Living the Good Life Educational Package

In this lesson, students will learn about Residential Schools through age-appropriate stories and consider which rights children were denied through this system.

This lesson encourages students to consider the government’s treatment of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples; learn about Indigenous-led movements; and take action in support of reconciliation.

Students will learn about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and explore items placed in the Bentwood Box as part of the national gatherings as commitments to reconciliation.

By reviving language, celebrating culture and passing on teachings, First Nations, Métis and Inuit are healing as they reject the past. This magazine, intended for students in grades 5–12, is offered in print and digital formats in both English and French.

Canadians are still grappling with the truths about residential schools, spurring long-overdue conversations inside and outside the classroom. Remembering the Children offers a way to begin those conversations.

This free magazine is intended for students in grades 5–12. Through an allegorical graphic novel-style comic, it explores what it means to have guests arrive at your doorstep, and your home taken away, and how we can still find ways to live well together.

This free magazine, which is based on the Seven Sacred Teachings, is aimed for students in grades 5–12. Each chapter teaches children about residential schools, Treaties, and the historic and current relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Available in English and French.