Antler Hair Combs
Discusses characteristics of different types of combs and their uses.
Discusses characteristics of different types of combs and their uses.
Compares Registered Indians to Canada's general population in three components: life expectancy, education and income.
Looks at the passing of Canada's Bill C-92 and what it could learn from the United States' Indian Child Welfare Act in regards to the well-being and care of Indigenous children.
Teachers' resource uses works by Michael Barber, Carl Beam, Monique (Aura) Bedard, Janice Brant, Deron Ahsén:nase Douglas, Lorrie Gallant, Kelly Greene , Summer Hill, Janus, Nancy King (Chief Lady Bird), Quinn Smallboy and Saul Williams.
Story of a boy's last days at home before attending residential school. Lesson plan recommended for Grades 3 to 7.
Children's book about the importance of sacred tobacco in Ojibwe culture; in Ojibwe and English.
Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.
Primary reading level storybook.
For use with the storybook Askî and Turtle Island.
Searchable website is an online portal giving educators access to Indigenous sky-knowledge resources.
General information on choosing appropriate texts, common themes, copyright and protocol and dealing with sensitive content followed by an extensive list of material with annotations for grade level, description, themes and content cautions.
Traditional story about how coyote, with the help of other animals, stole fire from the Fire Protectors and gave it to humans so that they could stay warm during the winter months.
A poem about gender and identity.
Brief discussion of the right to self-determination in the Declaration, international and Canadian constitutional law, the Delgamuukw, Haida Nation and Tsilhqot’in decisions, and how they impact questions about construction of new oil and gas pipelines
Children's story about harvesting wild leek or ramps; in Ojibwe and English.
Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.
Designed for Grade 6 students.
Colouring book created for Ojibwe language immersion program. Text in Ojibwe with Ojibwe-English glossary.
An Exhibition Catalogue
Retelling of traditional story.
Source: Man in the Moon: Sky Tales from Many Lands collected by Alta Jablow and Carl Withers.
Looks at the Battle of Seven Oaks and provides biographies of the Métis participants.
Examines the influence of the Battle of Seven Oaks on the creation of Métis nationhood.
Developed in conjunction with an exhibition featuring works by Bev Koski, Katie Longboat, Jean Marhsall, and Olivia Whetung.
Developed for use with book by artist Christi Belcourt in accordance with of the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework.
Children's story teaches lessons about cooperation and preparedness.
Related Material: Michif Version. Michif Narration.
The traditional story of how Wisakedjak caused the great flood and how, with the help of Muskrat, he was able to remake the world.
Extract from Native Voices edited by Freda Ahenakew, Breanda Gardipy, and Barbara Lafond.
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Ottawa, 2005.
English Honors Thesis (BA) -- University of California, 2020.
Argues that the legislation that allows bands to determine their own criteria for membership has, in some cases, resulted in exclusion of individuals who would belong if kinship laws were applied.
Geography Thesis (MA) -- York University, 2019.
From "A Very Remarkable Sickness": Epidemics in the Petit Nord, 1670 to 1846 by Paul Hacket.
Includes books, articles and exhibition catalogues published between 1948/49 and 1982.
Children's picture book.
Colouring book with text in Ojibwe and English.
Discusses the importance of the Indigenous invention in the development of Canada.
Additional Material: The Birch Bark Canoe: Navigating a New World: 21st Century Curriculum Connections and Video Resource for Manitoba Teachers (Grades 5-9).
Can be adapted for students K-12. There are two activities: harvesting birch sap and making birch syrup.
Lesson plan for book written by Brenda J. Child and illustrated by Jonathan Thunder. Designed for Pre-K to Grade 2.
Uses data from the Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business' surveys conducted in 2010, 2015, and 2019.
Excerpt from the Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada ; sec. 2, 1886.
[Business] Thesis (PhD) -- University of Northumbria at Newcastle, 2016.
Communication Thesis (M.A) -- Simon Fraser University, 2018.
Colouring book with Ojibwe and English text.
Examines what is needed to improve equitable health care for Indigenous populations in urban settings.