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Alberta Indigenous Tourism Demand Report
Statistics on tourist expenditures, average length of stay, and characteristics of domestic, US and overseas visitors along with brief discussion of surveys and research conducted by Indigenous Tourism Alberta and Destination Canada.
Alberta Indigenous Tourism Supplier/Provider Research
Analysis of 2019 survey, site visits, and inventory database, and Indigenous Tourism Canada's 2017 research on Alberta and Canada's supplier sector.
Authentic First Peoples Resources for Grades 10 to 12 and Adult Learning
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.
BC First Peoples 12: Teacher Resource Guide
Bibliography [from "A Very Remarkable Sickness": Epidemics in the Petit Nord, 1670 to 1846]
From "A Very Remarkable Sickness": Epidemics in the Petit Nord, 1670 to 1846 by Paul Hacket.
Chapter 9: The Métis Rise Up
Focuses on the causes of the Métis Resistances and their implications for the province of Manitoba and Canada as a whole. Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.
Contrasting Worlds
Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.
2nd edition.
Diary of Lieut. R. S. Cassels, North-West Field Force
Typewritten transcription.
The First Samllpox Epidemic on the Canadian Plains: In the Fur-Traders' Words
Focusses on the first-hand accounts of William Tomison, Hudson's Bay Company inland master, of epidemic in 1781 and 1782 at Cumberland House.
"Go Forward with Courage": K – 7: Entry Point Lesson Plans to Help Teachers Indigenize the Curriculum and Classroom
Six primary and eight intermediate lesson plans in subject areas of English language arts, science, and social studies.
Grade Eight Online Learning Activities: [Residential Schools]
Students answer questions based on examination of primary documents.
The Illustrated War News, Nos. 1 to 18 Inclusive: Containing All the Illustrations Referring to the North-West Rebellion of 1885, from Its Outbreak to the Return and Disbanding of Troops
Includes text and images.
The Last Battle of Seven Oaks Puppet Play
For use with article Last Battle of Seven Oaks, written by Heather Wright and illustrated by Celia Krampien found on p. 30 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" of Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades 2-6.
Manito Ahbee Aki: The Place Where the Creator Sits: Educator Guide Phase 1 [The Forks]
Interactive game in which students travel back in time to become members of the Anishinaabe Nation in Manitoba before the European contact and engage in activities in which they learn about the environment, traditional worldviews, and a scared site called Manito Ahbee, and gain knowledge from Knowledge Keepers. Game is free, but students must register to play.
Manitoba and Canada's North-West: Founders and Builders
Special issue of Canadian Issues containing articles which focus on the Métis and the formation of Manitoba.
Meeting Survivors’ Needs: Gender-Based Violence Against Inuit Women and the Criminal Justice Response: Phase II: Final Report
Related Material: Report in Brief; Online Survey Results; Environmental Scan.
Meeting Survivors’ Needs: Gender-Based Violence against Inuit Women and the Criminal Justice System Response: Online Survey Results
Related Material: Environmental Scan; Final Report.
A Nation + Store Worth Saving: The Silenced Narrative of the Hudson's Bay Company
Architecture Thesis (MArch) -- Carleton University, 2015
Policing Options Available to First Nations in Canada
The Priest Who Shaped a Province
Focuses on the role played by Abbe Noël-Joseph Ritchot during the events surrounding the Red River Resistance and the subsequent formation of the province of Manitoba.
Sâkipakâwin: An Environmental Scan of Provincial Cancer Supports for Indigenous Patients and their Families in Saskatchewan
Purpose of study was to look at services available in each province and compare them those available in Saskatchewan, highlight gaps in Saskatchewan and make recommendations in light of supports available elsewhere.
Social Studies Grade 5: Canada: The Peoples and Stories of This Land: A Curriculum and Guide to Implementation
Nine modules: Origins and Connections to the Land; Pre-Contact Cultures; Early European Exploration and Colonization; Nouvelle-France and Cultural Integration; French-English Rivalry; Refugees, Warriors and Reformers; Negotiating Confederation; Furs, Farms and the Métis; and Treaties, War, and the Changing West.
Integrates Dene, Inuvialuit and Inuinnait perspectives on history.
"Territorial Pilot 2011-2012".
Special Supplement on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in British Columbia: Group Submission to the Human Rights Committee on the Occasion of the Consideration of the Sixth Periodic Report of Canada Submitted June 5th, 2015
Gives background to the issue, discusses the reports produced by the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, Human Rights Watch, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and reports on the response of the federal and provincial governments.
Spy Mission: The Trouble at Red River
Role playing game which involves John A. Macdonald asking students to become spies and send information back to the government. Suitable for Grades 5-11.
Stealing the Sun: Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
Grade 6 Math lesson uses a Haida creation story as a starting point for exploring the concept of surface area.
Taking Care of Our Children: Facilitator Guide: Parent Workshop on Childrearing in First Nations Families and Communities
Focus is on parenting children from birth to age seven. Developed through literature review, advisory input and interviews with key informants.
Treaty Essential Learnings (TELs): The Treaty Experience in Manitoba: Implementation Copy
UBC-Aboriginal Timeline
Covers period between 1620 (establishment of first residential school) to 2013 (West Coast National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission). Particular focus on British Columbia.
Related Material: Educator User Guide.
Walking on the Lands of Our Ancestors
Discusses case study of traditional education and experiential learning in the Social Studies classroom. Activities would be suitable for Grades 9/10 and 11/12.
Youth Crime Prevention Projects in Native Communities: Interim Report
Discusses four programs: Skeena Youth Work Incentive Program, Rediscovery Project, Wilderness Alternatives Society, and the Neyunan Project.