Response # 6
Hello, Cynthia. I will first guide you to this resource: https://www.edonline.sk.ca/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_3514_1&content_id=_91171_1&mode=reset. This resource will help provide resources, information, and ideas for teaching ‘treaty education’. However, the racist ideology and bias is harder to fix. I would start by teaching a brief summary of residential schools, aboriginal injustice, colonialism, and aboriginal plight. This is a good start because ignorance is a hindrance. The reason we teach ‘treaty education’, the aboriginal perspective, and aboriginal content is to preserve, reintroduce, and teach culture. Colonialism almost eradicated aboriginal culture, and the racist platitudes are a product of colonialism, so teaching the proper and appropriate knowledge, history, and information will change their opinions and racism. The question you will ask yourself and the class: how do I teach culture? This will be solved by teaching and learning. Are we all treaty people (Donald, 2010) (Kreuger, 2017)?
The great statement that we are all treaty people holds relevance because of treaty land. Every Canadian lives on treaty land and territory, whether they benefited or not from it, and it is our duty to uphold our treaty. Remember, we are all part of a collective group that does not die, and that group has obligations and responsibilities to uphold, which passes those obligations and responsibilities onto us. We are all treaty people and we all have a part to perform. Another resource: http://legacyofhope.ca/get-involved/. This resource will help inspire and provide more information for reconciliation. Understanding the situation of the aboriginals will end racism and inspire empathy and sympathy. Hopefully, these resources will help your brief summary and teaching (Kreuger, 2017).
Resources
Kreuger, Claire. [Claire Kreuger]. (2017, Sept. 6). Claire Intro [Youtube]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWY_X-ikmaw&feature=youtu.be
Donald, Dwayne. [Dwayne Donald]. (2010, Sept. 24). Dwayne Donald – On What Terms Can We Speak? [Vimeo]. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/15264558