Every Child Matters Please Wear Orange Wednesday
NEWS
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The discovery of 215 dead children at the Kamloops Residential School shows the depth of the atrocities and genocide committed against First Nations people. Gladys, We Never Knew is our ebook about the life and death of one child at that school. https://bctf.ca/gladysweneverknew/
Gladys was a member of the Nlaka’pamux Nation. She was born on June 15, 1918 in Spuzzum. Gladys was taken from her family and sent to the Kamloops Residential School where she contracted Tuberculosis and died two months short of her 13th birthday. She died on April 29, 1931. teachers can use this resource to help their students understand the impact of residential schools on the children who lived and died in their walls. Together, we can transform despair into hope and walk together towards reconciliation. Gladys, We Never Knew was developed with residential school survivors and members of Gladys' family. We thank them for sharing her story with us. We stand in solidarity with everyone experiencing profound grief today. |
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Resources
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation http://education.nctr.ca/
Picture Books
- Phyllis’s Orange Shirt by Phyllis Webstad
- Secret Path by Gord Downie
- When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton
- I Am Not A Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis
- Stolen Words by Melanie Florence
- Shi-shi-etko by Nicola I. Campbell
- Shin-chi’s Canoe by Nicola I. Campbell
- When We Were Alone by David Alexander Robertson
- Kookum’s Red Shoes by Peter Eyvindson
Novels
- Red Wolf by Jennifer Dance
- My Name Is Seepeetza by Shirley Sterling
- Dear Canada: These Are My Words: Residential School Diary by Violet Pesheens
- No Time To Say Goodbye: Children’s Stories of Kuper Island Residential School by Sylvia Olsen
- Goodbye Buffalo Bay by Larry Loyie
- As Long As The River Flows by Larry Loyie
- Fatty Legs: A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton
- Stranger At Home: A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton
- Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story by David Alexander Robertson
- They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School by Chief Bev Sellars
- Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Films
- Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education https://gem.cbc.ca/media/every-child-matters-reconciliation-through-education/season-1/episode-1/38e815a-0133f504eba
- Secret Path https://secretpath.ca
- Indian Horse https://gem.cbc.ca/media/media/films/indian-horse/38e815a-01326450554
- We Were Children https://www.nfb.ca/film/we_were_children/
Teacher Resources
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation https://education.nctr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ECM_Digest_English_Digital_.pdf
- Surrey Schools Aboriginal Education https://docs.google.com/document/d/102fL5BZ6PXvyoKwZy_WUUfCTjuh0shQlIl3DjmFECXs/edit
- BCTF Orange Shirt Day Activities https://www.orangeshirtday.org/uploads/7/9/8/7/79871818/bctf_orangeshirtdayactivities.pdf
- FNESC Grade 5, 10, and 11/12 http://www.fnesc.ca/irsr/
- Jen Whiffin, Pamela Hagen and Terri Galligos K-5 https://www.orangeshirtday.org/uploads/7/9/8/7/79871818/orange_shirt_day_mathematics_revised__p__j_.pdf
- Robin Drinkwater K-6 https://www.orangeshirtday.org/uploads/7/9/8/7/79871818/orange_shirt_day_kindergarten_to_grade_6_curriculum.pdf
- Les Plan Building Bridges Grade 5+ https://www.lesplan.com/sites/default/files/documents/publications/BB_Lev.1_No.1-2019-20.pdf
- Les Plan Building Bridges Grade 8+ https://www.lesplan.com/sites/default/files/documents/publications/BB_Lev.2_No.1-2019-20.pdf
- Witness Blanket https://witnessblanket.ca
- Gladys We Never Knew https://bctf.ca/gladysweneverknew/
- Project of Heart https://projectofheart.ca
- Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience By Kent Monkman https://moa.ubc.ca/exhibition/shame-and-prejudice/
More Colouring pages can be found here:
https://www.urbaniskwew.com/coloring-pages
Resources from the Broadbent Institute
This opinion piece in the Globe and Mail from Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe). This year’s Ellen Meiskins Wood Award winner, Turpel-Lafond urges us to honour these children’s lives by implementing the rights of Indigenous peoples in tangible ways.
This tweet thread from Indigenous leader and Squamish nation spokesperson Khelselim, reminding us of the Truth and Reconciliation Report’s calls to action that specifically address the treatment of Indigenous children.
This piece from APTN on Institute fellow Cindy Blackstock’s ongoing fight to end the human rights tragedy against First Nations kids. It is shameful that our government continues to try to use legal technicalities to try and get out of their obligations towards Indigenous children.
The Broadbent Institute stands with the Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis people of this land. We will continue to support them and fight with them to see their rights acknowledged and the Truth and Reconciliation report’s 94 calls to action realized.
This tweet thread from Indigenous leader and Squamish nation spokesperson Khelselim, reminding us of the Truth and Reconciliation Report’s calls to action that specifically address the treatment of Indigenous children.
This piece from APTN on Institute fellow Cindy Blackstock’s ongoing fight to end the human rights tragedy against First Nations kids. It is shameful that our government continues to try to use legal technicalities to try and get out of their obligations towards Indigenous children.
The Broadbent Institute stands with the Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis people of this land. We will continue to support them and fight with them to see their rights acknowledged and the Truth and Reconciliation report’s 94 calls to action realized.
NDTA NEW Office Location
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The NDTA has moved office locations. The new office is located in Suite 102 of the Community First Health Coop building located at 518 Lake St. The office is located on the first floor and at the back of the building. It is also fully accessible for members with mobility challenges.
The NDTA Executive meetings will be held in the Meeting Room in the same building. Some general meetings will also be held there. |
Important Dates
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June 15 th Contractual Deadline for written Assignments
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NDTA Meeting Dates 2019-20
All Executive Meetings are held at 518 Lake St. in the Meeting Room at 4:15. Please check back for days and dates of meetings. |