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Aboriginal Materials for Children
Aboriginal Peoples: Resources Pertaining to First Nations, Inuit and Métis
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Teaching Support Kit
For use with the coming-of-age young adult book by Sherman Alexie.
Aginjibagwesi
Children's story teaches counting and basic phrases; in Ojibwe and English.
Related Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.
An Annotated Bibliography of Young People's Books on American Indians
Lists 367 fiction and non-fiction works published between 1931 and 1972 and graded for students. Supplement to An Annotated Bibliography of Young People's Fiction on American Indians.
Note: Due to age of publication, some selections may no longer be considered appropriate.
An Annotated Bibliography of Young People's Fiction on American Indians
Lists over 250 works of fiction written between 1933 and 1969. Each annotation notes tribe involved in the story and the suggested grade level. An index arranged by tribe name lists works that concern each particular group.
Note: Due to age of publication, some resources may not be considered appropriate by modern standards.
Anthology of Traditional Tobacco Stories
Approaches to Teaching American Indian Histories and Cultures: Classroom Resources Generated by Teachers in Rapid City Area Schools
Asemaa
Children's book about the importance of sacred tobacco in Ojibwe culture; in Ojibwe and English.
Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.
Autumn Reading with Fun Activities: How Coyote Gave Fire to the People: A Native American Story
Traditional story about how coyote, with the help of other animals, stole fire from the Fire Protectors and gave it to humans so that they could stay warm during the winter months.
Bagwaji-zhigaagawaanzhing
Children's story about harvesting wild leek or ramps; in Ojibwe and English.
Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.
Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimmy Hendrix Play the 'Star Spangled Banner' at Woodstock
A Bibliography of the Arts and Crafts of the Northwest Coast Indians
Blackfoot Warrior Shirts
Blackfoot Warrior Shirts
Book Guide for How Raven Got His Crooked Nose: An Alaskan Dena'ina Fable Retold by Barbara J. Atwater and Ethan J. Atwater, Illustrated by Mindy Dwyer
Recommended for Grade 3 students.
Book Reviews
Books about, or Featuring, American Indians That Are Not Recommended
Annotated list gives reasons why material is considered inappropriate.
Books to Avoid
Bowwow Powwow
Lesson plan for book written by Brenda J. Child and illustrated by Jonathan Thunder. Designed for Pre-K to Grade 2.
Campfire Stories with George Catlin: an Encounter of Two Cultures
Canoe, Canoe, What Can You Do?
Six stories connected to the Northwest coast canoe in one volume: Look at What I Found!; Ocean-Going "Fishing" Canoe; Building of a Canoe; Carving of a Canoe; and Herbie & Slim Nellie's First Journey.
Ceremony Earth: Digitizing Silko’s Novel for Students of the Twenty-first Century
Changemakers Lesson Plans: Remote Learning
Lesson plans focus on Native Americans who are fighting invisibility and creating change through their work, contributions from the past, and current actions which will impact the future.
[Children's Book Activity Sheets for Home-Based Learning]
Chipmunk Meets Old Witch (At-At-A'Tia)
Children's book retells a traditional story. Suitable for use with Grades K-2.
Related material: Lesson Plan.
Circle of Stories
Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two: Meet-the-Author Book Reading
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac: A Curriculum Guide
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Native American Mythology Cylinder. Including Stories of the Early Americans by Gary D. Kratzer; Background Information on the Navajo by Gloria D. Rall; More Native American Star Legends by Doris Forror
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, contains script which can be adapted for use without it.
A Collection of Native American Literature for Children K-8
Corn Husk Dolls
Includes brief instructions in both English and Seneca and the story Legend of the No Face Doll.
Coyote and the Stars
A Coyote Columbus Story: Written by Thomas King, Illustrated by William Kent [M]onkman
Teacher's resource for the children's adaptation of humorous story which retells the story of Christopher Columbus from an Indigenous point of view.
Suitable for Grades K to 3.
Coyote in Love: The Story of Crater Lake: Illustrated & Retold by Mindy Dwyer: Teacher Resource
Story about how Coyote's love for a star resulted in the formation of a lake in Oregon.
Coyote Places the Stars [by] Harriet Peck Taylor
Designed to accompany retelling of traditional Wasco story about how stars came to be arranged in the shapes of animals. Recommended for use with Grade 3 students.
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians, for K-12
CSRD Implementation in Native American Sites: Cross-Site Lessons Learned
Results from the federally-funded program which supports schools in investing in a comprehensive change process.
Debating Cultural Appropriation
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.
Dreaming from the Margins, Living in the In-Between: Identity, Culture, and the Power of Voice
Uses historical documents in conjuction with Louise Erdrich’s The Round House, Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices. Developed for use in Advanced Placement English Literature or Language classroom, Grades 11 and 12.
The Earth on Turtle's Back
Traditional creation story. Extract from Native American Stories by Joseph Bruchac and Michael J. Caduto.
Edward Curtis Project
English 130: Nonfiction Study: Raising Ourselves by Velma Wallis
English First Peoples: Grade 10-12 Resource Guide
Evaluating American Indian Textbooks & Other Materials for the Classroom
Exploring the Night Sky Indigenous Inquiry Kit
Includes annotated bibliography, book critiques, and four lessons plans appropriate for sixth grade.
First and Second Wave Native American Literature
Students analyze Winter in the Blood by James Welch, Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie,