A Teacher’s Guide

to A Second Chance: A Gladue Rights Story

This high school teacher’s guide to

A Second Chance graphic novel is a resource
to help you teach students to examine the
impact of colonialism on Indigenous peoples
and explore opportunities for reconciliation.

A Second Chance graphic novel introduces readers

to Gladue rights for Indigenous peoples. These legal
rights address the fact that colonialism continues
to affect Indigenous peoples, both in their everyday
lives and in the justice system.

The teacher’s guide to the graphic novel:

• provides background information about

Gladue rights and explains their relationship
to relevant learning intentions in BC’s
redesigned curriculum for grades 10 to 12

• guides you in using A Second Chance graphic

novel to meet relevant learning intentions

• guides you in meeting learning intentions

relevant to the topic of Gladue rights

The teacher’s guide (online resource) and the

graphic novel (online or print resource) are available
at aboriginal.legalaid.bc.ca/resources. From the
drop-down menu What would you like to learn
about?, select Aboriginal peoples.

If you have questions about the graphic novel,

the teacher’s guide, or any other free Legal Aid BC
publications, contact: publications@legalaid.bc.ca.

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