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Indigenous Voices is an educational resource for ages 12 and up, shaped by Indigenous educators, Elders, and Knowledge Keepers from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities across Canada. Powered by the largest collection of Indigenous-made films in the country, it offers a series of interactive workshops organized into 13 thematic pathways highlighting a diversity of Indigenous perspectives.

A Shared Learning Journey

This online resource supports educators in bringing Indigenous perspectives into their classrooms with confidence and care. Where you begin, how long you stay, and how far you go are entirely up to you and your students. It includes:

• A Facilitator Guide built for educators navigating complex content;
• 4 Introductory Activities within Pathway 1: Land to create a shared foundation for learning;
• 13 Learning Pathways consisting of film clips, activities, discussion questions, and sharing circles;
• A ReconciliAction, a concrete, community-rooted opportunity to move from learning to doing.

Designed to inspire action in learners by supporting 21st-century global competencies.

Through this journey, participants begin to:

• Think critically about the history, culture, and contemporary realities of Indigenous Peoples in Canada;
• Understand and appreciate the diversity of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples, languages, and worldviews;
• Explore their own identity and relationships, and what reconciliation means to them personally;
• Engage meaningfully with Indigenous storytelling, art, film, and knowledge systems;
• Move from awareness to action by gaining the tools and inspiration to contribute to reconciliation in their own communities.

The components are designed to work together, but there’s no single right path to follow. The 13 pathways honour the 13 moons of the lunar calendar and cover:

• Honouring the Relationship to the Land
• Preserving Indigenous Languages*
• Respecting Indigenous Knowledges*
• Celebrating Indigenous Peoples & Cultures*
• Understanding Treaties & Agreements
• Investigating the impact of the Canadian Government’s Laws and Policies on lives of Indigenous Peoples
• Exploring Sovereignty, Identities & Relationships
• Distinguishing Forms of Indigenous Governance and Economies*
• Appreciating Resistance Movements & Indigenous Rights*
• Acknowledging Worldviews*
• Examining Apologies & Acknowledgements*
• Discovering the Importance of Healing*
• Indigenous Youth*

*Coming Fall 2026

This educational resource is the result of a collective process guided by the Indigenous Advisory Circle from the very beginning.

Charlene Bearhead 

Rita Gould 

Sonia Gros-Louis  

Denise Hendry  

Lisa Howell  

Uliut Iksiktaaryuk  

Bobbie-Jo Leclair  

Sabrina Sawyer  

We warmly thank all those—and there are many—who contributed to this project by sharing their perspectives, experiences, and knowledge.