
Shadow of...
Trevor Cameron’s curiosity takes him across Canada searching for overlooked legacies in Saskatchewan history – Mary Greyeyes, the first Indigenous woman to join the Canadian Army; Jim Brady, Métis organizer, and political firebrand who mysteriously went missing in the 1950s; Édouard Beaupré, the Willow Bunch Giant, whose fame on the freakshow circuit in early Canada was cut short, then dwarfed by the treatment of his body after death ; and Mary Ann Lavalleé, a Cree activist that changed Canada’s laws around Indigenous farmland ownership, children’s education and women’s role in society.
Episode 4 - Mary Ann Lavalleé
Trevor learns about Mary Ann Lavalleé, a Cree woman, whose grassroots social justice actions was a huge influence
Shadow of...
Trevor Cameron’s curiosity takes him across Canada searching for overlooked legacies in Saskatchewan history – Mary Greyeyes, the first Indigenous woman to join the Canadian Army; Jim Brady, Métis organizer, and political firebrand who mysteriously went missing in the 1950s; Édouard Beaupré, the Willow Bunch Giant, whose fame on the freakshow circuit in early Canada was cut short, then dwarfed by the treatment of his body after death; and Mary Ann Lavalleé, a Cree activist that changed Canada’s laws around Indigenous farmland ownership, children’s education and women’s role in society.
Episode 3 - Jim Brady
Trevor travels to the North to learn about the life and legacy of James Brady, a Metis political organizer.
Shadow of...
Trevor Cameron’s curiosity takes him across Canada searching for overlooked legacies in Saskatchewan history – Mary Greyeyes, the first Indigenous woman to join the Canadian Army; Jim Brady, Métis organizer, and political firebrand who mysteriously went missing in the 1950s; Édouard Beaupré, the Willow Bunch Giant, whose fame on the freakshow circuit in early Canada was cut short, then dwarfed by the treatment of his body after death ; and Mary Ann Lavalleé, a Cree activist that changed Canada’s laws around Indigenous farmland ownership, children’s education and women’s role in society.
Episode 2: Shadow of Mary Greyeyes
Trevor learns about Mary Greyeyes who was the first Indigenous woman in the Canadian Army.
Shadow of...
Trevor Cameron’s curiosity takes him across Canada searching for overlooked legacies in Saskatchewan history – Mary Greyeyes, the first Indigenous woman to join the Canadian Army; Jim Brady, Métis organizer, and political firebrand who mysteriously went missing in the 1950s; Édouard Beaupré, the Willow Bunch Giant, whose fame on the freakshow circuit in early Canada was cut short, then dwarfed by the treatment of his body after death ; and Mary Ann Lavalleé, a Cree activist that changed Canada’s laws around Indigenous farmland ownership, children’s education and women’s role in society.
Episode 1 - Édourard Beaupré
Trevor travels to Willow Bunch Saskatchewan to investigate the life and legacy of Édouard Beaupré
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Filmed in North Central Regina, three men discuss fatherhood. Sixteen-year-old Tyson Kakaway is preparing for the birth of his first child. Only knowing his father through Facebook, Tyson vows he will do his best to be a father to his daughter. Andrew Kinniewisse is from the Yellowquill First Nation. Andrew is in the courts trying to prove that he can provide a stable home so that his two older children can return to live with him. Jeff Crowe spent 13 years in and out of jail; he now runs a parenting program at the Regina Correctional Centre.
and grades. Suggested curriculum outcomes are identified and, if applicable, supporting indicators
are noted.
The purpose of the presentation is to describe strategies teachers can use to approach content that may be perceived as sensitive in their community in order to:
- ensure the learning environment is safe for respectful dialogue;
- teach students how to think critically about any topic with an open mind; and,
- meet curricular outcomes.
Saskatchewan context, differentiation is addressed through the Adaptive Dimension which enables all teachers to respond to student diversity, including their strengths and needs, interests, backgrounds, life experiences and motivations.