Boozhoo! Welcome back! A new school year is upon us, and while it may look different in a lot of ways, there are some things that are very familiar.
I’ve had many teachers ask how they can help their students understand why we say a Traditional Territory Acknowledgment every day in our schools.
I created a video that you can share with your students explaining why we say Traditional Territory Acknowledgments, ways to make them more meaningful and tips for writing your own.
Where to next?
Have your students look at a map of the LKDSB catchment area. They can show where they live on the map in relation to the 4 First Nations in the LKDSB catchment area.
Click on these links to learn more about the First Nations in our area.
If you want your students to write their own traditional territory acknowledgements there are a few things to remember to think about and include:
Whose traditional territory are you living on?
What are you grateful for (nature, rivers, animals etc)?
It’s good to mention the sharing of the land, because sharing was the original intent when Indigenous people signed treaties with governments
Make a commitment to the land
Make a commitment to the people whose traditional territory you are on. Do some research. What initiatives are being undertaken by the First Nation communities in your area? What can you do to offer your support to these communities?
Don’t Forget to Share!
If you or your students have work that you want to share, please share it with me! I love to see all the great things happening around our school board!
Send me an email! gretchen.sands-gamble@lkdsb.com
Or tag me on twitter: @MsGambleLKDSB
