WHERE THE PAST PRESSES ON THE PRESENT…
EDUCATIONAL TOOLKIT
Caldera Productions in partnership with film participants, Indigenous scholars, educators and consultants have come together to create this Educational Toolkit for use at screenings, events and in the classroom. It is composed of a Discussion Guide, educational videos, primary source images and (eventually) lesson plans.
The completion of the Toolkit was made possible by a generous grants from Wyoming Humanities and the National Indian Education Association
DISCUSSION & VIEWER GUIDE
WATCH - LEARN - DISCUSS
In conjunction with watching the film download this Discussion & Viewer Guide to enrich your viewing experience. The Guide provides audiences with historical background information about Native American boarding schools in the U.S. and provides classroom educators, event planners and general audiences ideas for how to discuss and use the film for all kinds of screenings.
EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS
FOR THE CLASSROOM
Dive deeper into the issues and themes from Home From School with these short videos designed for classroom use. Knowing that many classrooms cannot show a full film these videos can be a quick primer on the topics and paired with other elements from the Toolkit such as the Discussion Guide. Topics include:
* History of Native American Boarding Schools in the U.S.
* Native American Education Then & Now
* The Legacy of Native American Boarding Schools
* Repatriation of Artifacts and Remains
All videos are linked and available for streaming and download from the Caldera Productions Vimeo page.
PRIMARY SOURCES
ARCHIVAL IMAGES & DOCUMENTS
During the making of Home From School hundreds of archival images and documents were collected to tell the story of Native American boarding schools in the U.S. As part of the Educational Toolkit we have curated a small collection of open source images and documents can be used by educators to teach boarding school history. Also included are iconic stills from the film that illustrate Native American culture and Native-led movements of repatriation, tribal sovereignty and justice for Native peoples.