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Totem Poles

Alternate Title
Totem Poles According to Crests and Topics
Bulletin (National Museum of Canada ; no. 119, vol. 1
Bulletin (National Museum of Canada). Anthropological Series ; no. 30
Totem Poles According to Location
Bulletin (National Museum of Canada ; no. 199, vol. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marius Barbeau
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Debating Cultural Appropriation

Alternate Title
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teachrock
Description

Lesson plan focuses on what cultural appropriation is, how it affects Indigenous peoples and whether it should be regulated by law.

Accompanying Material: Student Version.

Developed in conjunction with the documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World.

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Combining First Nations Research Methods with a World Health Organization Guide to Understand Low Childhood Immunisation Coverage in Children in Tamworth, Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Thomas
Natalie Allan
Paula Taylor
Carla McGrady
Kasia Bolsewicz ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 1-21
Description

Looks at the cause of and ways to address the low immunization rates in Indigenous communities in Australia.  

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The Power of Connections: How a Novel Canadian Men’s Wellness Program is Improving the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Men

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Iloradanon Efimoff
Lyana Patrick
Viviane Josewski
Paul Gross
Sandy Lambert ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 1-22
Description

Using interviews and focus groups to analyze the DUDES Club as a means to engage both Indigenous and non-Indigenous men to address their physical, mental and spiritual health.  

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Indigenous Trauma Intervention Research in Canada: A Narrative Literature Review

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Panofsky
Marla J. Buchanan
Roger John
Alanaise Goodwill
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 1-24
Description

Examines the results of 11 studies on health care institutions that used culturally appropriate interventions when dealing with Indigenous patients.  

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Mental Health Interventions for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples in Canada: A Systematic Review

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simon Graham
Krista Stelkia
Cornelia Wieman
Evan Adams
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 1-24
Description

An overview of 14 studies analyzing anxiety, depression and attempted suicide amongst the Indigenous Canadian populations and the use of culture as a treatment method.  

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Considering Perspectives and Supporting Opinions: Balancing Competing Needs in Canada [Unit 1]

Alternate Title
Expeditionary Learning
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
UnboundEd
Description

Uses the book The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations, by Alootook Ipellie with David MacDonald as a starting point to teach about how the Inuit have used the natural resources available to meet the needs of their communities. For use with students in Grade 5.

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Inuit Games [Part 1]

E-Books
Author/Creator
Keewatin Inuit Association
Description

Describes games played throughout the Arctic with special emphasis on the Keewatin Region. Includes information on how to teach games and the equipment needed.

Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5.

 

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[Traditional Games of Labrador Inuit]: Draft Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Corey Hutchings
Description

Author reviewed previously published research, archival material, and museum collections, however the majority of information was gathered by interviewing people in Nunatsiavut. Discusses games, toys and pastimes.

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ASCNWT Northern & Dene Games: Resource Manual

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Sport Circle NWT: Northern and Dene Games
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Sport Circle NWT
Description

Lists history, instructions on how to play and equipment needed for 25 games.

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Literature Guide: Read, Listen, Tell: Tatterborn by Daniel Heath Justice: Literature and Curriculum Guide for Grade 11

Alternate Title
Read, Listen, Tell: Indigenous Stories from Turtle Island
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tamara Hansen
Description

Uses the device of a prequel to The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum to articulate the impacts of colonialism on Indigenous peoples.

Short story published in Read, Listen, Tell: Indigenous Stories from Turtle Island edited by Sophie McCall, Deanna Reder, David Gaertner, and Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill.

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A Night at Hideaway Cove: Lesson Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Boreham
Description

Book about the nighttime activities of animals on the Pacific Northwest coast. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade Four.

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A Promise Is a Promise: Lesson Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Boreham
Description

Story about an Inuit girl who disobeys her mother, goes fishing on the sea ice and is kidnapped by Qallupilluit. Recommended for Preschool to Grade 2.

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High School Literature: Book 5

E-Books
Author/Creator
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Alan King
Description

Lessons center on Raven, Some Slices of Salmon: Entering the Salmon Stream, Raven and the Deer, and Tlingit Language and Oral Literature Research.

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High School Literature: Book 4

E-Books
Author/Creator
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Alan King
Description

Lessons centre on the Origin of the Killer Whale, Mosquito, and Tlingit Renaissance.

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High School Literature: Book 2

E-Books
Author/Creator
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Alan King
Description

Lessons centred around First Russians as told by Charlie White; Kaats' as told by J.B. Fawcett; Raven, the Rock, and the King Salmon as told by James Klanott; and The Coming of the First White Man as told by George Betts.

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Mi'kmaw Cultue: Mi'kmaw Songs

Documents & Presentations
Description

Lyrics to Kepmite'tmnej - The Mi'kmaq Honour Song; Wejkwita'jik - the Gathering Song, Kwanu'te' - the Feast Song, Iknmuwetu - the Giveaway Song, and Kitpuewey Ktapekiaqn - the Eagle Song in Mi'kmaw and English.

