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Application of the United Nations Human Development Index to Registered Indians in Canada, 2006-2016
Compares Registered Indians to Canada's general population in three components: life expectancy, education and income.
Bat Steals the Moon
Retelling of traditional story.
Source: Man in the Moon: Sky Tales from Many Lands collected by Alta Jablow and Carl Withers.
"A better place to live": National Mythologies, Canadian History Textbooks, and the Reproduction of White Supremacy
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Ottawa, 2005.
Bineshiiyag - Birds
Colouring book with text in Ojibwe and English.
The Birch Bark Canoe: Navigating a New World
Discusses the importance of the Indigenous invention in the development of Canada.
Additional Material: The Birch Bark Canoe: Navigating a New World: 21st Century Curriculum Connections and Video Resource for Manitoba Teachers (Grades 5-9).
Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation
Designed as a brief introduction to the issues for educators.
Educator's Guide: Why Indigenous Literatures Matter
Uses chapters from book by Daniel Heath Justice as a tool to educate teachers.
Embedding Indigenous Ways of Knowing into My Practice: A Self-Study
Education Thesis (MEd) -- Vancouver Island University, 2019.
First Nation Literature Unit: Fatty Legs - A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amimi-Homes
Book is Margaret Pokiak-Fenton's memoir about attending residential school for two years. This lesson plan uses Grade 6 Program Learning Outcome (PLO)s.
First Nations Diary: Documenting Daily Life
Resource for teaching about the impact of settlement and colonization.
Suitable for use with Grade 7 and 8 students.
Fur Trader Game
For use with the article The Business That Created a Country found on p. 6 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" in Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades1 to 5.
Gitiged Gookum [Grandma Is Gardening]
Colouring book created for Ojibwe language immersion. Text in Ojibwe with Ojibwe-English glossary of terms.
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies (40S): A Course for Independent Study
"Field Validation Version."
Grade 5 Social Studies: People and Stories of Canada to 1867: A Foundation for Implementation
Modules: First Peoples, Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763), Fur Trade, and From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867).
How Coyote Created the Sun
Retelling of a traditional story. Suggested age range 6-11 years.
How Coyote Made the Stars
Retelling of a traditional story.
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.
Iskigamizigedaa: Let's Boil Maple Sugar
Colouring storybook features a grandparent and grandchildren engaging in conversations about traditional teachings, when to begin and end harvesting, the equipment used, and processing and use of maple sugar. Text in English with some Ojibwe words interspersed.
The Last Battle of Seven Oaks Puppet Play
For use with article Last Battle of Seven Oaks, written by Heather Wright and illustrated by Celia Krampien found on p. 30 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" of Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades 2-6.
Lesson Plan: Fur Trade Timeline
Designed for Grades 3-8. Information from the article Fur Trade Times in the special issue of Kayak magazine How Furs Built Canada. Students play a class game of "I Have ... Who Has?"
Resilience: Teaching Guide
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.
Selected Children’s Fiction by Canadian Indigenous Authors Related to Truth and Reconciliation Themes
Lists approximately 150 works.
Teacher's Guide for Powwow Counting in Cree by Katherine Vermette
Book teaches children how to count from 1 to 10 in Cree. Recommended for Grades K-3.
“There Needs to Be Full Recognition of Who We Are Beyond Symbolic Gestures”: Indigenous People's Stories About Their Education and Experiences
Using the experiences of Indigenous university students to discuss the importance of using Indigenous ways of knowing within contemporary school pedagogy.
Treaties and the Law
General information on treaties in Canada.