Five Little Indians Lessons - Novel Study - Contemporary Indigenous Issues Unit

Supporting Reconciliation Through Understanding and Inquiry

• Designed to Support the BC Indigenous-Focused Graduation Requirement

** This novel is featured in my blog: BC Education’s commitment to Reconciliation, BC Focused Educational Resources & Five Little Indians **

This novel study supports the award-winning book, Five Little Indians, written by Michelle Good, while also examining the topics of:

· Residential Schools

· Searching for Unmarked Graves

· Sexual Exploitation/MMIWG2S

· Sixties Scoop

· Birth Alerts

· Activism of the 60s and 70s

· American Indian Movement

· Lyell Island Line

· Over Representation of Incarcerated Indigenous

· Gladue Principles

· Reconnecting to Culture

· Pope Francis’ Apology

· Doctrine of Discovery

· Intergenerational Trauma

· Truth and Reconciliation

· 94 Calls to Action

This unit supports Reconciliation by educating youth on topics and issues Indigenous people have or continue to face in Canada. This unit can extend beyond 18 weeks or be completed in as little as 9 weeks, depending on how you approach the delivery of the lessons. The entire unit is editable to cater to your needs and focus.

There are two sections to this unit. There are videos and articles that support most chapter topics AND there is a student response booklet utilizing reading comprehension strategies to build connections and a deeper understanding of the novel.

This unit was also designed to easily facilitate a cumulative inquiry project based on responses and questions developed throughout the unit.

Other units that will support the new BC Indigenous-Focused Graduation Requirement:

If I Go Missing MMIWG2S Inquiry Project for Inclusive Learning

MMIWG2S Inquiry Based Project for Inclusive Learning

Wenjack Novel Study - Reconciliation for Inclusive Learning

**Follow my blog, Infusing Indigenous Literature, to see how I integrate Indigenous literature in my curriculum throughout the year: www.infusingindigenouslit.com**