Date: Thursday, October 8th
Time: 5:00 pm Atlantic | 4:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Central | 2:00 pm Mountain | 1:00 pm Pacific
Presenters: Lisa Prinn, The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund and Rebecca Smith, Learning Bird

Register here – http://bit.ly/LB-SP-webinar

Secret Path Week is a national movement commemorating the legacies of Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack. It takes place annually from October 17th to 22nd. During this week, Canadians are encouraged to “Do Something” to further the conversation about the history and impact of Residential Schools in Canada.

As educators, this is a perfect time to start, or continue, the conversation in our classrooms. In this webinar, you’ll take on the role of a student as you learn how Secret Path digital resources can be used in your classroom. The session will also provide opportunities for discussing with the presenters and attendees how you can adapt these materials to a virtual, physical, or blended classroom.

The resources we will highlight in this webinar are geared towards high school students (grades 9-12), however, some activities, resources, and support materials discussed may be appropriate for middle school students as well.

Join @DownieWenjack on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube live at 3:30pm EDT as we chat with Buffy Sainte-Marie.

DWF LIVE connects viewers to Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists to build awareness, education, and connection. These sessions inspire us all to answer Gord Downie’s call to “Do Something”, even during times of isolation, to make Canada a better place for Indigenous peoples.

These 30 – 60-minute online sessions are open to all ages through DWF’s social media accounts @DownieWenjack. The DWF LIVE sessions also work to help support artists during these difficult times.

Join @DownieWenjack on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube live at 2pm EDT as we chat with Rob Ferreira, co-founder of Walk for Wenjack.

DWF LIVE connects viewers to Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists to build awareness, education, and connection. These sessions inspire us all to answer Gord Downie’s call to “Do Something”, even during times of isolation, to make Canada a better place for Indigenous peoples.

These 30 – 60-minute online sessions are open to all ages through DWF’s social media accounts @DownieWenjack. The DWF LIVE sessions also work to help support artists during these difficult times.

Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants is an organization which knocks down classroom walls and take students anywhere in the world, never having to leave their desks. It aims to inspire the next generation of students by bringing science, exploration, adventure, and conservation into classrooms through virtual speakers and field trips with leading experts across the globe.

For Secret Path Week, Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants will be focusing on Indigenous education featuring Indigenous scientists, explorers, artists, activists, and speakers.  This will be a valuable way to engage your class in reconciliation and encourage your students to “Do Something”!

Join Carol as she shares her grandmother’s story of Residential School and how she envisions Reconciliation.

Carol is an Ojibway elder from Batchewana First Nation in Northern Ontario where she lives with her husband. She has two children, a son and a daughter, and also three beautiful grandchildren. She returned to school when she was forty years old to obtain her grade 12, and with the support and encouragement of family and friends has continued on and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1995 from Sault College. Carol went on to work in First Nation Health as a Community Health Nurse for 22 years and during that time she became a Certified Mental Health Nurse. Carol retired three years ago. Since then, she has attended Algoma University and graduated this past May with a BA in Anishinaabe Studies. Carol enjoys reading, attending Pow Wows, and also spending time with her family.

Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants is an organization which knocks down classroom walls and take students anywhere in the world, never having to leave their desks. It aims to inspire the next generation of students by bringing science, exploration, adventure, and conservation into classrooms through virtual speakers and field trips with leading experts across the globe.

For Secret Path Week, Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants will be focusing on Indigenous education featuring Indigenous scientists, explorers, artists, activists, and speakers.  This will be a valuable way to engage your class in reconciliation and encourage your students to “Do Something”!

If you’re from the North, Leela Gilday’s music is home. If you’ve never been, it will take you there. Born and raised in the Northwest Territories, she writes about the people and the land that created her. The power in her voice conveys the depth of her feelings of love and life in a rugged environment and vibrant culture, as if it comes straight from that earth. Leela’s family is from Délįne on the shore of Great Bear Lake, and her rich vocals dance across the rhythmic beats of traditional Dene drumming as smoothly as a bass line onstage the largest venues in the country. And she has played them all.