ABORIGINAL TWINNING PROJECT

NIPISIHKOPAHK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HOBBEMA, AB
GASPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, QUEBEC

Project of Heart Residential School Song
The twinning of First Nations and public schools informs and engages all students involved to learn more about one another; to build trust and eliminate cultural stereotypes; to understand the effects of assimilation, and to learn more about Residential Schools. Most importantly, this project is a celebration of commonalities and differences. It’s an opportunity to nurture relationships for reflections, critical thinking, leadership, action, creativity and empowerment among First Nations and public school students. Aboriginal Twinning is a gateway to human rights issues in Canada.

Update (January 15, 2014)

Project of Heart is in collaboration with Charlene Bearhead and the program she runs to go around teaching communities and school about the effects of Residential School. Nipisihkopahk Elementary School is partnering with Gaspe School in Quebec to show each other how we are teaching our students about residential school.