#Next150 Challenge -> "On Whose Land"

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We all have a role to play in Reconciliation

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https://next150.indianhorse.ca/challenges/on-whose-land

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The #Next150 challenge is all about setting a different tone in 2018 than what we've seen in the first 150 years of our country. Throughout 2018, we will be releasing new challenges for you to take part in that we hope will push your thinking and your understanding of Indigenous issues forward. Whether you're Indigenous or non-Indigenous, educated on the subject or new on this journey, we welcome you to the #Next150 challenge and we believe you will gain something through participating. Our challenges will be issued by respected community leaders and activists in Canada. We hope that you find value in taking on each challenge and if you do, we ask that you share your learning with your friends and your network.

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Excerpts by Drew Hayden Taylor

A

​ man with a few things to say

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http://www.drewhaydentaylor.com/excerpts/

​Drew Hayden Taylor opines on the topic of identity, culture and authenticity...read from these four articles...

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An Ojibway

​ man​

from the Curve Lake First Nations in Ontario, DHT has a way with the written word. ​He

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is

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an award-winning playwright, a journalist/columnist, short-story writer, novelist,

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TV

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scriptwriter, and documentary writer. ​Most recently, Douglas & McIntyre published a collection of his Native themed science fiction short stories, titled

​"Take us to your Chief and other stories".

 

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Richard Wagamese Quotes to Ponder

"We are story. All of us.

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https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/321537.Richard_Wagamese

One of my favourite authors, with so much to say. Here is a link to some of his great quotes - although when you read his work, almost every page is quotable!

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"All that we are is story. From the moment we are born to the time we continue on our spirit journey, we are involved in the creation of the story of our time here. It is what we arrive with. It is all we leave behind. We are not the things we accumulate. We are not the things we deem important. We are story. All of us. What comes to matter then is the creation of the best possible story we can while we're here; you, me, us, together. When we can do that and we take the time to share those stories with each other, we get bigger inside, we see each other, we recognize our kinship – we change the world, one story at a time…" 

― Richard Wagamese

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Small Number and the Old Arrowhead | Math Videos

Math Catcher Outreach Program

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http://mathcatcher.irmacs.sfu.ca/story/small-number-and-old-arrowhead

 

MCOP has released a new Small Number story and the 34th animated film in the Small Number series: Small Number and the Old

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Arrowhead. http://mathcatcher.irmacs.sfu.ca/story/small-number-and-old-arrowhead.

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Simon Roy from Victoria, BC, did all drawings, Buddy Wilson from the Squamish Nation, narrated the story, and Andy Gavel, an SFU

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alumnus, directed the film.

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All Small Number films are available at:

http://mathcatcher.irmacs.sfu.ca/stories.

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Meet Canada’s Indigenous Olympians

Indigenous athletes

​competing 

for over 80 years

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http://www.cbc.ca/cbckidsolympics/blog/meet-canadas-indigenous-olympians

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Canada's Indigenous Olympians have made incredible contributions to our country's legacy at the Olympic Games, both in summer and winter events. In sports like ice hockey, skiing, snowboarding and curling, Canada's Indigenous athletes have been competing in winter sports at the Olympic level for over 80 years.

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​Here's the list from 1932 to today:

• Kenneth Moore - Peepeekisis First Nation 
  
• Sharon and Shirley Firth - Gwich'in First Nation
  
• Roseanne and Roger Allen - Gwich'in First Nation
  
• Theoren Fleury - Métis 
  
• Caroline Calvé - Algonquin.
  
• Caroline Darbyshire-McRorie - Métis 
  
• Spencer O'Brien - Haida 
  
• Jesse Cockney - Inuvialuk 
  
• Carey Price - Ulkatcho First Nation 
  
• Brigette Lacquette - Metis.
  
• Rene Bourque - Métis
  

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The movement to revive the Mohawk language is growing

Culture and ceremonies are tied to the language

https://nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/class-action/the-movement-to-revive-the-mohawk-language-growing/

​"This fall, the University of Waterloo launched its first Indigenous language class. An introduction to Kanien'kéha (Mohawk language) is offered through Renison University College's Culture and Language Studies department in collaboration with the Waterloo Aboriginal Education Centre. The course is open to all students in any faculty or discipline."​

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Perpetual Salish: Coast Salish Art in the Classroom

​An ​

online resource centre for teachers

http://uvac.uvic.ca/gallery/salishcurriculum/perpetual-salish-videos/

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Perpetual Salish: Coast Salish Art in the Classroom

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 is an online resource centre for teachers, offering cross-curricular lesson plans to engage students and facilitate their understanding of Coast Salish culture and art.

On the site you will find:

• Artwork to discuss with your class along with suggested questions
• Guidelines and videos to facilitate art gallery style conversations
• In-depth explanations of Coast Salish design elements and the significance of spindle whorls
• An art project for your class, with a Coast Salish creation story and design templates
• Artist biographies
• Coast Salish Territories maps and a guide to acknowledging traditional territories
• Additional information about the exhibition 

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Coast Salish Cultural Landscapes

​Significant landmarks for ​

Hul'q'umi'num'

​speaking

 people.

https://www.google.com/streetview/#coast-salish-cultural-landscapes/hweitun

Explore​

​ancestral

 locations and learn about their importance to local First Nations

​. Find out the 

name

​s​

for

​these

 place

​s​

in Hul'q'umi'num'. 

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TEDx presentations that address Indigenous issues

Aboriginal education TedX talks playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyiujB12SA_9PX7p__CgxjcKTIZkZB_Ib

View this playlist of

​52 ​

TEDx presentations that address Indigenous issues (both inside and outside Canada). You will hear well-known voices from North America, and around the world.

 

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