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What t is Disco coveri ering ng Ka Kan:t :ta? Join us in welcoming Six Nations of the Grand River community members for a series of interactive workshops. Travel to stations around the museum and engage with Haudenosaunee traditional


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What t is Disco coveri ering ng Ka Kaná:t á:ta?

Join us in welcoming Six Nations of the Grand River community members for a series of interactive

  • workshops. Travel to stations

around the museum and engage with Haudenosaunee traditional music and social dance, cultural artefacts and food. Students will develop a better understanding of the interconnected relationships between First Nations and European Settlers.

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Why y and How w Did We Do This? s?

  • Pre-existing Friendship
  • Demand from Teachers
  • Pre-existing programming model
  • For a small museum on a

reserve, a good way to increase visitation, income and develop an outreach program

  • MAP Grant
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Challen lenges ges

  • Staff time
  • Timelines (it ALWAYS takes longer

than you think)

  • Who can tell what stories
  • Identifying students prior knowledge
  • What grades to include, understand

curriculum requirements

  • Content for programming
  • Timing and location of workshops
  • Work to Rule
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Opportu tunities nities

  • Challenging the commonly held

narratives

  • Working with community members
  • Better interpretation of museum

collections

  • Learning opportunity for museum staff
  • New audiences
  • Support from a large museum for a

small museum

  • Opportunities for Indigenous

community knowledge holders

  • Creation of education artefacts
  • National and International context for

museum ethics

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Obser servati tions

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  • Students being able to identify as

Aboriginal or First Nations

  • The Maple Syrup Incident
  • Appealing to a wide variety of

learning styles

  • Teacher feedback
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Que uestion tions? s?

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