Askî and Turtle Island
Primary reading level storybook.
Primary reading level storybook.
For use with the storybook Askî and Turtle Island.
Searchable website is an online portal giving educators access to Indigenous sky-knowledge resources.
Colouring book created for Ojibwe language immersion program. Text in Ojibwe with Ojibwe-English glossary.
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.
Uses primary sources of information on the Kamloops, Shubenacadie, Beauval, and Blue Quills residential schools. Suitable for use with students in Grades 5-12.
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
General environmental education resource with some references to the Lake Superior watershed.
Colouring pages based on design that features plants and the animals associated with them.
For use with Grades 5-12.
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.
Primary reading level storybook.
Focus on Mi'kmaw culture and Nova Scotia, but lessons could be adapted to other contexts. Lesson plans for all levels as well individual grades.
Retelling of a traditional Inuit story. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade 2 students.
Primary reading level storybook.
Power Point presentation deals with the Métis residential school experience. Can be used with Grades 5-12.
Retelling of a traditional Inuit story. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
Intended for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
For use with the article The Big Land, the Kayak and Reconciliation! by Lisa Jane Smith found on page 24 of Remembering the Children.
Magazine-style publication features short articles about residential schools in general, as well as specific schools and highlights examples of reconciliation in action in the education system.
Related Material: Educator's Guide.
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.
Primary reading level storybook.
Includes artist biography, learning activities, explanation of her style and technique, image file, and link to book about the artist.
Discusses the long history of Indigenous agriculture, how plants from the New World spread to the Old. and the need to return to traditional practices and regain food sovereignty. Educators share their experiences and lesson plans which use the story of the Three Sisters to teach a variety of subjects. Created to accompany the video.
Uses video clips by five Indigenous artists as a starting point for discussion, writing and research activities.
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.
Young adult novel is about Indigenous teenage girl who is caught between the real and virtual worlds. Recommended for Grades 7-12.
Colouring book created for Ojibwe language immersion program. Text in Ojibwe with Ojibwe-English glossary.