A giant 11-by-eight-foot map lies across the gym floor of Sweet Grass Elementary School in Edmonton with students crawling all over it.
The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada , created by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society , shows the locations of Indigenous communities, residential schools and reserves and also identifies different Indigenous languages., shows the locations of Indigenous communities, residential schools and reserves and also identifies different Indigenous languages. The map also highlights historical dates of importance and touches on important topics like colonization.
“It’s a giant walkable map,” said Vanessa LeCaine, principal at Sweet Grass School. “They can walk through, see all of the different communities, where all the different languages are. It’s a great way to learn about Indigenous communities.” “We’ve got the Grade 6 class in here now, but there’s even kindergarten children coming to learn,” LeCaine added. “On this map there are no borders, you see the land as it’s meant to be — one giant country.”Election interference worse than government admits, rights coalition saysLeCaine said the school had to wait two years before it could get a copy of the map, but it’s been well worth it.The map also comes with resources for teachers.
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