First Light learning resources

The learning resources for First Light connect teachers and students to primary and secondary sources as well as questions and activities so they can deepen their understanding of the brutal and disturbing history of settler colonialism, its impact on Native peoples, and the healing that can accompany a truth and reconciliation commission.

Before using the resources that appear below, teachers may want to pose a simple overarching question: What is your personal response to the film? This can be done in a Listening Circle (download instructions here), as a pair-share activity, or popcorn-style large group conversation.