This is a quick collection of some background material important for educators. Obviously there is a lot I still need to add, including resources for the classroom. Please let me know if you think of something that should be on this page!
This is a good time to lean on the best practice of creating “norms” to ensure safe spaces for conversations. Norms are “an agreement among members of a classroom or school about how they will treat one another,” according to Gary Borich, Professor of Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. They are effective because they are generated by the students, rather than “rules” imposed by the teacher. Read More…
Anti-Asian Racism
Perspective Through Picture Books
As suggested by Naomi O’Brien and LaNesha Tabb at the ReLit Conference August 2020.
Indigenous Education
Aboriginal Education by the B.C. Ministry of Education Aboriginal Education
Indigenous Ally Toolkit by the Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network
History of Residential Schools in Canada CBC
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada by Canadian Geographic
Sikh Pioneers in British Columbia
Becoming Canadians by Sarjeet Singh Jagpal
Chinese Community in Canada
History of the Chinese community in Canada
Chinese Canadians in British Columbia
Caribbean Canadians
Minority Rights Group International – a Background of Caribbean and African Canadians
Filipino Canadians
Black History in Canada – A Video Timeline
Key Events in Black Canadian history
Viola Desmond
Viola Desmond – Canadian Encyclopedia
United Nations Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent – Canada 2017
Teaching African Canadian History
Facing History TODAY – Reflecting on George Floyd’s Death
The Guide to Allyship by Amelie Lamont
Anti-Islamiphobia Resources
Islamophobia Lesson Plans from the BCTF
- Islamophobia Primary Lesson Plan
- Islamophobia Secondary Lesson Plan: Part 1
- Islamophobia Secondary Lesson Plan: Part 2
“Hamdulillah”
To say “Hamdulillah” is to be grateful for what one has. The images of the past decades have cast a veil on our identity as a people. This video is a global collaborative effort by 10 photographers—from London to Lebanon, Cairo to Canada, and Abu Dhabi to America—to create a portrait of the new global citizens. They are DJs, MCs, poets, architects, teachers, doctors, parents, and children. Most of all, they are people.