Indigenous Peoples in Military History
by Government of Canada
Description:
This website includes numerous resources detailing the past and present role of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian military. It has resources on both the past involvement of Indigenous peoples in the military in past armed conflicts, and also how they are as veterans today.
Resource format: Website
Age recommendation: Grades 10-12, University
Keywords: Indigenous peoples, Canadian Armed Forces, military history, Indigenous veterans, Indigenous military contributions, First World War, Second World War, War of 1812, Indigenous soldiers, military service, Tommy Prince, Aboriginal veterans, military heritage, Canadian military history, Indigenous knowledge, military participation, Indigenous warriors, Indigenous nations, combat roles, Indigenous women in military, Indigenous cultures, military recognition, veterans’ contributions, historical narratives, Indigenous heroes, veterans’ memory, Indigenous communities, military traditions, Indigenous leadership, Indigenous soldiers overseas, Indigenous cultural preservation
Year of publication: 2020
Publisher information: Government of Canada
Teaching and Learning Ideas
Our team collaborated with new teachers, alumni of the Werklund School of Education’s Bachelor of Education program, to create teaching and learning plans for texts in this website. With audiences ranging from Pre-Kindergarten to Post-Secondary, lesson plans across this resource address a wide range of school subject areas, inclusive approaches, and Indigenous education topics, such as the revitalization of Indigenous languages. As this website was designed with Undergraduate Programs in Education instructors, as well as teachers in mind, connections to UPE courses have been flagged on each lesson plan. These lessons are intended as a starting place for educators, to help you envision ways in which you might bring Indigenous literatures, as well as ways of knowing, being, and doing, into your teaching contexts. Please adapt, use, and share these lessons in ways that are generative for your teaching practice. We offer our sincere thanks to the dozens of new teachers who gifted us with these creative ideas!
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