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Balancing History
Created to be used with the article Warp, Weft, Weave: Joining Generations published in vol. 53, Issue, 3, 2020 of British Columbia History magazine. Designed for students in Grades 8 to 12.
A Bibliography of the Arts and Crafts of the Northwest Coast Indians
The Blackfeet Buckskin Shirt
Button Blanket Math: A Primary Unit, Grade 2
Resource for teaching number, pattern and space/shapes by incorporating images and forms used in First Nations art. Includes black line masters.
Called to Learn, Act, and Reflect through Indigenous Teachings and Experiential Mathematics for Catholic Educators
E.-A.: Freestyle Looming and Probability: Grade 12 Foundations of Math
Teacher-created lesson plan developed in conjunction with the McDowell Foundation project Culture-Based School Mathematics for Reconciliation and Professional Development.
Educator Information: To Honor & Comfort Native Quilting Traditions
Entwined with Life: Native American Basketry
Interpretive Guide and Hands-on Activites: The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program: ᐊᐧᐃᐧᓯᐦᒋᑲᐣ = Wawisihcikan = Adornment
Lesson plans for elementary and secondary school students for exhibition featuring works by Elaine Alexie, Erik Lee, and Carmen Miller. Topics include First Nations groups of central Alberta and the Boreal forest, brief survey of Indigenous art in the twentieth century, abstract art, and First Nations traditional art forms and materials.
Introduction to Blackfoot Quillworking Techniques
Iroquois Beadwork: Cultural Portraits of the Past and Present
Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts
Legends of Our Times: Native Ranching and Rodeo Life on the Plains and Plateau
Making "nawacahikan" with Daniel Cook [Part 1]
The Mathematics of Native American Star Quilts
Native American Indian Art
Nehiwayak: Traditions of the Cree People
Rosella Carney: Birch Bark Biting [and Cree Counting]
S'abadeb-- The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists: Seattle Art Museum Educator Resource Guide, Grades 3-12.
Snowshoe Making Workshop
Steps for Making a Birch Bark Basket
Ts'úu isgyáan Sgahláang = Yellow and Red Cedar
Science unit also teaches the Haida language. Intended for Grades K-2.
Related Material: Teacher Resources.
Weaving Math
Uses techniques involved in creating a Coast Salish blanket to teach concepts of slope and equations in Grade 10 Mathematics Curriculum.