SD42 Libraries Elementary Reference Sets: Righting Canada's Wrongs (SS 5)

Righting Canada's Wrongs

Events drawn from Canadian history where governments have acknowledged and apologized for racist actions and policies.

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Teacher Resources

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The following resources are broad and relevant to all sections.

By The Critical Thinking Consortium

The RIGHTING CANADA'S WRONGS series is devoted to the exploration of the mostly unknown, and often shocking, stories of Canadian government's racist actions against various ethnic groups through our history, the fight for acknowledgement and justice, and the eventual apologies and restitution of subsequent governments.  In this Resource Guide you will find seven lessons that will engage your students while they learn about some of the important events in Canada's history that helped shape our current multicultural society. You will find support for teaching about Canada's past treatment of ethnic minorities and how to approach the topic of racism. As well, your students will learn about the important roles that these minorities have played in Canadian society. (description by publisher Lorimer)

Literacy Links

This collection of historical non-fiction articles is no longer in print but is available at many Maple Ridge - Pitt Meadows School Libraries. 
It contains articles for most of the Righting Canada's Wrongs topics.

This collection of historical fiction short stories is part of Scholastic Canada's Dear Canada Series.  
Dear Canada Books and other historical fiction works or picture books relevant to specific sections are listed within each section.