Aboriginal Elders: A Grade 12 Unit Lesson Plan
Discusses the importance of respect for Elders, their role as sources of knowledge, community leaders and carriers of culture, and the value of orality and learning through stories and conversation.
Discusses the importance of respect for Elders, their role as sources of knowledge, community leaders and carriers of culture, and the value of orality and learning through stories and conversation.
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from five documentaries: The Caribou Hunters, Kanata : Legacy of the Children of Aataentsic, You Are on Indian Land, Riel Country and Circle of the Sun.
English Honors Thesis (BA) -- University of California, 2020.
Argues that the legislation that allows bands to determine their own criteria for membership has, in some cases, resulted in exclusion of individuals who would belong if kinship laws were applied.
Report provides updated estimate of costs associated with providing public water and wastewater systems using data and expenditure recommendations from the 2011 National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems; period of analysis covered is 2016-2017 to 2025-2026.
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.
Discusses cost projections for homes, and direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts, and proposes a national collaborative process.
Discusses the history of Indigenous engagement with media and telecommunication policy and looks at how a consortium composed of academic researchers and First Nations technology organizations used hearings held by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to bring three issues to the forefront: open access to transport networks; subsidy support for First Nations community networks; and the need for consultation with Indigenous communities about infrastructure development and service upgrades taking place in their territories.
Argues that the Métis were not an impediment to Euro-Canadian development and that their fight to be recognized as a "New Nation" played a significant role in the creation of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Designed for Grades 4-9.
Created for Grades 10-12.
Purpose of research was to define current deficiencies and operational requirements of systems, identify long-term needs for each community and review sustainable, long-term infrastructure strategies for the next ten years. Recommendations grouped by infrastructure needs, operations and capacity, and regulations and guidelines. Ninety-seven percent of First Nations participated in study.
Designed to accompany videos featuring Inuit, First Nations, and Metis leaders.
Discusses characteristics such as labour market and the business sector, institutional settings, and the state of infrastructure.
Looks at patterns for those residing in remote areas, on reserve, and communities across Inuit Nunangat.
Reports results of online survey conducted from November 25-27, 2022 with sample of Canadian residents 18 years or older recruited form Leger's Opinion Panel; results were weighted using data from the 2021 Census.
Presentation by Coordinator of Native Studies, Athabasca University preceding the Round Table discussion on education.
For use with article Black and Indigenous by Oscar Baker III found on p. 12 of the special issue "Black History in Canada" of Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades 5 to 8.
Lesson plan based on the article Black and Indigenous found on page 12 in Kayak children's magazine's special issue Black History in Canada. Suitable for Grades 5 to 8.