Glyphosate Curriculum

Format: A 10-day interdisciplinary unit for Grades 7–8, adaptable for secondary levels and community
programs.

Pedagogy: Built on Learning Fire principles, uniting Anishinaabe teachings with Western science.
Each lesson begins with a five-minute narrative in the style of the 13 Moons, offered in MP3 format so
students hear the teachings as stories, not just text.

What Students Learn

Alignment: Mapped to Ontario curriculum, UN Sustainable Development Goals, and Truth and
Reconciliation Calls to Action.

Case Studies: Québec banned glyphosate spraying in 2001, Ontario continues, Europe renewed
approval. Students compare governance choices.

Impacts: Scientific evidence on bees, amphibians, and aquatic ecosystems, paired with Elders’
teachings on medicines and berries.

Alternatives in Forestry: Mechanical tending, cultural fire, and hand planting.

Alternatives in Row Agronomy: Cover crops, flame weeding, electric weeding, inter-row mowing.

Sacred Energy Corridors: Transforming roadsides, riverbanks, and hydro lines into living ecological
and cultural pathways.

Governance and Action: Chiefs of Ontario resolutions, student role-play councils, and community
declarations.

Assessment: Portfolios, community presentations, peer and self-assessment tools that value oral,
visual, and written expression equally.