Diversity Watch -- Ryerson School Of Journalism

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Diversity Watch is a website that examines current news coverage of "several ethnocultural and religious communities, and because it offers practical help—background, sources, and story ideas—to assist journalists who want to achieve better coverage of diversity."

It has short background information on many cultural groups and links to more resources, a large glossary and indepth coverage of topical news events.

big boots

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big boots is a "zine about resistance on paper, about the power of words and art to inspire change, about women and trans people of colour reclaiming our voices and telling our own stories."

Some archived articles are available online.

Youth Millennium Project

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YMP is designed to provide youth (aged 10-18years) with the opportunity to build a project for their community of their own design.
The projects are hopeful, positive and inspiring. Register your school or class to receive communications on programmes, curriculum kits, and research in peace education. Join the YMP network today and connect with teachers around the globe.

Project Colourblind -- submit your art or writing!

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Project Colourblind is an Anti-Racism Writing/Art Contest organized by the Vancouver School Board District Race Relations Youth Advisory Committee.

"This year, we are proudly presenting a writing/art contest for all students of the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia in hopes of spreading awareness of racial issues and celebrating cultural diversity. The winning entries will be compiled and put together into a scrapbook-type publication titled Colourblind. "

First Nations Map of BC

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The BC Museum of Anthropology offers this downloadable map (pdf) of the First Nations of BC:

The intent is to provide a more accurate representation of First Nations in British
Columbia. Boundaries shown are language areas and not an authoritative depiction of tribal territories. The names listed are the ones First peoples prefer to call themselves."

"Hatred in the Hallways"

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Youth Suicide Problems: Gay/Bisexual Male Focus

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This site has many links to resources and articles surrounding gay and bisexual male suicide problems and related issues.

"The evidence indicates that homosexually oriented males account for more than half of male youth suicide problems, but mainstream suicidologists generally continue to ignore this aspect of the problem. Information about lesbian youth suicide problems is included, as is other generally unrecognized factors possibly associated with youth suicide problems." (quote from site)

First Perspectives

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First Perspectives is politically independent and is Aboriginal owned and operated. It is indexed in the Canadian Periodical Index and it is available on-line.
FP is published monthly by Taiga Communications Inc. at Brokenhead First Nation, Scanterbury, Manitoba.

The Eastern Door

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The Eatern Door is a community-based newspaper serving the Mohawks of Kahnawake.

Raven's Eye

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Raven's Eye: The Aboriginal Newspaper of British Columbia and Yukon.

First Nations Drum

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Magazine, First Nations Drum: News from Canada's Native Communities

Windspeaker

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"A monthly publication first published in 1983, Windspeaker was intended to serve the Aboriginal people of northern Alberta. In the years that followed, Windspeaker expanded and developed its circulation base and readership to the point where in 1993, on its 10th anniversary, it refocused its editorial coverage and repositioned itself to become Canada's first and only provider of national Aboriginal news, information and opinion." (summary from website)

See also Windspeaker - Classroom Edition.

Published by AMMSA. The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society is an independent Aboriginal communications organization committed to facilitating the exchange
of information reflecting Aboriginal culture to a growing and diverse audience.

Redwire Native Youth Media magazine

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Redwire Native Youth Media magazine and its online counterpart. Uptodate with news, events, polls, features, resources and links.

Images of Aboriginal People in Contemporary Media

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“Images of Aboriginal People in Contemporary Media” by Harvey McCue & Associates from First Peoples on SchoolNet (Industry Canada).

Questions, Activities, Resources, Issue Menu

Recommended for Grade 10.

Adaptation of Bafa Bafa game

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Hicks, D. Bafa Bafa in Minorities. London: Heinemann Educational, 1981. pp. 82-85.

Adaptations of Bafa Bafa

This is just a simpler version of the Bafa Bafa game. It basically goes along the same premise of the original game, but each group develops their own culture rather than following the outline of the Beta and Alpha cultures.

Bafa Bafa Activity

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In BaFá BaFá participants come to understand the powerful effects that culture plays in every person's life. It may be used to help participants prepare for living and working in another culture or to learn how to work with people from other departments, disciplines, genders, races, and ages. Here are a few of the ways BaFá BaFá has been used in the hundreds of thousands times it has been run around the world:

* Build awareness of how cultural differences can profoundly impact people in an organization.
* Motivate participants to rethink their behavior and attitude toward others.
* Allow participants to examine their own bias and focus on how they perceive differences.
* Examine how stereotypes are developed, barriers created, and misunderstandings magnified.
* Identify diversity issues within the organization that must be addressed.

Shared Learnings Integrating BC Aboriginal Content K-10

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BC Ministry of Education (1998).

Shared Learnings: Integrating BC Aboriginal Content K-10is designed to provide teachers with guidance in integrating Aboriginal topics in all subject areas at an introductory level. The aim is to provide a guide for educators to assist in creating a greater sensitivity to and respect for the richness and diversity of the Aboriginal peoples of British Columbia.

Article in pdf format can be downloaded here.