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The Removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia
2 volumes
The Indians of To-Day
Rev. ed., rewritten and brought down to date.
The Grey Nuns in the Far North (1867-1917)
Whoop-Up Country: The Canadian-American West, 1865-1885
The Enweyang Program: Indigenous Language Nest as Lab School
Examines the University of Minnesota Duluth's Ojibwe language program.
Use of Native Language and Culture (NLC) in Elementary and Middle School Instruction as a Predictor of Mathematics Achievement
Examines the correlation between Indigenous driven educational programs and a student's family context to asses the negative and positives effects of Native Language and Culture (NLC) within an educational setting.
Learning Guide: The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest
For use with book of same name, written by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Lesson plans for Grades 4-7 correspond to each chapter in the book.
Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark Trail
Members of Blackfoot, Mandan, Hidatsa, Shoshone, Salish, Nez Perce, Yakama, and Chinookan nations speak about their history and culture. Duration: 35:50.
Related material: Teacher Guide.
Traditional Alaska Transition Skills: Iñupiaq Sewing Skills
Designed to give teens and young adults with disabilities an improved quality of life, connection to culture and increased work related skills.
The Three Sisters: Renewing the World
Discusses the long history of Indigenous agriculture, how plants from the New World spread to the Old. and the need to return to traditional practices and regain food sovereignty. Educators share their experiences and lesson plans which use the story of the Three Sisters to teach a variety of subjects. Created to accompany the video.
York Boats & Buffalo Robes: Fur Trade Life at Lower Fort Garry
Topics include trade, furs, people at work, supply, pastimes and recipes. Intended as classroom resource for a visit to Lower Fort Garry historic park, but information is general. Due to age of publication, some terminology is out-of-date.
Reconciliation through Revitalization
For use with the article The Big Land, the Kayak and Reconciliation! by Lisa Jane Smith found on page 24 of Remembering the Children.
Social 7, Ch. 8 Study Guide
Includes key definitions, questions and answers. For use with Chapter 8: The Metis from the textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.
J. Z. LaRocque: A Métis Historian’s Account of His Family’s Experiences during the North-West Rebellion of 1885
Discusses Joseph Zépherin LaRocque, born in Lebret, Saskatchewan, who was one of the very few Métis vernacular historians writing in the early 20th century
Stereotypes in Numbers: Investigating and Graphing the Representations of First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples in School Library Materials [Lesson One]
Lesson plan for data management component of Grade 6 math curriculum.
[Response to the MMIWG2S Calls for Justice and Red Women Rising Recommendations]
Purpose of the report was to review the recommendations from the two bodies, assess the extent to which the City has implemented the relevant ones, if it has been done effectively, and ensure better alignment in the future. Report begins on p. 14.
Traditional Use
Focuses on the central role caribou have played in the lives of the Dene and Inuit people.
Chapter from People and Caribou in the Northwest Territories edited by Ed Hall.
A Typology of Native North American Sacred Lands and Places
Excerpt from the author's Ph.D. dissertation: Natures of the Sacred: On Native North American Sacred Lands and Places.
The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Traditional Metis Story
Lesson plan for the primary level book.
Introducing Métis People: Taking a Look at Métis People in Canada
Power point and slide notes.
Métis History and Culture: What Type of Transportation to Use?
Hands-on activity about how the Métis solved transportation issues, including the Red River cart and the York boat.
Native American Sacred Sites and the Department of Defense
The Ways of Knowing Guide
Pride and Poverty: The Rise and Fall of the Metis in Western Canada
La Mishow Wayayshhaywuk = The Big Rip Off: Loss of a Land Base: Metis Land Disentitlement: A Teacher's Resource Guide
Simulation game designed to teach students how loss of land at the hands of the federal government contributed to the Metis Resistance of 1885.
Not Enough: All Words and No Action on MMIWG: Interim Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Discusses the Government of Canada's record on implementing of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' Calls to Action.
Standing on Sacred Ground: Teacher's Guide
For use with documentary.
Measuring the Influence of Native American College Students' Interactions with Diverse Others on Sense of Belonging
Examines how the interactions of Indigenous undergraduates with their peers and university faculty effects their sense of belonging.
Paguate Village Attitudes and Beliefs on Preservation and Renovation of Traditional Structures: Remembering Our Connection to Our Mother
Looks at attempts to preserve and return to the use of traditional rock homes in New Mexico.
Western Perspectives
Discusses representations of Indigenous peoples in early 20th century art.
Books about, or Featuring, American Indians That Are Not Recommended
Annotated list gives reasons why material is considered inappropriate.
Rethinking Research: Learning Opportunities within a Native American Urban Context
Looks at the benefits in participating in community-based research for Indigenous youth in Urban Indigenous communities.
