Revising teaching practices in Canada with respect to Indigenous youth and history

In this presentation, Anne Tenning tackles the issues faced by Indigenous youth in the Education system. She discusses approaches educators can take to improve representations of and engagement with Indigenous peoples and histories in the classroom.

This presentation by Anne Tenning is part of the “Teaching and Communicating Indigenous History” Panel at the 9th Canada’s History Forum, Engaging Authentic Indigenous Histories that was held on November 27, 2016 in Ottawa. This event was organized by Canada’s National History Society and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. We are grateful to the RBC Foundation for their financial support.