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.
Defence Studies Research Paper (MDS) -- Canadian Forces College, 2010.
Traditional story about how coyote, with the help of other animals, stole fire from the Fire Protectors and gave it to humans so that they could stay warm during the winter months.
Discusses the benefits of incorporating educational drama into Indigenous teacher education programs.
Traditional creation story. Extract from Native American Stories by Joseph Bruchac and Michael J. Caduto.
Includes annotated bibliography, book critiques, and four lessons plans appropriate for sixth grade.
Activity promotes reading fluency by having children read parts in a script for the traditional story.
Second Edition
Looks at Indigenous child development through the use of a medicine wheel.
Includes a report from the Cariboo Tribal Council, today known as the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, entitled "Faith Misplaced: Lasting Effects of Abuse in a First Nations Community".
Uses the characters of turtle, wolf and beaver to educate the audience about treaties and the treaty relationship. Suitable for all ages.
Related Material: Student Workbook.
Includes brief discussion of Mourning Dove, text of the traditional story and student exercises.
Through a literature review the author discusses Indigenous learning approaches and styles.
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
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Beginning-to-read booklet in English, Cree and Cree syllabics.
A special edition of the Home Mission Journal on residential schools.
An examination of the story and the discourse on the Battle of Seven Oaks using an examining of the primary sources of the time.
Role playing game which involves John A. Macdonald asking students to become spies and send information back to the government. Suitable for Grades 5-11.
An introduction by the editor to articles presented in this issue.
Fifty-three images relating to the fur trade.
Learning-to-read story in English, Cree, and Cree syllabics.
Discusses case study of traditional education and experiential learning in the Social Studies classroom. Activities would be suitable for Grades 9/10 and 11/12.