Indigenous Food Sovereignty - Virtual

A screen in a classroom shows an image of beaded strawberries against a red background.

Category

Virtual Lessons with ROM Educators

Duration

45 minutes

Audience

Educators, Schools

Age

12-14

Grades

7-8

Subjects

Art & Culture, Canada, Canadian & World Studies, General, History, Indigenous, Language, Science, Science & Technology, Social Sciences & Humanities, Social Studies, The Arts

About this lesson

Learn how Indigenous communities cultivate, harvest, and protect food systems from generation to generation.

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Students will examine how Indigenous communities have and continue to cultivate, harvest, and protect food systems for generations through deep relationships with the land, water, family, and all living beings. 

Through storytelling, hands-on activities, and community connections, learners will gain a better understanding of the importance of Indigenous knowledge systems that are rooted in sustainability, reciprocity, and respect for nature.

 

Delivery LanguageThis lesson is offered in English only.
Activities
  • Virtual gallery exploration
  • Polls, quizzes, and Q&A
FormatVirtual Lesson
Duration45 minutes
PricingFree
Minimum Group10
Maximum Group600

Available Dates

Learning Goals

Understand Indigenous relationships with land, food systems, and sustainability 

Appreciate various techniques that may include harvesting, seed keeping, and food as medicine 

Recognize and understand the impact of colonialism on Indigenous food sovereignty and explore 

Develop a sense of shared responsibility for land and food systems through reflection on personal and collective relationships with the environment

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