Field Trip Resource: Fraser River Discovery Centre

Fraser River Discovery Centre: 

788 Quayside Drive
New Westminster, BC, Canada V3M 6Z6
Phone: 604-521-8401 Fax: 604-521-9401
Email: info[at]fraserriverdiscovery[dot]org

Incorporating Aboriginal Education into the classroom is a part of the Prescribed Learning Outcomes that are included in the BC curriculum. The Fraser River Discovery Center has developed educational programs that target K-7. The Discovery Center’s provides “displaying exhibits and hands-on programmes, while presenting the river’s contribution to the life, history and future of British Columbia and its people.” The Discovery center has two specialized river school programs that target Aboriginal Education. The program “Our Bones are Made of Salmon” allows the students to explore the relationship between Aboriginal people and salmon along the Fraser River through films, and hands on experiences with authentic fishing tools. “The Trading Trail program” allows the student to become an “archaeologist” and physically become involved in searching the river’s edge to find artifacts. The students then get the opportunity to understand the terms of trading like it was in the past between First Nations and Europeans.