First Peoples, Indigenous Peoples
Pathways
![Native Plants on the South Coast](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/header-480x200.jpg)
4In 4 playlists
Learning about native plants can connect us to the places we live. Studying First Peoples’ uses of plants can teach us which native berries are edible and which are not.
View Pathway![Object-Based Learning](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bannerimage-480x200.jpg)
2In 2 playlists
This pathway is especially for teachers who want to use object-based learning in the classroom. Includes lesson ideas and online support.
View Pathway![Family (Grades K-3)](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/familybanner_i06876-1-480x200.jpg)
1In 1 playlists
Every family has a unique and special story. At the Royal BC Museum we have lots of stories—and histories—about British Columbia families. Come and explore! (Grades K-3)
View Pathway![Residential Schools and Reconciliation](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/e-05962-480x360.jpg)
6In 6 playlists
How do we reconcile past wrongs? Look at documents and objects from the Royal BC Museum’s ethnology collection and archives to learn about the effects of Indian residential schools and think about how we can reach reconciliation.
View Pathway![Webster Precisely!](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/webster_banner_web1-480x300.jpg)
1In 1 playlists
Jack Webster was a well-known British Columbian journalist. BCTV donated all of the Webster! episodes to the Royal BC Museum. What will you discover about BC's recent past from the Jack Webster collection?
View Pathway![BC’s Gold Rush](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gold-480x360.jpg)
6In 6 playlists
In 1858 word of gold rang out in the Fraser Canyon, setting off a dramatic migration of people and propelling this once remote region of western North American into the modern age. What can you discover about BC's gold rush?
View Pathway![Our Living Languages](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/oll_banner-480x200.jpg)
7In 7 playlists
Did you know BC is a language hotspot? Over 34 distinct indigenous languages are spoken here. Explore sounds, images, words and video about First Nations languages.
View Pathway![Can You Dig It?](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2012c0316001-480x200.jpg)
2In 2 playlists
Archaeology tells us that Indigenous people have been here a very long time. Evidence such as artifacts, house remains and animal bones are held in the Royal BC Museum collection.
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![Orcas Educator Resource Guide](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Orcas Educator Resource Guide
Read![Simple-Machines-Lesson-Plan](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Simple-Machines-Lesson-Plan
Read![This Week in History – Season 8 Episode 5: Language Revitalization](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QNodnXobWck/hqdefault.jpg)
This Week in History – Season 8 Episode 5: Language Revitalization
Watch![Simple Machines Lesson Plan](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Simple Machines Lesson Plan
Read![Truth and Reconciliation Lesson Plan](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Truth and Reconciliation Lesson Plan
Read![Skedans Village Tour](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AS0IIyglXvM/hqdefault.jpg)
Skedans Village Tour
Watch![Ida Halpern and Historic First Nations Song Recordings](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mHfpVGAXUHY/hqdefault.jpg)
Ida Halpern and Historic First Nations Song Recordings
Watch![Have We Got a Story to Tell!](https://img.youtube.com/vi/p2Ah2dcDB1A/hqdefault.jpg)
Have We Got a Story to Tell!