“The More You Know”: Critical Historical Knowledge About Indian Residential Schools Increases Non-Indigenous Canadians' Empathy for Indigenous Peoples
Revised Criteria from How to Tell the Difference
Adapted from Oyate.org's book How to Tell the Difference: A Guide for Evaluating Children's Books for Anti-Indian Bias by Beverly Slapin, Doris Seale, and Rosemary Gonzales.
The Great-West Life School Programme at Festival du Voyageur
Although designed for use with a class trip to the festival by elementary and middle schools students, material stands alone.
Chapter 4 - Competition for the Fur Trade
For use with chapter from Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada, a Grade 7 Social Studies textbook.
Lesson Plan: Fur Trade Timeline
Designed for Grades 3-8. Information from the article Fur Trade Times in the special issue of Kayak magazine How Furs Built Canada. Students play a class game of "I Have ... Who Has?"
Crusading Along Sioux Trails: A History of the Catholic Indian Missions of South Dakota
Ten Little Indians: Stories of How Indian Children Lived and Played
A History of the Great Massacre by the Sioux Indians, in Minnesota, Including the Personal Narratives of Many Who Escaped
2nd ed.
Who Belongs? Race, Resources, and Tribal Citizenship in the Native South
Grade Nine Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Understanding Treaties from around the World" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Eight Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Exploring Treaty Impacts and Alternatives" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Seven Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Understanding Treaties in a Contemporary Context" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Six Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Moving towards Fulfillment of Treaties" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Five Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Assessing Journey in Honouring Treaties" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Four Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Understanding How Treaty Promises Have Not Been Kept" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Three Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Exploring and Challenges and Opportunities in Treaty Making" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade Two Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Creating a Strong Foundation through Treaties" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Grade One Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Learning That We Are Treaty People" inquiry questions about spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Kindergarten Treaty Education Learning Resource
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Getting to Know My Community" inquiry questions about spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Integrating First Nations and Metis Content and Perspective: Grade 3: Plant Growth and Changes
Topics include the medicine wheel, circle of life, the sacred tree, relationship with the land, oral traditions, examples of plants and their uses, and traditional tobacco usages.
Traditional Plants
Photographs of 20 plants accompanied by a brief description of their medicinal uses.
Between Membership & Belonging: Life Under Section 10 of the Indian Act
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.
The Impact of Learning about Historical And Current Injustices, Individual Racism, and Systemic Racism on Anti-Indigenous Prejudice
Psychology Thesis (PHD) -- University of Manitoba, 2022.
Lessons Learned: Outreach Education in Collaboration with Tribal Colleges
Discusses a collaboration between tribal colleges and social work departments to create a program that addresses the need of Indigenous students.
A Two-Way Street: Indigenous Knowledge and Science Take a Ride
Looks at integration of western science with Indigenous approaches and perspectives to better accommodate Indigenous youth struggling in the science classroom.
“Almost a Herpetologist”: The Iterative Influence of Four Lumbee Male High School Students on an Informal Herpetological Research Field Experience
Examines the experiences of four Lumbee students in a field-based program to discuss ways of improving Indigenous education in the sciences.
Nahongvita: A Conceptual Model to Support Rural American Indian Youth in Pursuit of Higher Education
Examines the use of indigenous communities ideologies to improve academic success for rural Indigenous populations.
Mentoring American Indian Students in an Urban High School
Looks at the impact of mentorship programs for both Indigenous students and their mentors in Montana.
In Tribute: Joshua A. Fishman's Contributions to Native American Language Education
A reflection on Joshua A. Fishman's impact on Indigenous language preservation efforts.
Native American Languages Summit 2014: Self-Determination as a Strategy for Language Revitalization and Maintenance
Examines presentations and panels discussing how the US government and Indigenous groups are working for the preservation of Indigenous languages.
Teacher/Family Partnerships for Student Learning: Lessons from Indian Education for All in Montana
Looks at the results of an educational program created through a collaboration between Indigenous communities and education officials.
Initial Exploration of a Construct Representing Native Language and Culture (NLC) in Elementary and Middle School Instruction
Examines the integration of Native Language and Culture (NLC) into an elementary school curriculum.
The Residential School Controversy: A Special Report
A special edition of the Home Mission Journal on residential schools.
Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire : French-Indigenous Relations And the Rise of the Métis in the Hudson Bay Watershed
Historical demography of the Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Montana 1917-1937
Anthropology Thesis (MA) -- University of Montana, 2000.
Tháıdene Yatı Hóneneltën (Ancestral Dene Language Pedagogies) — Dene Dedlıne Yatı Acquisition, Revitalization and Reclamation
Communications Capping Project MA) -- University of Alberta, 2020.
