Indigenous Elders' Conceptualization of Wellbeing: An Anishinaabe Worldview Perspective
Using interviews with first-language speaking Elders to improve the understanding of Indigenous worldviews on health and well-being in order to improve health programs within Indigenous communities.
Indigenous End-of-Life Doula Course: Bringing the Culture Home
Examines a doula training course that teaches palliative care specifically for Indigenous seniors.
Indigenous Engagement in Health Research in Circumpolar Countries: An Analysis of Existing Ethical Guidelines
Looks at the arctic indigenous communities participation and perspectives on the ethical guidelines regarding research amongst their populations.
Indigenous Food Systems: Concepts, Cases, and Conversations
Indigenous Homelessness
Focus is on use of shelters. Uses data from the National Homelessness Database and the 2016 Census.
Related Material: Report Summary published in 2023
Indigenous Ingenuity and the Fur Trade: Lesson Plan
For use with Grades 5-12.
Indigenous Insights: Building Relationships with First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Indigenous Land-Based Education in Theory and Practice
Results of literature review of academic and other publicly available literature, including policy documents and program reports are discussed under five themes: Indigenous self-determination, health and well-being, environmental stewardship, reconciliation and climate justice and evaluation methodologies.
Indigenous Land-Based Healing Programs in Canada: A Scoping Review
Search strategy involved academic databases, search engine queries, targeted website review, and reference tracking. Forty-four sources were located. Definitions of land-based healing, Indigenous and Western frameworks, wise practices, and characteristics of specific programs are discussed.
Indigenous Languages across Canada
Indigenous Patient, Family and Community Engagement Toolkit
Goal of initiative is to ensure that health systems are designed by, with and for Indigenous populations. Offers guidance on assessing level of community impact, selecting appropriate type and method of community engagement, developing engagenment and data sovereignty plans, and implementation of plan.
Indigenous Peoples and Canada: Language, History, Survival, and Resilience: An EAL Resource for CLB 5+
Designed for teachers of English as a Second Language.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Guide
Includes discussion questions and activity ideas for each volume of the atlas.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
Indigenous Peoples within Canada: A Concise History: Student Resources
To accompany 5th edition of book written by Olive Patricia Dickason, William Newbigging and Cary Miller. Contains links to: chapter outlines; learning objectives; key terms, figures, or sites; study questions; essay questions; additional resources; and flashcards.
Indigenous Plant Guide
Brief list arranged under headings leaves and plants, berries, and barks, with location, description and uses.
Indigenous Research Principles: Contributions to Public Health Collaborations
Indigenous Research within the Discipline of Geography: An Evaluation of Three Decades of Graduate Thesis Research in Canada
Geography Thesis (MA) -- Concordia University, 2021.
Indigenous Resurgence: Decolonialization and Movements for Environmental Justice
Indigenous Strength: Braiding Culture, Ceremony and Community as a Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Examines the changes to the delivery of Indigenous land based services to urban Indigenous communities during the COVID pandemic.
Indigenous Teaching Resources: Students Collection
Indigenous Trauma Intervention Research in Canada: A Narrative Literature Review
Examines the results of 11 studies on health care institutions that used culturally appropriate interventions when dealing with Indigenous patients.
Indigenous Voices Digital Study Guide
Focuses on Indigenous vs. non-Indigenous representations of Indigenous peoples and their stories in film.
Additional material:
Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, Activism, Culture
Indigenous Women’s Stress and Postpartum Depression: Discussions from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey and Indigenous Maternity Narratives
Examines maternal and child health from an Indigenous perspectives.
Indigenous Women's Voices: 20 Years on from Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonizing Methodologiesk
Indigenous Words Colouring Pages
Links to pages for Sylix, Salteaux, Anishinabemowin (Algonquin), Cree, and Inuktitut languages, and Every Child Matters.
Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada
Indigi-Genuis
Series of 13 videos (each approximately 5 minutes long), geared toward children, explore how Indigenous knowledge and traditions have contributed to the modern world.
Initiative for Knowledge Co-creation in Collaboration with Indigenous Communities: Basic Approach: Ethics of Research
Integrating First Nations and Metis Content and Perspective: Grade 2: Traditional Aboriginal Sports Games
Historical background information and instructions for various ball games, lacrosse, target games, and wrestling.
Integrating First Nations and Metis Content and Perspective: Grade 3: Plant Growth and Changes
Topics include the medicine wheel, circle of life, the sacred tree, relationship with the land, oral traditions, examples of plants and their uses, and traditional tobacco usages.
Integrating First Nations and Metis Content and Perspective: Pre-Kindergarten: Sun, Earth, Moon, and Stars
Primarily list of resources and excerpts from other documents.
International Perspectives on the Role of Indigenous Fathers in Caring for Their Infants: A Scoping Study
A literature review on Indigenous fathers and their impact on the health of Indigenous children.
Intimate Integration: A History of the Sixties Scoop and the Colonization of Indigenous Kinship
Introducing Métis People: Taking a Look at Métis People in Canada
Power point and slide notes.
Introduction to Determinants of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples Health in Canada
An Introductory Cree Nīhiyawēwin Course Guide: Master of Indigenous Language Revitalization
Indigenous Language Revitalization Project (MILR) -- University of Victoria, 2018.
Inuit Art and HBC: Lesson Plan
Examines the company's role in fostering the development, promotion, collection and market for Inuit art. Suitable for Grades 4 to 12.
Inuit Games Circuit
Includes instructions for 13 traditional games. Recommended for Grade Five.
Inuit Students' Journeys from High School into Post-Secondary Education
Education Thesis (MA) -- University of Ottawa, 2021.
Inuktut Uqausiup Aaqqiksuutingit = Inuktut Reference Grammar
Investigating Culturally Responsive Mathematics Education
Iroquoian Cosmology
"Reprint of a work which was issued in two pts. in the 21st (1899-1900) and 43d (1925-1926) Annual Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology."
Includes Onondaga, Seneca and Mohawk version.
Iroquois Creation Myth
Student handout.
The Iroquois: Voyageurs of the North-West and Oregon Territories
Interdisciplinary Studies (MA) -- University of Northern British Columbia, 2020.
"Is Water a Human Right?": Priming Water as a Human Right Increases Support for Government Action
An investigation into whether framing water as a human right could increase support to provide cleaner water for the Indigenous communities.
isihcikêwinihk kâkî nâtawihon: Healing through Ceremony
An audio-visual learning tool about the use of Indigenous knowledge and customs by social workers as a means of healing for Indigenous populations.
Link included to the accompanying video on Youtube. (23:32)