It was huge. It can cover about half the floor of a school gym, measuring 11 by eight metres. He walked around the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada Floor Map, trying to take it all in.

In January, the Alberta government bought 1,600 copies of the atlas for schools in that province. You won’t find Canadian provinces, territories or capital cities on this map.

The giant floor map is available in both English and French and highlights Parks Canada’s 171 national historic sites, 47 national parks, five marine conservation areas and one urban park.

Biinaagami, a CanGeo collaborative initiative seeking to connect people with the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence watershed, has released a suite of educational materials, including a Giant Floor Map, ...