George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Select, combine, and build a bundle that suits your needs.
In many Indigenous traditions, a bundle is more than a collection of sacred items—it carries the stories, teachings, and responsibilities that guide a person through life. Bundles are built over time, with intention and relationship. Each piece added is received with care, held in reciprocity, and carried forward with respect.
As you explore this space, Building Your Bundle invites you to gather knowledge not as “resources,” but as relational offerings—teachings that come with responsibilities. These offerings are meant to support your journey as an educator, guiding you in fostering meaningful relationships with Indigenous Knowledges, communities, and the land.
Gathering Teachings with Care and Responsibility
This section is designed to foster Indigenous resurgence and strengthen an Indigenous presence in teaching and learning practices, but more specifically within Indigenous educational contexts. The TLX – Indigenous projects provide safe and supportive environments linking Indigenous communities and the college. It serves to promote and support culturally aligned methodologies and theoretical approaches to Indigenous education. It also seeks to establish and promote place-specific ethics and protocols that guide the work in Indigenous and non-Indigenous collaborations and the ways we work with Indigenous communities. As we enter this journey, we hold space for these main areas:
These are not isolated pieces—they are threads woven together in relationship.
As you begin this journey, consider:
- What are you prepared to carry?
- How will you honour what you gather?
The Medicine Pouch
Foundational protocols, ethical frameworks, and the roots of Indigenous ways of knowing.
Flint and Steel
Sparking critical reflection and deepening our understanding of relational accountability.
The Feather
Honoring diverse voices through storytelling, oral traditions, and lived experience.
The Thread & The Web
Weaving Indigenous perspectives into curriculum, pedagogy, and practice.
The Star Blanket
Creating spaces of safety, care, and belonging for Indigenous learners.
The Water Vessel
Inviting relationships seasonal rhythms and the academic calendar of events.