Watch![Tahltan Tunic](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zgEfM3DuPes/hqdefault.jpg)
Tahltan Tunic
Watch![Kitty White](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2wxQdjHJeiQ/hqdefault.jpg)
Kitty White
Watch![Songhees Cistern](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tau2NpChZEs/hqdefault.jpg)
Songhees Cistern
Watch![Indigenous Languages Lesson Plan](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Indigenous Languages Lesson Plan
Read![Something Fishy](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Something Fishy
Read![Georgia](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Georgia
Listen![Welcoming Ceremony](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Provincial-Heritage-Fair-480x360.jpg)
Welcoming Ceremony
Look![Georgia with Project](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Residential-Schools-480x360.jpg)
Georgia with Project
Look![Faith’s Video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gEt7u1bEUJk/hqdefault.jpg)
Faith’s Video
Watch![Atlatl](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Atlatl-480x360.jpg)
Atlatl
Look![Mat Creaser](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mat-Creaser-480x360.jpg)
Mat Creaser
Look![What’s Your Story? with Dr. Evan Adams](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mkcBhHYhMuA/hqdefault.jpg)
What’s Your Story? with Dr. Evan Adams
Watch![Kitty White Mask](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/4052-1-480x360.jpg)
Kitty White Mask
Look![Kitty White Family](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/b-03636-480x360.jpg)
Kitty White Family
Look![Harriet Gerry Excerpt](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ujHKoCeIrhc/hqdefault.jpg)
Harriet Gerry Excerpt
Watch![Vancouver Island Home Industry](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SZVjDS217Go/hqdefault.jpg)
Vancouver Island Home Industry
Watch![Lavina Lightbown interviewed by Imbert Orchard by RoyalBCMuseum](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Lavina Lightbown interviewed by Imbert Orchard by RoyalBCMuseum
Listen![Archaeology Storage](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lkUcXOxSLOM/hqdefault.jpg)
Archaeology Storage
Watch![Northern Abalone](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VPng7VPk-L8/hqdefault.jpg)
Northern Abalone
Watch![Summer 2016 Facebook Live Species At Risk Event](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KRoAzUNZVXk/hqdefault.jpg)
Summer 2016 Facebook Live Species At Risk Event
Watch![Island of Voices by RoyalBCMuseum](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Island of Voices by RoyalBCMuseum
Listen![Residential Schools Reading List](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Residential Schools Reading List
Read![Dance](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/v2_RBCM14477C-480x360.jpg)
Dance
Look![Mr. Coyote and Mrs. Coyote and their Magic Ladder.](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/v2_RBCM14477E-480x360.jpg)
Mr. Coyote and Mrs. Coyote and their Magic Ladder.
Look![Alberni Indian Residential School, junior girls’ class.](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/b-01045-480x360.jpg)
Alberni Indian Residential School, junior girls’ class.
Look![Coqualeetza Residential School, Sardis.](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/e-05963-480x360.jpg)
Coqualeetza Residential School, Sardis.
Look![One of the classrooms at Coqualeetza Residential School, Sardis.](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/e-05962-1-480x360.jpg)
One of the classrooms at Coqualeetza Residential School, Sardis.
Look![Thomas Moore after admission at the Regina Indian Industrial School.](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/d-04527-480x360.jpg)
Thomas Moore after admission at the Regina Indian Industrial School.
Look![Thomas Moore, a Cree boy, as he appeared when admitted to the Regina Indian Industrial School in Saskatchewan, about 1897.](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/d-04526-480x360.jpg)
Thomas Moore, a Cree boy, as he appeared when admitted to the Regina Indian Industrial School in Saskatchewan, about 1897.
Look![Senior boys’ room at Coqualeetza Residential School, Sardis.](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/e-05965-480x360.jpg)
Senior boys’ room at Coqualeetza Residential School, Sardis.
Look![The little boys’ dormitory at the Coqualeetza Residential School, Sardis.](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/e-05958-1-480x360.jpg)
The little boys’ dormitory at the Coqualeetza Residential School, Sardis.
Look![Residents of the Coqualeetza Residential School doing laundry, Sardis.](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/e-05957-1-480x360.jpg)
Residents of the Coqualeetza Residential School doing laundry, Sardis.
