NORTH MUSEUM & ARCHIVES

SCHOOL PROGRAMS 2018/19

North Vancouver Museum & Archives Community History Centre 3203 Institute Road, 604.990.3700 ext. 8016 nvma.ca

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reveal KITS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM NEW North Vancouver: Squamish Community: Indigenous People in The Then and Now Kit Our People and Places Kit North Vancouver Book Kit Story Kit Grades 2 & 3 Grades 3 to 5 Grades: Intermediate & Secondary Grades 3 to 5 With their teacher, students will ‘A picture is worth a thousand words.’ This large-format, limited edition book Through images and activities, explore the concept of community Using archival photographs featuring looks at the history of the Squamish students will explore the life and legacy by analyzing photographs that and places, students and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Written of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George. illustrate how North Vancouver has will explore this community’s Indigenous by Squamish teacher Khelsilem, the Themes include the significance of his changed over time. Activity guide, history. Themes include art, traditions, book highlights significant aspects acting career, activism and his efforts photos, and Teacher’s Package relationships and governance. Lesson of traditional and contemporary to preserve local Indigenous traditions. provided. Also available in French: plans will encourage team work, cultures. Lesson plans included with This Kit includes lesson plans which North Vancouver: Hier et Aujourd’hui group discussion and critical thinking. an electronic copy of the book. Also encourage discussion and critical Refundable Damage Deposit: $50 Refundable Damage Deposit: $50 available in French: Le livre des peuples thinking. Fee: $30 for 2-week loan period Fee: $30 for 2-week loan period autochtones à Vancouver Nord Refundable Damage Deposit: $50 Pick-up at Community History Centre Pick-up at Community History Centre Refundable Damage Deposit: $50 Fee: $30 for 2-week loan period Fee: $30 for 2-week loan period Pick-up at Community History Centre Pick-up at Community History Centre

AT THE ARCHIVES

Time Travel: Archival Research 101 This Community’s History Grades 9 to 12 Grades 4 to 6 Introduce your students to a world of North Vancouver has been home research beyond the reaches of Google to many noteworthy individuals and and Wikipedia. Working with archival historic sites. While uncovering the resources such as photographs, maps, stories behind these people and plans and more, students will analyze places, students will learn to use primary source evidence. This program the Archives and work with original is perfect for teaching students the documents and photos. They will tools needed to start their own investigate celebrated citizens such research project. as Mathias Joe Capilano and local Offered: Fridays only; October 12 – sites such as Gate Bridge. November 16 & February 8 – April 26, Offered: Fridays Only; October 12 – 2019 November 16 & February 8 – April Time: 9:30 am – 11:45 am, one hour 26, 2019 programs available Time: 10 am – 11:15 am Fee: $40 Fee: $40

ONLINE PROGRAMS NEW Climbing to the Clouds: Native – Newcomer Chief Dan George: A People’s History of BC Relations: Case Studies Actor & Activist Mountaineering in Contact, Colonialism Grades 9 to 12 Grades 4 to 9 & Resistance Format: PDF online at Format: PDF online at Grades 10 to 12 http://nvma.ca/education/online/ http://nvma.ca/education/online/ Format: PDF online at Students will explore the life and Explore mountaineering and related http://nvma.ca/education/online/ legacy of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan themes. Students will investigate Students will analyze both historic George through video, primary Indigenous activities in the local and contemporary newspaper articles source texts and archival images. mountains, the scenic and technical related to Indigenous rights and land The lesson plans will allow for a advances made by mountaineers, title in . This program critical assessment of his historical as well as their impact on wilderness presents the story of native activism significance as well as a discussion conservation. This program is based in the mid-twentieth century through of modern perspectives of his upon the website, viewable in the lens of one individual (Maisie ‘Lament for Confederation’. French and English http://nvma.ca/ Hurley, 1887-1962), founder of climb2cloud/ the Native Voice newspaper.

NEW MUSEUM 2020! BOOKING INFO Teachers, in addition to offering the in-class kits, online programs Phone: 604.990.3700 ext. 8016 and Archives programs listed here, Email: [email protected] the NVMA is preparing more great www.nvma.ca educational opportunities for your • P rograms are designed for a classes. We look forward to working class of 25 students maximum. with you as this work progresses. • T eachers’ Packages with lesson plans and activities will be provided. The new programs will be launched at • L eaving a voice message or sending the new Museum of North Vancouver an email? Include your name, school, which opens in 2020, at 115 West preferred program with dates, and Esplanade, Lower Lonsdale. a time to return your call. To learn more about this project or The North Vancouver Museum & Archives Commission, an agency of the City and the District of North Vancouver, sign up for New Museum updates, go to receives ongoing support from both municipalities and from the Government of British Columbia through the http://nvma.ca/extraordinarymuseum/ BC Arts Council. Charitable Registration No. 89031 1772 RR0001