Montana writer Joseph Kinsey Howard: Crusader for the worker land Indian and Community
Journalism Thesis (MA) -- University of Montana, 1988.
A Mother and Father of Pembina: A NWC Voyageur Meets the Granddaughter of The Buffaloe
Highlights the life of a North West Company voyageur and his Indigenous wife that bore Métis children.
Exploring Colonization and Mental Health from the Perspective of a First Nations Community in Labrador
Social Work Thesis (MSW) -- Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2020.
Blackfoot Ways of Knowing: The Worldview of the Siksikaitsitapi
Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health: Beyond the Social
2nd Edition
Indian and White in the Northwest: A History of Catholicity in Montana, 1831 to 1891
2nd ed., rev. and enl.
A History of Indian Policy
The New Day for the Indians: A Survey of the Working of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
A Chapter in the Literature of the Fur Trade
Reprinted from v. 5 of the Papers of the Bibliographic Society of America, Chicago 1911.
A Letter to the Earl of Liverpool from the Earl of Selkirk: Accompanied by a Correspondence with the Colonial Department (in the Years 1817, 1818, and 1819), on the Subject of the Red River Settlement, in North America
Report: Opinion on National Reconciliation Day: Survey of Canadians
Reports results of online survey conducted September 22-24, 2023 with 1652 Canadians 18 years or older randomly selected from Leger's online opinion panel. Responses were weighted according to age, gender, mother tongue, region, education and presence of children in the household.
Truth and Reconciliation: Canada-Wide Survey of Canadians' Understanding & Impressions
Reports results of online survey conducted from September 23 to September 25, 2022 with 1512 Canadians, 18 years or older, randomly recruited from Leger's Opinion panel.
Costs and Benefits Study of Residential Thickening for the Quebec First Nations Communities
Topics include definition of different housing types, theoretical models of space organization, savings attributable to six stages of density, and results of community consultation.
Mackenzie of Canada; the Life And Adventures of Alexander Mackenzie, Discoverer
Report: False Claims of Indigenous Ancestry: Canada-Wide Survey of Canadians Understanding & Impressions
Reports results of online survey conducted from November 25-27, 2022 with sample of Canadian residents 18 years or older recruited form Leger's Opinion Panel; results were weighted using data from the 2021 Census.
Report of the Proceedings Connected with the Disputes between the Earl of Selkirk, and the North-West Company, at the Assizes Held at York in Upper Canada, October, 1818. From Minutes Taken in Court.
Canada and the Culture Wars: Majority Say Legacy of Colonialism Still a Problem, Two-in-Five Disagree
Reports results of online survey conducted from July 26- 31, 2023, with a representative randomized sample of 3,016 Canadian adults who were members of Angus Reid Forum.
The Hudson's Bay Company's Land Tenures And the Occupation of Assiniboia, by Lord Selkirk's Settlers, with A List of Grantees Under the Earl And the Company
Three-quarters of Canadians Back Inquiry on Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women
Reports results of online survey conducted on September 29, 2014 with a sample of 1508 randomly selected Canadian adults who were Angus Reid Forum panelists.
Truth and Reconciliation: Canadians See Value in Process, Skeptical about Government Action
Reports results of online survey conducted from June 9-12, 2015, with a sample of 1511 Canadian adults who were members of the Angus Reid Forum. Respondents were asked whether they agreed with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's key recommendations.
Related Material: Survey Questionnaire.
Laughing and Leading Together: The Effective Use of Affilitative Humor by Indigenous Leaders in Southern Saskatchewan
Business Thesis (PHD) -- Eastern University, 2021.
Application of the United Nations Human Development Index to Registered Indians in Canada, 2006-2016
Compares Registered Indians to Canada's general population in three components: life expectancy, education and income.
The Status of the Sanity of Louis Riel as Revealed by His Regina Prison Diary
Education Thesis (PHD) -- University of North Dakota, 1968.
Feed the People And You Will Never Go Hungry: Illuminating Coast Salish Economy of Affection
Commerce Thesis (PHD) -- University of Auckland, 2017.
Views in Hudson’s Bay (1825) and Peter Rindisbacher: Constructions of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Culture in the Red River Settlement
Art Thesis (MA) -- University of Alberta, 2017.
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada’s Representation of Indigenous History from 1945 to 1982
History Thesis (MA) -- University of Ottawa, 2017.
The Bungee dialect of the Red River Settlement
Linguistics Thesis (MA) -- University of Manitoba, 1989.
Truths of Reconciliation: Canadians Are Deeply Divided on How to Best Address Indigenous Issues
Data from online survey conducted from March 20-27, 2018, with a sample of 2,443 adult Canadians who were members of the Angus Reid Forum.