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The Critical Thinking Consortium: A Teacher's Guide to Feathers and Fools [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Feathers and Fools by Mem Fox is an animal story about tolerance of differences and learning to accept one another. The activities in the guide help students explore the concept of tolerance and how to stand up for others when they are...
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Kootenay an Exploration of Historic Prejudice and Intolerance

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at prejudice against immigrants and First Nations peoples in the Kootenays in Victorian days.
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A Web of Understanding: Education Packs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here you can download excellent educational packs on prejudice in the Kootenays in the Victorian era. They is one for Grade 5, and two for Grade 10 and they are quite large.
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A Web of Understanding: Ktunaxa Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ktunaxa Nation were the first group to inhabit the Kootenay area. With the coming of Europeans, they suffered enormous prejudice, even more so that immigrants from other lands. See original documents, news articles and photographs...
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Digital History

Digital History: Affirmative Action and the Case of Allan Bakke [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of affirmative action was interwoven with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Read about how the federal government under both President Kennedy and President Nixon attempted to open up jobs to...