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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.
Chíin: Salmon
Science unit also teaches Haida vocabulary. Intended for use with Grades K-1.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Design, Construction & Use of Traditional Halibut Hooks: A Teaching Unit for Educators
Lesson plans designed to teach mathematical concepts through cultural heritage and hands-on activities.
English 130: Nonfiction Study: Raising Ourselves by Velma Wallis
Gáan: Berries
Primary science unit also teaches associated words and phrases in Haida. Suitable for Grades K-1.
Geologic Oral Traditions
Lesson involves the Aleutians oral traditions regarding tsunamis, volcanoes and earthquakes. Suitable for Grades 5-6.
Related Material: Legends animated video.
Gin Xilaa: Plants
Ethnobotany lesson plan also teaches associated Haida words and phrases. Suitable for Grades K-2.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
The Girl Who Lived with the Bears
Retelling of traditional Tlingit story. Lesson plan for Grades 4-6.
Related Material: Teacher resource including Tlingit language wall cards, retelling materials, transformation story elements, reader's theatre script for The Woman Who Married a Bear, and calendar icons.
Gyáa'aang: Totem Poles
Lesson teaches the cultural significance of totems poles, how they're constructed and Haida vocabulary relating to them. Designed for Grades K-1.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
How Raven Stole the Sun
Retelling of a traditional Tlingit story also known as Box of Daylight or How Raven Brought Light to the World. Lesson plan intended for Grades K-5.
Related Material: Teacher Resource.
Indigenous Peoples’ Land And Resource Rights
Iñupiaq Values Curriculum: Avoidance of Conflict-Paaqæaktautaiññiq
Kayaaní: Plants
Science unit also teaches Tlingit vocabulary. Lesson plan intended for use with Grades K-5.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Kiuguyat: The Northern Lights
Indigenous Alaskans discuss their experience of the aurora borealis. Duration: 25:25.
The Management of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada's Western Arctic: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
Native American Dolls
Lesson plan for elementary school students which looks at Native American dolls, how they are made and the cultures they represent.
Never Alone = Kisima Ingitchuna: Parent Guide
Plants and Connection to Place
Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
Qaqamiigux "to hunt for food and collect plants; subsistence": Head Start Traditional Foods Preschool Curriculum
Reading Resources for Southeast Alaska Tribal Children, Youth and Families
Tale of an Alaska Whale
Retelling of traditional Tlingit story also known as Naatsilanéi, The Origin of the Killer Whale or Kéet Shagoon. Literature unit also teaches Tlingit vocabulary. Lesson plans intended for Grades K-5.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Teacher's Guide: Left Behind
Totem Poles: Heraldic Columns of the Northwest Coast
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.
Traditional Alaska Transition Skills: Winter Safety on the Land
Basic information on appropriate clothing, predicting weather, safe travel, and survival techniques.
Ts'úu isgyáan Sgahláang = Yellow and Red Cedar
Science unit also teaches the Haida language. Intended for Grades K-2.
Related Material: Teacher Resources.
Two Old Women by Velma Wallis: Novel Study: English 120
X’aat: Salmon
Science unit also teaches Tlingit vocabulary. Lesson plans intended for Grades K-1.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
X’aat: Salmon II
Science unit also teaches Tlingit vocabulary. Lessons plans intended for use with Grades 2-3.
Yaakwx': Canoes
Focuses on Tlingit language and culture. Lesson plan is for Grades 2-3.
Related Material: Teacher Resources.