 
 


 

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High School Literature: Book 1

E-Books
Author/Creator
Sealaska Heritage Institute
Alan King
Description

Lessons centred around Basket Bay History as told by Robert Zuboff; Raven Boat as told by Jennie White; and Kaakex'wti as told by Willie Marks.

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Plants & Connection to Place

Alternate Title
Plants and Connection to Place
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon First Nations Curriculum Working Group
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description

Teacher's guide.

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Cross-Curricular Connect: The Last of the Buffalo

Author/Creator
McQuillen Studios
Description

Resource uses the painting by Albert Bierstadt to teach close reading skills, allegory and the importance of wildlife conservation. Includes links to interactive puzzle, team-building game, sorting activity, game-based art survey and inquiry study.

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Lakota Culture

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
Description

Includes links to beliefs and traditions, Seven Council Fires, legends, historical American Indian leaders and South Dakota tribal lands.

Related: Artists and Authors; Spirit Animals.

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Treaties and the Law

Alternate Title
The PLEA ; vol., 38, no. 3, 2019
Documents & Presentations
Description

General information on treaties in Canada.

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pīsim miskam ōmiskanaw = Pīsim Finds Her Miskanaw

Alternate Title
Six Seasons Series ; book one
Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Īthiniwak
E-Books
Author/Creator
William Dumas
Description

Story inspired by the discovery of the remains of young woman who lived during the 1600s, at time where there had yet to be contact with Europeans.

Revised edition.

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kimotinâniwiw itwêwina = Stolen Words Written by Melanie Florence; Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard: Guide to the Plains Cree Edition

E-Books
Author/Creator
Dolores Greyeyes Sand
Arden Ogg
Description

Story about a little Cree girl who helps her grandfather regain his language after he tells her about his experience of residential school, separation from his family and culture and loss of language.

Suitable for use with students aged 9-13 (Grades 4-7) who have completed three or more years of Cree language instruction.

 

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The Water Walker Written and Illustrated by Joanne Robertson: Teacher Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura Horton
Description

To accompany book about Josephine-ba Mandamim, an Ojibwe Grandmother, and her love for water; she has  walked around the Great Lakes to raise awareness of the importance of protecting it for future generations.

Appropriate for use with students aged 6-9 (Grades 1-3). English text with some Ojibwe vocabulary.

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7 Grandfather Teachings: The Basics

Alternate Title
Seven Grandfather Teachings: The Basics
Documents & Presentations
Description

Brief description of the teachings about wisdom, respect, truth, humility, bravery, honesty and love and the animals which represent them.

2020 edition.

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The Beginning of the Cree World

Alternate Title
Native Voices
E-Books » Chapters
Description

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.

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Spruce Tree = Ts’u

Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description

Brief description of some of the uses of the tree.

Accompanying video.

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Moose Hide = Golǫdhéh

Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Media » Film and Video
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description

Describes the process of preparing and curing moose hide.

Accompanying video

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American Indians: The Image of the Indian

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brian W. Dippie
Description

Discusses historical representations of Indigenous peoples such as the noble and ignoble savage, the assumptions underpinning these concepts, and debates among historians about stereotypes and makes suggestions for guiding classroom discussions.

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[Three Creation Stories]

Alternate Title
Iroquois Creation Myth
A Lakota Creation Legend
Ojibwe Creation Story
Ojibwa Creation Story
Documents & Presentations
Description

Brief retellings of the Ojibwe, Lakota and Iroquois traditional stories.

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The Woman Who Fell from the Sky

Alternate Title
Iroquois Creation Myth
Documents & Presentations
Description

Lengthier version of the traditional Haudenosaunee origin story about the Sky Woman.

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Kanyen'kehà:ka Creation Story

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mohawk Language Custodian Association
Description

Traditional Mohawk story also known as the Sky Woman story.

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Who Are the Haudenosaunee?

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Iroquois Indian Museum]
Description

General introduction to the history, culture and art of members of the confederacy made of the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onodagas, Cayugas and Senecas.

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Water Stories from Around the World

Alternate Title
The Hero Twins and the Swallower of Clouds
Koluscap and the Water Monster
Tiddalik the Frog
E-Books
Author/Creator
Deepa Balsavar
Suniti Namjoshi
Mariam Karim-Ahlawat
Zai Whitaker
Sandhya Rao ... [et al.]
Description

See: The Hero Twins and the Swallower of Clouds (North America), p. 10.

Koluscap and the Water Monster (North America), p. 53.

Tiddalik the Frog (Australia), p. 60

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Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christina Elmslie
Robert Durocher
Mandisa Bromfield
Nicole Kazemzadeh
Description

Designed as a brief introduction to the issues for educators.

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