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Description: DVD with study guide that tells the story of January. January Marie Lapuz was a transgender woman of colour who was murdered in September 2012 in New Westminster, British Columbia. She was an advocate for trans rights and was known as the “bright light” among Vancouver’s LGBTQ community. This documentary feature film is a celebration of January’s life, among other trans women of colour. This film is about remembering the impact that January had on the lives of everyone she encountered. This film is about uplifting the narratives and lived experiences of trans women of colour. This film is about collectively liberating all marginalized and oppressed people.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Leadership; Social Justice; Health and PE; Social Studies; Law

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Description: The students are to cover a reading passage about Simon Fraser’s 1808 expedition and answer short-answer questions. It can be used as part of a larger unit on colonization, exploration, and/or Simon Fraser. Students can do this activity digitally or in hard copy. I provide a single-point rubric, but you may wish to add your own. Please feel free to modify.

Keywords: Simon Fraser; Exploration; Colonization; Canadian History; British Columbia History

Learning Standards: • Critical & Reflective Thinking: analyzing and critiquing; questioning and investigating. • Assess the significance of people, places, events, or developments, and compare varying perspectives on their significance at particular times and places, and from group to group (significance). • Exploration, expansion, and colonization.