Rights + Responsibilities

Last updated on
Wednesday, August 21st, 2024
Experience type: 
In-Person
Program Description

How do Indigenous peoples enact their rights to their cultural belongings held in museums? How are they changing museums through activism, public discourse and evolving relationships?

In this program, students will tour selected cultural belongings and artworks by Indigenous artists, exploring themes of Indigenous self-determination and ethical dimensions of museum practice. Following the tour, students will visit the MOA Learning Lab and engage in a hands-on activity of the teacher’s choosing.

Teachers can choose either:

  • An art making activity where students creatively imagine the future of museums, informed by the artist and knowledge keeper perspectives shared during the tour.
  • An inquiry-based activity where students investigate and think critically about works from the touchable teaching collection.

Please note a required in-class activity must be completed prior to this program. See Teachers’ Notes for activity details. 

To book this program, please submit a booking request.

Big Ideas
  • Leadership requires listening to and respecting the ideas of others.
  • The value of work in our lives, communities, and society can be viewed from diverse perspectives.
  • Experiencing art is a means to develop empathy for others’ perspectives and experiences.
  • Experiencing art challenges our point of view and expands our understanding of others.
  • Through art making, one’s sense of identity and community continually evolves.
  • Creative arts experiences can build community and nurture relationships with others.
  • Identity is explored, expressed, and impacted through arts experiences.
  • The arts provide opportunities to gain insight into the perspectives and experiences of people from a variety of times, places, and cultures.
  • Trip Details
    City: 
    For Grades: 
    8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Days Offered: 
    Times Offered: 
    Duration: 
    90 minutes unless otherwise stated.
    Maximum Students: 
    Offered In French: 
    No
    Also Offered For: 
    Other
    Packages Provided: 
    Pre-Visit Information Package
    Fee Details
    Cost Per Student: 
    $8.00
    Fee Notes: 
    • Program fee: School programs have a flat rate of $105/program (max. 30 students).
    • Museum admission: Groups of 10 or more students (K–12) receive a discounted admission rate of $8/student (free for Indigenous students). Supervising adults and teachers receive free admission with their group.
    • Cancellation fees: $50/program will be charged if a cancellation notice is received less than two weeks prior to your scheduled program.