Acceptance and respect of all identities and bodies in our community are important because all life is a sacred gift from the Creator. In the middle years, the topic of human sexuality grows increasingly important for students. In Manitoba, Sexuality Education Resource Centre, or SERC, provides valuable information and services, and SERC developers consulted with MFNERC on this middle years’ health curriculum.
Main ideas in the Human Sexuality video:
- Gender and identity
- Adolescent development, puberty
- Sexual relationships
- Sexual consent and safety
Additional Resources
- “A Trauma Informed Approach for Adolescent Sexual Health” by Joann Schladale
- “A Two-Spirit Journey: Finding Identity through Indigenous Culture” (United Way East Ontario, video)
- “Canadian Youth, Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Study: Factors influencing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours” (Council of Ministers of Education, Canada)
- Crisis Text Line (Kids Help Phone)
- “First Stories – Two Spirited” by Sharon A. Desjarlais (National Film Board of Canada, video)
- Native Youth Sexual Health Network
- Rainbow Resource Centre
- “Regalia: Pride in Two Spirits” (Love Intersections, video)
- “Safe and Caring Schools for Two Spirit Youth: A guide for teachers and students” (The Society for Safe and Caring Schools & Communities)
- Sexual Health (Manitoba.ca > Healthy Schools)
- Online Resources (SERC, Sexuality Education Resource Centre MB)
- Lesson Plan & Resource Finder (Teaching Sexual Health)
- Teen Talk (SERC)
- Two-Spirited People of Manitoba Inc.
