Its a quirky thing hanging out with a group of history teachers.

Usually, when I mention details about Canadian History like the conflict between the HBC and The Northwest Company, the 1837-38 Rebellions or Mackenzie King's immigration policy I get a blank stare or a you are an "egg-head" look. Not so with Canadian History teachers and educators. Instead one receives a nod and a welcome conversation.

After spending time in our working groups, we had an opportunity to listen to two speakers, Debra Pelletier and Chief Stephen Augustine. Both of their talks focused on the vital importance of learning about  the Aboriginal world view, and how essential it is perceive an appropriate perspective on Aboriginal traditions. Debra provided numerous resources to aid us in our learning, and Chief Augustine related to us, his experiences as an expert witness of Mi'kmaq legal traditions during the Donald Marshall Jr. case. Very eye opening.

My visit to the Museum of Civilization was a beautiful connection between this new knowledge and the primary documents and traces of Aboriginal peoples. I was quite overwhelmed and humbled.