• What Would It Look Like?

  Students are presented with some of the negative consequences of consumerism and globalization.  The video begins by posing the question, What would the world look like if it embodied our highest potential. It then provides a bleak picture of our...

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• When a Town Runs Dry

  When A Town Runs Dry documents life in a small town in California's Central Valley. A farming community for over a hundred years, Stratford is suffering from a drought that is severely impacting the community, land, and residents' daily lives. This film...

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• Welcome to Canada

  This short film tells the story of Mohammed Alsaleh, a young Syrian refugee granted asylum in Canada in 2014. After fleeing torture and imprisonment by the Assad regime, he is rebuilding his life. Mohammed counsels newly-arrived Syrian refugee families...

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• Yukon Kings

  Set in the remote Alaskan Yukon Delta, Yukon King follows Yup'ik fisherman Ray Waska as he teaches his grandchildren how to fish during the summer salmon run. With environmental and cultural forces threatening their subsistence way of life, Roy holds...

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• AMAR

  Amar is a 14 year-old boy who lives in a large city in one of the poorest states in India.  He is the main breadwinner for his mother and two siblings.  This short documentary follows Amar from sunrise to sunset as he goes about his daily routine. ...

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• The Fall of Flint

  In this photo essay, photographer Matt Black portrays the town of Flint and its residents as they persevere through the water crisis. A water crisis has severely impacted the residents since 2014. In this lesson, students view photos documenting the Flint,...

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• Even the Walls

  Through the eyes of the people being impacted, this film chronicles the redevelopment of an inner city neighbourhood, the displacement of its low income residents and the ultimate loss of a community that has nurtured and supported its members for decades. ...

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• The People's Grocery

  This film takes students to Oakland California, a low income, minority community where the primary shopping options consist of liquor stores, convenience stores and fast-food restaurants.  Without the means to travel outside their neighbourhoods...

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• At-Risk Communities

  Through the examination of compelling images in a photo essay describing the effects of climate change in Alaska, students explore the themes of at-risk communities, climate refugees and migration. The lesson  begins by discussing the connection...

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• A Vanishing Island

  This lesson focuses on how climate change is impacting coastal communities.  Students begin by viewing a short film that introduces them to some of the lifelong residents of Isle de Jean Charles, a  small island community off the Louisiana coast. ...

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• The Seeds Are Our Children

  "The Seeds Are Our Children" is a short film that explores the traditional farming practices of the Hopi Tribe and their deep connection to the land. The film showcases the efforts of Hopi farmer Michael Kotutwa Johnson, who aims to integrate modern science...

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• Fire Is Our Relation

  Fire Is Our Relation explores the Karuk Tribe's efforts to revive traditional, controlled burns (prescribed fire) on their ancestral lands in Northern California.  The film highlights how these practices, which were disrupted by colonization, are...

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• They Take Care of Us

   "They Take Care of Us" is a short film that examines how Indigenous communities are revitalizing traditional land management practices to tackle the climate crisis. The film highlights the restoration of buffalo on the Blackfeet reservation in Montana,...

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• The Trees Will Last Forever

  The Trees Will Last Forever highlights the sustainable forestry practices of the Menominee Tribe on their Wisconsin reservation. Despite a history of logging, their forest today holds a larger volume of timber than it did 160 years ago, thanks to their...

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• The Island Is A Canoe

  The Island Is a Canoe" focuses on the revival of traditional Native Hawaiian food forests and agroforestry practices. The film highlights how these practices, disrupted by Western influence, are being revitalized to improve food security and...

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• Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World

  The "Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World" lesson plan emphasizes the importance of Indigenous knowledge and practices in addressing environmental challenges, particularly climate change. It highlights the deep connection Indigenous...

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