English 11
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Here are helpful Links for the Indigenous Studies unit:
In addition to today’s handout, here is the clip we viewed about “The True story of Pocahontas” https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/true-story-pocahontas-not-told-disney-002285
Thomas King: I’m Not the Indian You Had in Mind” (video of his poem): https://vimeo.com/39451956
Story: blue-against-white Story
Short Story: borders-by-king
Poem: “I Lost my Talk” by Rita Joe: I Lost My Talk poem
Obituary for Rita Joe: https://www.novascotia.ca/abor/docs/news/Rita_Joes_Obituary[1].pdf
Discussion and analysis for Rita Joe’s Poem: http://www.mbteach.org/pdfs/pd/osd/OSD-RitaJoe.pdf
Articles to Read and links to view for Learning Logs etc.
Health conditions in Residential Schools
Inuit, Mary Carpenter’s Survivor story: https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/first-nations-inuit-metis/lost-generations
Duncan Campbell Scott Indian Affairs
Information on the lasting effects of Residential schools and how trauma can affect many generations to come: Lasting Intergenerational Effects
Residential Schools Song by kakfwi
Indian Act information “21 Things You Didn’t know about the Indian Act”
The Truth and Reconciliation Committee (Wikipedia)
deaths in Residential School/trc info
Article about Aboriginal contributions to WWI / Indigenous Vetrans /Aboriginal Snipers in WWI
Forgotten Warriors Movie (51 min)
- Children’s Literature & Other stories for Indigenous Studies Unit
About the book “I am Not a Number”
“I am Not a Number” reading (see link below)
- Other Units: Links/Videos/Audio/Texts:
Short Stories for study: Sound of the Hollyhocks, Painted Door text, Firing Squad, Gentlemen Your Verdict, The Pedestrian, Cask of the Amontillado, The Fan Club, the-fall-of-a-city, the-stolen-party
Video Links: Comic of The Stolen Party, Comic of The Pedestrian, Video of Cask of Amontillado
Audio Readings: Audio of The Fan Club , Audio of Cask of Amontillado
- Sample Slam Poems
Touchscreen” by Marshall Davis Jones: http://bit.ly/2JPHnKD
“Resolution” by Shane Koyczan: http://bit.ly/2riUFHA
“Word Problem” by Mila Kuda: http://bit.ly/2KuVE0t
“Troll” by Shane Koyczan: http://bit.ly/2JIJrnx
“If I Should Have a Daughter” by Sarah Kay http://bit.ly/2w9ih7i
“Tamara’s Opus” by Joshua Bennet: http://bit.ly/2wpHSsZ
“OCD” by Neil Hilborn: http://bit.ly/2ru6Ul3
Ms. Preibisch 
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