Look![Kamloops Indian Residential School](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AuO1KFSH6-4/hqdefault.jpg)
Kamloops Indian Residential School
Watch![St. George’s Indian Residential School](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qg7sXeSyul8/hqdefault.jpg)
St. George’s Indian Residential School
Watch![First Nations, poles and housing at Comox, ca. 1866-1870. Frederick Dally photographer](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web_g-06607-480x360.jpg)
First Nations, poles and housing at Comox, ca. 1866-1870. Frederick Dally photographer
Look![First Nations at Lytton](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web_g-04397-480x360.jpg)
First Nations at Lytton
Look![Kelvyn](https://img.youtube.com/vi/N_dHzVP3Qr8/hqdefault.jpg)
Kelvyn
Watch![Joyness](https://img.youtube.com/vi/C6DTyMeHJUM/hqdefault.jpg)
Joyness
Watch![act-to-amend-qualification](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
act-to-amend-qualification
Read![Discovering Diversity Part 4](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Discovering Diversity Part 4
Read![Gold Rush! Educator Resource Guide](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Gold Rush! Educator Resource Guide
Read![BC Archives Webster Interview](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Tsmw62Qy0g4/hqdefault.jpg)
BC Archives Webster Interview
Watch![Webster! Sophie Pierre Interview 1986](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LXmbXWJ0hvA/hqdefault.jpg)
Webster! Sophie Pierre Interview 1986
Watch![Revolvers-top-to-bottom-Samuel-Colt-1851-Colt-.22-1871-Whitney-revolver-1860-Ornate-revolver-1200×1140](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Revolvers-top-to-bottom-Samuel-Colt-1851-Colt-.22-1871-Whitney-revolver-1860-Ornate-revolver-1200x1140-480x360.jpg)
Revolvers-top-to-bottom-Samuel-Colt-1851-Colt-.22-1871-Whitney-revolver-1860-Ornate-revolver-1200×1140
Look![Tanoo](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pdp02145redo-1200x776-480x360.jpg)
Tanoo
Look![Emily Carr in Ottawa](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iDewOmm_c0s/hqdefault.jpg)
Emily Carr in Ottawa
Watch![Welcome Forest](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0723046-1200x848-480x360.jpg)
Welcome Forest
Look![Boys at Map](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0723040-1200x2166-480x360.jpg)
Boys at Map
Look![Watching Film](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0723031p-1200x834-480x360.jpg)
Watching Film
Look![Language Map](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0716016-1200x874-480x360.jpg)
Language Map
Look![Screen Gazing](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0716003-1200x806-480x360.jpg)
Screen Gazing
Look![Picture3](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Picture3-480x360.jpg)
Picture3
Look![Picture2](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Picture2-480x360.jpg)
Picture2
Look![Picture1](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Picture1-480x360.jpg)
Picture1
Look![First Peoples Monitors](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0724147p-1200x821-480x360.jpg)
First Peoples Monitors
Look![Light Pillar](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0724123p-1200x796-480x360.jpg)
Light Pillar
Look![Exhibition Visitor](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0724100p-1200x795-480x360.jpg)
Exhibition Visitor
Look![Greetings](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0724081-1200x862-480x360.jpg)
Greetings
Look![Our Living Languages Theatre](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0724020-1200x701-480x360.jpg)
Our Living Languages Theatre
Look![Salish Loom](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0610008p-1200x2261-480x360.jpg)
Salish Loom
Look![Interactive Language Light Pillar](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0610023-1200x1839-480x360.jpg)
Interactive Language Light Pillar
Look![Talking Stick](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/oll-photo-talking-stick-1200x1200-480x360.jpg)
Talking Stick
Look![Beaded Vest](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015sl0414002p-1200x1763-480x360.jpg)
Beaded Vest
Look![High-topped Moccasin](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015sl0414004p-1200x1786-480x360.jpg)
High-topped Moccasin
Look![Baby Basket](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015sl0414006p-1200x1897-480x360.jpg)
Baby Basket
Look![Storytellers and Language Keepers](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2014sl0609009p-1200x1757-480x360.jpg)
Storytellers and Language Keepers
Look![Songs from the Cradleboard Theatre by RoyalBCMuseum](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Songs from the Cradleboard Theatre by RoyalBCMuseum
