Akilak's Adventure by Deborah Kigjugalik Webster, Illustrated by Charlene Chau: Educator's Resource
Designed for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
Designed for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
Written as a court transcript, the author shows the use of a traditional narrative for academic discourse.
Suitable for primary grades.
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
Lists illustrated bboks, novels, videos, DVDs & film, short story/creative writing, and non-fiction for primary, intermediate, secondary grades.
Geared toward Grades 4 to 6.
Pre-reading activities, discussion questions, learning activities, and extension activities for Grades 4 to 6.
Story is about a family throwing a party.
Looks at the Métis phrase miyo-pimatisiwin (good life) and how it connects the Métis past with the present.
Discuss the significance of oral history to the Woodland Cree to reinforce their cultural worldview into the modern era.
Interviews conducted with Alan Syliboy, Albert Marshall, Michelle Marshall-Johnson, Catherine Anne Martin, Morgan Toney, Gerald Gloade, and Michelle Syliboy.
Examines the parallels between the Sakha concept Aiyy Yorege and the Cree word Pimachesowin towards each group's journey to self-determination.
Related Material: Summary Report.
For use with the book Suqak and the Raven (Inuktitut version).. Activities and discussion questions geared toward students in Kindergarten to Grade 3.
Excerpt contains overview about teaching Indigenous topics, and lesson one on Métis culture.
Pre-reading activities, chapter-by-chapter discussion questions, and extension activities geared toward Grades 9 to 12.
Discusses how traditional Cree stories and lessons reflect the traditional Cree world view of pimatsiwin (life) and how pimatsiwin itself can better help the understanding Indigenous self-determination.
Discusses the case of traditional stories told by Elders to a researcher who retained copyright and refused to relinquish it when approached by members of the community.