Virtual - Monthly Museum Minecraft: Indigenous History Month - Pacific Northwest Coast

June 2, 9, and 16

Honour Indigenous History Month with series of 1-hour play-along workshops. With the guidance of Indigenous Museum Educators, students will travel via Minecraft to a community on the Pacific Northwest Coast, inspired by and built in consultation with the  kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation.

On arrival, students will learn how to approach the community as a respectful guest. Once invited by the Siyam, they will then learn traditional tasks from community Elders and Knowledge Keepers, and take these new skills into the surrounding forests, rivers, and oceans to assist the community prepare for the coming winter. Along the way, lessons will be supported by Indigenous Artistic and Cultural Belongings that currently reside at ROM.

You may choose to participate in any of the three workshops and still receive a full and valuable lesson, but we recommend booking all three in order to receive the full community experience.

• Part 1: June 2, 2025, 9:30 – Arrive, Observe, Explore:  Students will arrive in the Pacific Northwest Coast community and learn how to visit as a respectful guest.
• Part 2: June 9, 2025, 9:30  – Cedar: The Tree of Life, Salmon, and the Smokehouse: Now that students have learned how to interact with the world in a good way, we begin to assist the community prepare for winter by learning about cedar and salmon.
• Part 3: June 16, 2025, 9:30  – Plants and Community: In this final session, we learn about special plants that will assist the community during the winter months, and make sure the community is ready for the change in season.

Can’t attend live? No problem! In this special YouTube Live Format, you’ll be able to pause and play the lesson to go at the pace that’s right for your students. If you can't attend live, you can still follow along with the recording through the links you’ll receive when you book.

• Class set of devices with Minecraft Education
• Familiarity with basic Minecraft controls (movement, placing blocks, etc.)

New to Minecraft?

We recommend that students are familiar with the basic Minecraft controls taught in the How to Play tutorials in the Minecraft Lesson Library, particularly:

• How to Play: Movement (Keyboard and Mouse / Touchscreen)
• How to Play: Break and Place (Keyboard and Mouse / Touchscreen)

You can also check out our New to Minecraft section on our Minecraft Program Support site.