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How a blanket exercise can be used to teach Indigenous issues

Posted by By Jennifer Dany Aube July 28, 2017Posted inArticlesNo Comments
Andrew Nichols talk to Sara Anderson about how a blanket exercise can help teach people in a visual and interactive way about colonialism in Canada and the Indigenous perspective. Listen…
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By the end of May these youth will have shared the Blanket Exercise 29 times to over 1000 people in Saskatchewan

By the end of May these youth will have shared the Blanket Exercise 29 times to over 1000 people in Saskatchewan

Posted by By Jennifer Dany Aube May 25, 2017Posted inArticlesNo Comments
Although he is just finishing his Grade 12 education, Michael Cardinal is already teaching five centuries of Indigenous history. “Assimilation, residential schools, the 60s scoop, Canada’s history,” said Cardinal. Cardinal…
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KAIROS Blanket Exercise bridges cultural gaps between First Nations and Alberta RCMP

KAIROS Blanket Exercise bridges cultural gaps between First Nations and Alberta RCMP

Posted by By Jennifer Dany Aube May 15, 2017Posted inArticlesNo Comments
'It's going to help me to be more attentive to what the Native people have gone through.' Photo: RCMP members from Alberta take part in the KAIROS Blanket Exercise in…
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KAIROS blanket exercise in Yellowknife

Discomfort, ‘real feelings’ felt by Yellowknifers during exercise about history of Indigenous North Americans

Posted by By Jennifer Dany Aube May 11, 2017Posted inArticlesNo Comments
'Blanket exercise' represents Aboriginal people being separated from their original home and traditions Peter Workman is determined to learn — even if it makes him feel uncomfortable. "I'm part of…
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An exercise in understanding: the KAIROS Blanket Exercise

Posted by By Jennifer Dany Aube May 3, 2017Posted inArticlesNo Comments
The floor of Wallace Hall is criss-crossed with colourful blankets. Participants move from blanket to blanket, greeting each other quietly, occasionally trading items – a cornhusk doll for a braid…
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“These Blankets Hold History”

Posted by By Jennifer Dany Aube April 27, 2017Posted inArticlesNo Comments
In March, I had the privilege of spending two and a half weeks in Alberta and Saskatchewan sharing the KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) with various organizations and communities who were…
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Live through history! Join us on June 2 for the largest Blanket Exercise ever!

Live through history! Join us on June 2 for the largest Blanket Exercise ever!

Posted by By Jennifer Dany Aube April 24, 2017Posted inUpcoming EventsNo Comments
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Knowing our place: the KAIROS Blanket Exercise

Knowing our place: the KAIROS Blanket Exercise

Posted by By Jennifer Dany Aube April 12, 2017Posted inArticlesNo Comments
Participants partake in the Blanket Exercise, a workshop that delves into the effects of colonization.   Photo by KAIROS Canada Thirty adults are gathered in a large sunny room. We stand…
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Understanding reconciliation with the KAIROS Blanket Exercise

Understanding reconciliation with the KAIROS Blanket Exercise

Posted by By Jennifer Dany Aube April 7, 2017Posted inArticlesNo Comments
On an early spring day, dozens of students, faculty and other members of the University of Toronto law school community who have gathered in Rowell Room in Flavelle House listen…
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Blanket Exercise uncovers deep injustices in Canadian history

Blanket Exercise uncovers deep injustices in Canadian history

Posted by By Jennifer Dany Aube March 30, 2017Posted inArticlesNo Comments
The report issued by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission in June 2015 on abuse of aboriginal children in church-run residential schools included a call for non-aboriginal Canadians to learn about…
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