LATEST NEWS
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Announcing a New Tile Source From Local Wood Recycling Business
POH has finally found a local business which sources ‘made in Canada’ tiles that come from recycled wooden materials …Read More →
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World-Changing Kids and POH – A Natural Collaboration
A new and exciting partnership has been struck. World-Changing Kids is teacher-activist Lindsay Barr’s social enterprise dedicated to leadership development …Read More →
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Truth and Reconciliation: A Journey
The Faculty of Education at uOttawa is committed, as educators, to enact the Calls to Action of the TRC. As part of this responsibility, the teacher education …Read More →
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POH Makes Impact at Grassroots Community Events
Peterborough Public Library invited community to commemorate Indigenous History Month. Ajax Public Library honoured …Read More →
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48 books about residential schools by Indigenous writers
David A. Robertson, a Cree author based in Winnipeg curated a list of 48 books by Indigenous writers about residential schools …Read More →
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Canada’s National Cemetery Exhibits 57,000 Poh Tiles as Part of Inaugural Ndtr in 2021
The inaugural National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) was a landmark day in the nation’s capital …Read More →
Project of Heart is an inquiry based, hands-on, collaborative, inter-generational, artistic journey of seeking truth about the history of First Nation, Métis and Inuit people in Canada.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
The Truth and Reconciliation Curriculum Guides
The lesson plans in these Guides draw on historical inquiry, critical thinking and affective pedagogies to teach students about the Indian Residential Schooling system, intergenerational…
Reconciliation, Responsibility & Residential Schools
In this Grade 6 unit on the Mohawk Institute, students are engaged with all six of the Historical Thinking Concepts as they learn about a Mohawk community (Kahnawake)…
The Legacy of Residential School System in Canada
In this Grade 8 unit on the Cecilia Jeffrey Residential School, through group discussions, personal reflections and engaging activities, students are involved in thinking about all six of…
Resistance & Reconciliation: St. Anne’s Residential School
In this Grade 10 unit, students refine their critical and historical thinking skills. Lesson one engages students in a station-based learning strategy that seeks to deepen their understanding…