CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Heartberry Education offers Indigenous curriculum development and educational resource creation for educators, schools, school divisions, universities, organizations, non-profits, and community partners.
Our curriculum work is grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing, storytelling, land-based learning, language, science, and culturally responsive pedagogy. Drawing from Marika’s relationships and knowledge rooted in Red River Métis, Anishinaabe, and Cree contexts, resources are developed with care, purpose, and attention to the communities and learners they are intended to serve.
Curriculum development can include complete curriculum programs, units and lesson plans, professional learning resources, educational guides, student materials, and other customized learning resources.
Selected Curriculum & Educational Projects
Marika has developed curriculum, educational resources, and learning experiences in collaboration with organizations including:
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TakingITGlobal
- Your Voice is Power Canada
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Future Pathways – Fireside Chats
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Full Circle for Indigenous Education
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Let's Talk Science
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University of Winnipeg
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Public and private school divisions
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Community organizations and non-profit partners
Below you will find a selection of published curriculum and educational resources created through this work.
Interested in developing Indigenous curriculum or educational resources for your organization?
Heartberry Education welcomes curriculum development contracts and collaborative projects. We would love to learn about your vision and explore how we can work together.
Pow Wow Teacher's Bundle
The Pow Wow Trail Teacher’s Bundle was created upon Treaty One Land. Treaty One Land is the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anishininiw, Dene, Dakota Oyate, and Red River Metis. This bundle was created in honour of all First Nations communities of Turtle Island. The Pow Wow Trail Teacher’s Bundle was created in the spirit of truth and reconciliation. The hope is to invoke thought, reflection, and growth in all educators and students who interact with the lesson plans.
In the Pow Wow Trail Teacher’s Bundle, Students will learn about the
celebration of life that is Pow Wow. Students will build a deeper
understanding about the significance of the dances, the stories in the Regalia and importance of the Drum. Students will have opportunities to build connections to one another, to their community, and to the Land. Pow Wow is pedagogy. It provides connections to protocol and Creator. It is filled with oral tradition, storytelling, and traditional knowledge. It is premised on a community and strength-based approach on relationships and kinship.
YOUR VOICE IS POWER CANADA
Indigenous Education Consultant and Program Curriculum Developer
Your Voice is Power is a national competition for middle and high school students designed to teach the fundamentals of computer science, entrepreneurship, and social justice. Using the EarSketch platform, students get creative to remix songs from Indigenous artists and use what they have learned from the provided course outline.
