• Tree Tapping

  Tree Tapping will help students develop a greater appreciation and deeper understanding of Indigenous Knowledge.  The lesson begins with a reading of the story "Nanaboozo and the Maple Trees". The students will then watch selected parts of videos...

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• Making Spruce Gum Tea

  The purpose of this activity is to show students how to harvest spruce gum and make  it into a traditional medicine tea that can be used to relieve colds and maintain good health.  Students will be outdoors in an area with spruce trees to learn...

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• Medicine Walk

  This activity offers students a hands-on experience in gathering local traditional medicines from the Stó:lo people in a respectful manner. Students will be introduced to each plant through images, and the educator will explain the benefits of...

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• Lessons from the Night Sky

  In this lesson, the concept of "a relationship with the land" is applied to the sky. Through a series of seven activities, students look at the sun, moon, and stars and connect these familiar objects to Indigenous culture as well as Western science....

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• Land-Based Education: Personal Reflection

  This lesson plan focuses on viewing a video and reflecting on its insights regarding land-based learning. The video, set in the Mackenzie Mountains in an area known as Ká Te, features Dr. Glen Coulthard, a member of the Yellowknife Dene First Nation...

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• Land Based Education in Denendeh

  Decolonizing education involves connecting with the land and learning from it, which includes embracing traditional governance practices. It is also about fostering opportunities for the resurgence of Indigenous culture, sovereignty, and self-determination...

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• Elements of Art - Textures in Our Environment

  Indigenous art reflects spiritual beliefs and cultural heritage, while often emphasizing respectful relationships with the land and waters that sustain life. This outdoor activity introduces students to texture as an element of art through the discovery...

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• Measuring Sweet Water and Maple Syrup

  Collecting maple sap in the spring is one of Canada’s most recognized seasonal traditions, with origins in Indigenous cultural practices. For generations, families and communities have worked together to gather “sweet water” from maple...

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