Indigenous Voices
in Ontario
COURSE OVERVIEW
Take a step beyond your day-to-day experience in Ontario and develop a deeper understanding of place, identity, relationships, and sovereignty as you achieve a Grade 11 English credit. Listen to the voices of contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit authors, poets, journalists, and community partners in person and through texts to formulate questions, engage in discussions, and write about shared paths to Truth and Reconciliation. Through the valleys, up the mountains and across the waters, visit ancestral lands and gain a new perspective through the cultural centres, the land itself and the people that live on it.
Meet with Elders to hear about histories and knowledge that have not yet been shared in classrooms or through textbooks, interact with local plant medicines, play traditional games, and learn about important historical figures and landmarks as you journey through unceded territories. Experience a class where you don’t just read stories, you live them.
ACTIVITIES
Here are some of the exciting experiences included in the program.
Petroglyphs Provincial Park
Visit the largest known concentration of Indigenous rock carvings (petroglyphs) in Canada, depicting turtles, snakes, birds, humans and more; this sacred site is known as “The Teaching Rocks”.
Woodland
Cultural Centre
The WCC serves to preserve, promote and strengthen Indigenous language, culture, art and history; bringing the story of the Hodinohsho:ni people of the Eastern Woodlands to life through innovative exhibitions and programs.
Crawford Lake
Historical Site
Visit the reconstructed 15th century village
and explore local history. From 1973 to 1987, excavations uncovered 11 longhouses on
the site and over 10,000 artefacts from the day to day lives of the people who once lived
in the village.
Nature
Walk
Get in touch with nature and gain an understanding of what the lands in the Great Lakes Region can offer us and how the Indigenous peoples utilized and honoured these lands.
Royal Ontario
Museum
Opened in 1914, the Royal Ontario Museum showcases art, culture and nature from around the world and across the ages. Tour the museum and participate in a workshop focusing on Indigenous history and storytelling.
MANDATORY DATES
June 9,
7:00 pm - 8:30 pmOnline Orientation and First Class
Parents, students and teachers meet in the morning to review travel expectations and the itinerary. Teachers and students meet in the afternoon for their first class and to work on introductory assignments.
June 10 – July 1
(approx. 10 hours)*in total to be completed at any convenient time of the student’s choice
Independent Learning Online
Students will work independently to complete and submit assignments. Teachers will be available to answer questions through the online platform.
July 2 - 4
9:00 am – 3:30 pmPre-Trip Online Classes
Teachers and students will interact online as students participate in direct teaching, group activities, discussions and presentations.
July 5 - 13
Travel
Experience the course firsthand and make real-world applications.
July 14 - 18,
9:00 am – 3:30 pmPost-Trip Online Classes
Teachers are available to answer any questions during designated hours while students complete their summative assignments.
Prices and Dates
July 5 – 13
Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices (NBE3U/3C/3E; ENG3U/3C/3E)
English, Grade 10, Academic Applied, and Locally Developed
Program Fees
Program Fee
All-Inclusive Price $2,990.00
Deposit Schedule: 1st payment due upon registration – $1,495.00, 2nd payment due May $1,495.00.
Insurance
(as required by our education partner)
Premium Travel Protection Package $200.00
Registration Deadline
The program may be filled before the deadline of May 2, 2025.
What’s Included
Each program covers all essential costs and all excursions, whether educational or leisure. We believe that each group should share the same experience.
