2nd Grade Science: Birch Bark Lesson
Includes instructions for making a model canoe and a basket.
Includes instructions for making a model canoe and a basket.
Six pages are images from Sacred Feminine and IKWE colouring books.
Teachers' resource uses works by Michael Barber, Carl Beam, Monique (Aura) Bedard, Janice Brant, Deron Ahsén:nase Douglas, Lorrie Gallant, Kelly Greene , Summer Hill, Janus, Nancy King (Chief Lady Bird), Quinn Smallboy and Saul Williams.
Lesson plan for book written by Brenda J. Child and illustrated by Jonathan Thunder. Designed for Pre-K to Grade 2.
Colouring book with Ojibwe and English text.
Includes brief instructions in both English and Seneca and the story Legend of the No Face Doll.
Designed as a brief introduction to the issues for educators.
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.
Colouring pages based on design that features plants and the animals associated with them.
Focuses on Indigenous vs. non-Indigenous representations of Indigenous peoples and their stories in film.
Additional material:
Links to pages for Sylix, Salteaux, Anishinabemowin (Algonquin), Cree, and Inuktitut languages, and Every Child Matters.
Series of 13 videos (each approximately 5 minutes long), geared toward children, explore how Indigenous knowledge and traditions have contributed to the modern world.
Examines the company's role in fostering the development, promotion, collection and market for Inuit art. Suitable for Grades 4 to 12.
Lesson plan to accompany the book Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith and illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu. Designed for use with Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
Lesson plans for math, literacy and French as a second language using themes from the books The Water Walker, Sharing Our Stories, When We Are Kind, and Let's Play Waltes.
2nd edition.
For use with Grades 4-9.
Lessons structured around items from the Seattle Museum of Art's collection.
2nd revised edition. Uses archival photographs of material culture.
Advanced reading copy. "Middle reader nonfiction: Ages 9-12."
Includes pictures of numerous examples of how quills were used for decorative purposes and instructions for various techniques.
For use with the article The Big Land, the Kayak and Reconciliation! by Lisa Jane Smith found on page 24 of Remembering the Children.
Developed to accompany the exhibition Resilience which featured Indigenous women artists' works displayed on billboards in inner cities and on highways.
Related material: Project Templates; curatorial essay The Resilient Body by Lee-Ann Martin and her curator's talk.
Documentary looks at the little-known story of Indigenous influences on and contributions to the evolution of contemporary rock and blues music. Artists profiled include Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jesse Ed Davis, Stevie Salas, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, Jimi Hendrix, and Taboo.
Designed for Grade 1-3 art classes.
For use with the book by Monique Gray Smith. Includes summary, essential questions, key concepts, vocabulary and learning activities for each chapter of book. Recommended for ages 9-13.
Films feature 40 Indigenous tribes and nations and give insights into spiritual practices, foods and medicines, art and music, shelter and land management associated with the natural environment.
Related Material: Videos.
Includes artist biography, learning activities, explanation of her style and technique, image file, and link to book about the artist.
Three thematic activities which explore knowledge transfer: learning through objects and tools, learning through making and learning through land and community.
Book teaches children how to count from 1 to 10 in Cree. Recommended for Grades K-3.
Uses video clips by five Indigenous artists as a starting point for discussion, writing and research activities.
Designed by Indigenous artists.