The history of Afro-Indigenous peoples is largely underrepresented in classrooms and curricula due to the group’s intersectionality. Afro-Indigenous peoples have a unique history in Canada — and more broadly across Turtle Island — that deserves to be integrated into the narrative of Canadian history and Canadian identity. The following lesson is designed to better highlight the history of this marginalized group.
Students will explore historical significance as the process used by historians to evaluate what was important about particular events, people, and developments in the past.
Modern Canada requires an inclusive approach to history.
Our young people are asking for it, and the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission has recommended it. We agree.
