Originally published in TEACH Magazine, November/December 2015 issue
By Meagan Gillmore
As the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s mandate ends, there’s a greater emphasis on teaching Aboriginal content in schools. If this scares you, you’re not alone. If it inspires you, you’re not alone either.
Besides being the original inhabitants of Canada, many argue the most pressing issue facing our country today is the past treatment of Aboriginal people by the federal government, mainly through the Indian Residential School system.
Meagan Gillmore is a freelance writer in Toronto, ON.