Listen![Language Champion: Renee Sampson](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TWnaXmFFS0Q/hqdefault.jpg)
Language Champion: Renee Sampson
Watch![Our Living Languages](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4ePvL--6UkI/hqdefault.jpg)
Our Living Languages
Watch![Fish Hooks & Laeders](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/FishHooksLaeders169204137-480x360.jpg)
Fish Hooks & Laeders
Look![Bone Fish Hooks](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bonefishhooks-480x360.jpg)
Bone Fish Hooks
Look![A New Design](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
A New Design
Read![Shell Middens](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Shell Middens
Read![Microblades](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Microblades
Read![Ruby Creek Stone Figure](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Ruby Creek Stone Figure
Read![Microblades](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Microblades
Read![Deer Bone Tools](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DeerCannonboneTools-480x360.jpg)
Deer Bone Tools
Look![Flaked Stone Points](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DdRu4LatePoints-480x360.jpg)
Flaked Stone Points
Look![Projectile Points](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DcRt9early1-480x360.jpg)
Projectile Points
Look![Bone Blanket Pins](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Blanket-Pins-Bone1-480x360.jpg)
Bone Blanket Pins
Look![Woodworking Tools](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WoodworkingTools-480x360.jpg)
Woodworking Tools
Look![Obsidian Microblades](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ObsidianMicroblades2-480x360.jpg)
Obsidian Microblades
Look![Antler and Slate Points](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/LocarnoAntlerSlatePts-480x360.jpg)
Antler and Slate Points
Look![Hand Mauls](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/handmaultypes-480x360.jpg)
Hand Mauls
Look![Petition for a Museum](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EOaFX31fMN4/hqdefault.jpg)
Petition for a Museum
Watch![Tropical Valley Expedition](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VfR981xPZMo/hqdefault.jpg)
Tropical Valley Expedition
Watch![Making Stone Flake Tools](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-a-Zsd34WN4/hqdefault.jpg)
Making Stone Flake Tools
Watch![Making and Using a Tool for Shaving Wood](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HC-ViuD9UQA/hqdefault.jpg)
Making and Using a Tool for Shaving Wood
Watch![Working Bone to Make Weapons and Tools](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GAW35tRtJKc/hqdefault.jpg)
Working Bone to Make Weapons and Tools
Watch![Ancient Jade Tools](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0dBQyNw-oSQ/hqdefault.jpg)
Ancient Jade Tools
Watch![Making Slate Beads](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v-rS5T4eYy4/hqdefault.jpg)
Making Slate Beads
Watch![Microblades and Chuck-Its](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cxXm6PUGg7A/hqdefault.jpg)
Microblades and Chuck-Its
Watch![Raven Bowl](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/9709064-480x360.jpg)
Raven Bowl
Look![Bevilockway Bail Document](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/George-Bevilockway-Bail-document-480x360.jpg)
Bevilockway Bail Document
Look![House Excavation](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/House-excav-DcRuJan-08-480x360.jpg)
House Excavation
Look![Ruby Creek Bowl](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Figure-1-RubyCreek-Bowl-front-480x360.jpg)
Ruby Creek Bowl
Look![Shell Midden Erosion](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DgRw141Statig5-20-reduced-480x360.jpg)
Shell Midden Erosion
Look![Shell Midden Close-up](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DgRw141Shellmidden-reduced-480x360.jpg)
Shell Midden Close-up
Look![Shell Midden](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DgRw141East-reduced-480x360.jpg)
Shell Midden
Look![Shell Midden Ash Layer](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DgRw141AshLayer-reduced-480x360.jpg)
Shell Midden Ash Layer
Look![Rotted House Post](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DcRu12level29F015-480x360.jpg)
Rotted House Post
Look![Ruby Creek Figure](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Atlernate-Figure-TwoViews-480x360.jpg)
Ruby Creek Figure
Look![Fire Hearth](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/6AA456-480x360.jpg)
Fire Hearth
Look![Thunderbird Park Pole](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/i-21004-480x360.jpg)
Thunderbird Park Pole
Look![Walter Nichol](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pn05054-480x360.jpg)