Please note: this is a full-year, eight credit course. Students receive English First Peoples 11 or 12 AND Explorations of Social Studies 11 or B.C. First Peoples 12  

Students earn their English 11 or English 12 credit by taking this course.

This multi-age cohort course weaves story, history, literature, lived experiences, speaking, and listening, focussing on the diversity, depth, and integrity of the cultures of British Columbia First Peoples. Through a combination of English and Social Studies, students will explore how the identities, worldviews, and languages of B.C. Peoples are renewed, sustained, and transformed through their connection to the land. A focus of the course will include the many ways B.C. First Peoples challenge and resist Canada’s ongoing colonialism and systemic discrimination, and how non-Indigenous people can be allies in the long journey towards reconciliation. The course will be co-constructed with the teacher and students, honouring and acknowledging the gifts and knowledge each person brings with them to the classroom. Students can expect many hands-on and experiential learning opportunities during this year-long course where students earn BOTH their English and Social Studies credits.