to know what book they should read to learn about Aboriginal peoples and cultures, what book will give them details on certain Aboriginal experiences (such as residential schools), or what book will lay out Aboriginal perspectives on an issue or subject. There […]
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