Middle Years Lesson Plans

David A. Robertson (he, him, his) was the 2021 recipient of the Writers’ Union of Canada Freedom to Read Award as well as the Globe and Mail Children's Storyteller of the Year. He is the author of numerous books for young readers including When We Were Alone, which...

Jenessa Joy Klukas is an Indigenous woman of Xaxli’p and Métis descent. She grew up on the land of the Haisla Nation in Kitimat. She was an intern at The Tyee through the Journalists for Human Rights’ Indigenous Reporters Program. Klukas has a bachelor of fine arts in...

Fawn Wood is a Cree and Salish musician from St. Paul, Alberta, Canada. She is most noted for her album Kakike, for which she won the Juno Award for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022. She is the daughter of Earl Wood, a musician with...

Athanasius "Tanas" Sylliboy, warmly self-proclaimed as “your favorite aunties' favorite auntie”, Anita LandBack, originates from the Eskasoni First Nation in Mi'kma'ki. As a devoted Two Spirit Lnu (Mi'kmaw) Nurse Practitioner and talented Drag Artist, Tanas/Anita is...

We are Mi’kmaq Legends, Atlantic Canada’s premier Indigenous theatre group, based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Our company began in 2009 with the creation of a piece based on eight Mi’kmaq legends which were turned into a script by director Cathy Elliot....

The Moose Hide Campaign began as a BC-born Indigenous-led grassroots movement to engage men and boys in ending violence towards women and children. It has since grown into a nationwide movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians from local communities, First...

This workshop is designed to introduce students and teachers to the MooseHide Campaign. Through this video, you will meet the people, the story and the purpose of theCampaign. You will come to understand the importance of the culturally-groundedapproach and message,...

Welcome to our "Good Medicine" workshop with hosts Marie-Josee Tardif and Hereditary Chief and Elder T8aminik (Dominique) Rankin.  Spend time with these two knowledge keepers and learn about the concept of good medicine and what it means for Indigenous Peoples....

Gender-based violence is violence committed against someone based on their gender identity, gender expression, or perceived gender. 1 in 3 women will experience sexual violence in their lifetime But this is not a women’s issue! Men and boys need to be part of the...

Brandon Petahtegoose offers this workshop from northern Ontario. He is an incredible story-teller who shares some of his stories that relate to intergenerational trauma,violence against Indigenous people, and the sacredness of women and Mother Earth.Brandon speaks to...

On August 19th, 2016, Christine Wood went missing in Winnipeg. She was staying with herfamily in a hotel on a visit to Winnipeg from their home community of Bunibonibee CreeNation. After an intense search by family, friends and The Bear Clan, her body wasdiscovered...

Welcome to the "Art is Good Medicine" workshop. This PDF provides an in-depth look at who Emma is, what inspires her art, how art works as good medicine in our lives, and how art can be used to make a change.  To accompany this PDF, we created a video workshop...

Welcome to the Moving Through Life With Love workshop. Meet Notorious Cree, also known as James Jones. Notorious Cree is an Indigenous influencer and TikToker with over 3.7 million followers. James Jones is a traditional hoop dance artist who has performed and...

Welcome to the Movement is Medicine workshop with Kendra Jessie! Kendra Jessie is a Cree and Ukrainian woman from Sucker Creek First Nation in traditional Treaty 8 Territory in northern Alberta. As an Indigenous woman, she uses her Instagram and TikTok platforms to...

Gender-based violence is a term used to describe abuse of any kind towards someone based on their gender. Gender-based violence happens around the world, and in Canada we see especially high rates of violence happening to Indigenous women. At the Moose Hide Campaign,...

In Canada, the Residential School system resulted in many years of trauma for generations of Indigenous people. This trauma has had long-lasting effects. Over time the impact of this trauma can be seen in survivors, their children, grandchildren, and...

The Highway of Tears is a 724km length of the Yellowhead Highway 16 in Northern British Columbia. From 1989 to 2006, nine young women went missing or were found murdered along this highway. All but one were Indigenous. Many local First Nations believe the number to be...

Beth Alexander from the Linden School, Toronto, ON, generously created and gifted this lesson plan to the Moose Hide Campaign. It focuses on Grade 6 Ontario expectations but could easily fit other grades/provincial expectations. We are sincerely grateful for this form...

The purpose of our TikTok workshop is to show youth how activism has evolved over time. For the first time in history, everyone has the ability to be seen by millions of people around the world and have their message heard. TikTok is full of videos from cute dogs to...

Welcome to the Young People in Advocacy workshop led by youth activist, ThelandKicknosway. Theland is a traditional singer, drummer, and dancer. He is a TikTok star with over 428,000followers and a youth activist who started his activism journey when he was only 9...

Jonathan Meikle and his friend Matthew Shorting were on a Winnipeg City bus inNovember of 2018, when they found themselves in a dangerous situation. A young mannamed Devon Henderson was wielding a knife and threatening passengers. Meikle andShorting were declared...

The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls brought forward many key issues and topics. One of these key issues is about communities with resource development projects. The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and...

Across North America, there is an epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Indigenous women make up 11.3% of all missing people in Canada and only 4% of the entire population of Canadian women. DOWNLOAD THE LESSON PLAN NOW!...