Facing History and Ourselves in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Ontario partnered with  Durham District School Board, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, Peel District School Board, Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board and York Region District School Board to host a day long educator conference to discuss ways educators and institutional leaders have worked, and can work to decolonize and Indigenize education.   ..read more

as a day to honour the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirited People.  Since 2017, our school community has worked collectively to use art and activism to spread awareness around this day in hopes of creating change. This is an important issue to us; being a school for girls and young women, gendered violence resonates particularly with our student population. For the past few years, my school community school community at St. Joseph’s College School in downtown Toronto has recognized ..read more

as a day to honour the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirited People.  Since 2017, our school community has worked collectively to use art and activism to spread awareness around this day in hopes of creating change. This is an important issue to us; being a school for girls and young women, gendered violence resonates particularly with our student population. For the past few years, my school community school community at St. Joseph’s College School in downtown Toronto has recognized ..read more

Lorrie Gallant, Jasmine Wong, Erez Zobary on June 5, 2020 These posts and activities have been written for students to explore as part of a virtual learning community ..read more

, you might have been excited to visit the home of Alexander Graham Bell to learn about the invention of the telephone.  You might have come for a hockey tournament and had the privilege of meeting Hockey Legend Wayne Gretzky’s father Walter, who loves hanging out at the rinks. You may have picked up brochures with beautiful pictures of the Grand River or did research about Joseph Brant, who was the negotiator between the Mohawk and British during the American Revolution. If you have ever travelled to But you might not know that Brantford is the home of the first residential school in Can ..read more

To access Part 1 on October 29, 2020 This video is the second part in a four part webinar series featuring Jasmine Wong in conversation with Lorrie Gallant ..read more

Kamloops residential school.  Our hearts are with the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation as well as Indigenous children, communities and families across Turtle Island. on June 1, 2021 This is a time for a collective and national mourning. It is a time for acknowledgement of the ongoing work of survivors’ families and communities for truth, remembrance of loved ones and justice. It is a time for renewed calls for truth seeking, truth telling and collective action ..read more

Lorrie Gallant, Jasmine Wong, Erez Zobary on July 5, 2021 June was Indigenous History Month. Throughout the entire year, we recognize how important it is to be striving towards meaningful inclusion of Indigenous histories, knowledges, ways of being and contributions.  ..read more

, and it is important that we understand the role and significance of treaties and our responsibility to these important agreements. Across Canada, treaty days offer opportunities for celebration, teaching and improving our understanding of treaties. In Ontario, this takes place during the week of November 1-5.  on October 27, 2021 In preparation for this week, we have worked with educator ) to publish a list of resources to support you with your learning and planning ..read more

on June 6, 2022 but it is my hope that we are always aware of the Indigenous people around us. Some of us may not share the same experiences in life, but whether you are Canadian or Indigenous or both, we have a shared history, from different perspectives.  ..read more