Hi, Lochside!
Our super principal, Helena, sent out an email last night... here's the info for The Blanket Exercise, in case you missed it:
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We will be hosting the Blanket Exercise at Lochside on Tuesday, April 30th from 6:30-8:30pm in the school gym.
Due to the sensitive content shared in this exercise, only adults are invited to participate. Child Minding is available upon request. Some things to note regarding map etiquette:
Shoes are not permitted on the map. The floor does get cold, socks are recommended
No food or drink allowed on the map
Please see below for a brief synopsis about the Blanket Exercise:
A Learning Activity Exploring the Relationship Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Peoples
This is an experiential activity that explores the 500-year relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Participants are guided through a narrative and experiential visual of many of the policies and events that have shaped Canada in the context of the treatment of the Indigenous People of this land. Learners will experience a sense of the loss of land, a way of life, and the impacts that many Indigenous People deal with to this day.
This participatory workshop will help participants understand how colonization of the land we now know as British Columbia and Canada has impacted the people who lived here long before settlers arrived. Through this exercise participants will explore the nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada, how this relationship has been damaged over the years, and how they can work toward reconciliation. This version of the Blanket Exercise has been developed in partnership with the BC Teachers’ Federation, in order to make this resource available in BC schools.
We will need to cap this activity at 35 participants Sign Up for the Blanket Exercise