Native Land Digital Teacher’s Guide 2025
Welcome to the Native Land Digital Teacher’s Guide!
This resource is designed to support educators in using Native-Land.ca as a starting point for learning about Indigenous territories, languages, treaties, and, most importantly, the relationships Indigenous peoples have with Land & Waters.
Our Goal
Our goal is to move beyond static land acknowledgments and towards active engagement with Indigenous histories, governance systems, and ways of knowing. This guide will help you facilitate meaningful conversations, encourage critical thinking, and provide hands-on activities that connect students to the Land & Waters around them.
What’s Inside?
Understanding Native Land Digital
Who we are and how we approach mapping.
Why Relationships with Land & Waters Matter
Moving beyond colonial borders.
How to Use the Map
Exploring Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages.
Interactive Classroom Activities
Engaging exercises for all grade levels.
Building Relationships with Land & Waters
Connecting personally with place.
Going Beyond the Classroom
Ways to connect with Indigenous communities and take action.
Indigenous Data Sovereignty & Digital Mapping
A section for high school and university students.
Resources for Further Learning
Books, websites, and multimedia recommendations.
Download the Teacher's Guide
Download the guide as a PDF below.
