These Indian Residential Schools learning resources are designed to use an Inquiry approach to provide students in a number of Grade 11 and 12 courses with an understanding of the history of the relationship between Indigeous and non-Indigenous people in Canada. The learning activities are based on the use of primary source materials. They allow for the application of both a First Peoples Pedagogy and the changing BC Curriculum.

These learning resources are designed to help Grade Five students attain an understanding of the history of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people over Canada’s history. The primary learning resources are published literature, enabling a cross-curricular approach employing both Language Arts and Social studies learning standards. While the instructional activities are presented in a structured format that is an example of how they may be incorporated, they are intended to be flexible in their use. They allow for the application of both a First Peoples Pedagogy and the BC Social studies Curriculum. The Grade 5 lessons draw upon literature resources that help introduce the subject of residential schools in age-appropriate ways.

Designed to help Grade 10 students attain an understanding of the history of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people over Canada’s history. They are for the instruction of youth from all cultural backgrounds, not just Indigenous students. While the instructional activities are presented in a structured format, they are intended to be flexible in their use. They allow for the application of both a First Peoples Pedagogy and the changing BC Curriculum.
The activities are designed to be adaptable and flexible. Teachers can follow the sequence of lessons, they can use pArcticular lessons or sections as stand-alone activities, or they can adapt the activities to meet their own curriculum planning requirements and the learning needs of their students.