The KAIROS Blanket Exercise comes to Caledon
PHOTO: CI-BLANKET23 TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 23 - As part of its endeavour to get students to learn history from an indigenous perspective, the Toronto Catholic school board has introduced…
KAIROS Blanket Exercise at Totem Hall teaches reconciliation through participation
Aim is to bring learning tool to Squamish classrooms, says organizer How do you teach a painful history and keep hearts open? On Friday night the Squamish Multifaith Association, Squamish…
Tsawout hosts Saanich Peninsula community leaders at blanket ceremony
Watching blankets slowly disappear under the feet of Saanich Peninsula community leaders, who one-by-one leave a circle of people, one is struck by the symbolism. The blankets represent the land…
Reflecting on the blanket exercise
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise (KBE) is a tool developed in 1997 by KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives in which participants learn about European colonization of Turtle Island (North America), the…
RCMP cadets at Depot Division in Regina will soon have a better understanding of Indigenous history in Canada
RCMP introducing Indigenous blanket exercise for all new cadets Photo: Sara Anderson (left), KAIROS Blanket Exercise Co-ordinator, leads a group of RCMP officers and staff through the blanket exercise. TROY…
KAIROS Blanket Exercise wrapped into RCMP cadet training
Training educates cadets on history and experience of Indigenous people Photo: RCMP Academy instructors take part in a blanket exercise in Regina this morning. These instructors will reproduce the exercise for…
Faith-based group commits to reconciling with Indigenous people
Photo: In the blanket exercise, blankets represent land belonging to Indigenous people prior to contact. As the game goes on, the blankets become smaller, with large distances between them. Listen to…
KAIROS Blanket Exercise: Learning Canada’s Dark History
Tansi Nîtôtemtik, In light of the TRC Calls to Action, in particular number 28, which calls upon law schools in Canada to inform their students of the history and legacy…
‘There’s a reason that truth comes before reconciliation’
“You will now be placed on reserves,” Siobhan Rowan told the evening crowd assembled in East Lynn Park on Wednesday, Sept. 13, for Ward 32’s first ever Kitchi Blanket Exercise.…
‘Blanket Exercise’ helps Regina Public Schools work toward reconciliation in the classroom
Role-playing activity helps participants learn about everything from treaties to residential schools Photo: Teachers at George Lee School in Regina, Sask., participate in The Blanket Exercise on Aug. 29. (Shelly Reed/Twitter)…