Teacher Resources | Seaquam Library Learning Commons

British Columbia: An Untold History – B.C.’s Knowledge Network video series, ‘British Columbia: an Untold History’ is features several episodes with stories woven together from a variety of ethnic groups to present their experiences historically that have shaped our modern province today.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights – provides students and teachers virtual access to the Museum of Human Rights

Hastings Park 1942 – a reference site to provide information about the dark history of Hastings Park

Saffron Threads: South Asian Canadian Culture – introduces students to, and extends their understanding of, the contributions made by South Asian people and culture in BC.

Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre: Primary Voices – Teaching Through Holocaust Survivor Testimony – highlights several Holocaust survivors’ eyewitness testimonies of persecution, loss, and survival.

Black History

BC Black History Awareness Society – this website commemorates the contributions and resilience of Black settlers in British Columbia

BC Black History Timeline – This timeline provides an in-depth view of key events significant to the experiences of Black people in BC, Canada, the United States, and globally.

BC Black History Teacher Guide – Teacher Guide and video resources

Black Canadian Gr. 6-9 Learning Resource – Focused Education Resource that provides critical tools for accessing information about Black Canadian historical and lived experience in B.C. as well as other regions in Canada.

Black History in Canada Education Guide (Historica Canada) – used as a starting point for further research and learning

Black Strathcona – this website is designed to educate students about the history of Black people in the prominent Vancouver neighbourhood of Strathcona during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

BLK: An Origin Story – this documentary series explores untold stories of Black history across Canada

Hogan’s Alley Society –

Secret Vancouver: Return to Hogan’s Alley – A short documentary film that discusses the rich cultural history and community that was developed in Hogan’s Alley.

Union Street – Telus Original, this documentary film focuses specifically on the history of Hogan’s Alley using primary voices and archival footage and photos of the once vibrant Black neighbourhood.