General Resources for Indigenous Education
Restorative Journey: Indigenous Educational Wellness – Ontario College of Teachers
This guide for provides a reflective inquiry for educators to consider how to respectfully engage with Indigenous knowledges and cultures in the classroom.
Land as Teacher: Understanding Indigenous Land-based Teaching – UNESCO
This article, from the Canadian Commission of UNESCO, provides an introduction to Indigenous Land-based education.
Public Resources – First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Education Association of Ontario
These resources from FNMIEAO support and help all educators understand issues related to First Nation, Métis and Inuit Peoples in Canada as well as offer strategies for teaching this content to all learners.
Indigenous Education and Climate Action
Publications – Indigenous Climate Action
These publications from ICA report on many subjects, including Indigenous perspectives on climate action, ways to decolonize climate policy, and climate curriculum.
Resource Library – Indigenous Climate Hub
The Indigenous Climate Hub Resource Library is a space to access stories, studies, guides, and other climate change materials.
Indigenous Knowledges and Climate Change – Climate Atlas of Canada
This article provides Indigenous perspectives on climate change, highlights the disproportionate impacts of climate change on Indigenous Peoples, and outlines Indigenous-led climate solutions.
Climate Action and Decolonization: Indigenous Perspectives – Learning for A Sustainable Future
This inquiry takes a deeper look at how Indigenous peoples have been and are leaders of climate action as well as how climate change is exacerbating existing socio-economic inequities and impacting some cultural practices. The resources, guiding questions and activities aim to encourage thoughtful consideration on how climate justice is inherently connected to decolonizing processes and truth and reconciliation.
Civic-Indigenous Placekeeping and Partnership Building Toolkit – Evergreen
This toolkit for community leaders provides advice on building and strengthening good relationships with Indigenous community partners.
Indigenous Land-Based Learning – Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario
The Indigenous land-based learning: A learning perspective resource was developed to demonstrate the journey of four ETFO writers whose perspectives of Indigenous Land-based learning grew through a process of self-reflection, an interview with an Indigenous knowledge holder and exploration and summary of relevant resources and tips for educators.