Aboriginal Awareness Workshop: Alberta Region Module
Brief overview for orientation of departmental employees.
Brief overview for orientation of departmental employees.
Examines the low voter turnout for Indigenous populations in Canada during the 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011 federal elections.
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.
Colouring and activity book teaches children to count to ten in Michif.
Includes annotated bibliography, book critiques, and four lessons plans appropriate for sixth grade.
Based on a Pacific Northwest traditional story. Suitable for Grades 1-3.
Discusses documents found in the Provincial Archives of Manitoba, Archives de l'Archevêché de Saint-Boniface, Public Archives of Canada, Archives de la Chancellerie de l’Archevêché de Montréal, and Les Archives du Séminaire de Québec and the periods in Riel's life which are not represented in any collections. Two appendices list documents and the repositories in which they are found. Research was conducted as part of the Riel Project and published as The Collected Papers of Louis Riel.
Lesson plan for use with picture book by Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak and Vladyana Krykorka which is the story of a little Inuit girl who is lured into a cave by an Ijiraq who refuses to take her home. She outwits him and finds her way back using an inuksugaq as a landmark. Recommended for Grades Kindergarten to 2.
For use with book by Joseph Bruchac and James which retells a traditional story designed to teach lessons about humility. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade 3.
Geared toward Kindergarten to Grade 3. Story is about a Inuit girl who learns about traditional naming practices.
Liberal Studies Thesis (MA) -- University of Michigan, 1999.
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.
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.
History Theses (PhD) -- Loyola University, 1980.
Intended for use with elementary school students. Some language is outdated due year of publication (1980).
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.
Includes brief discussion of Mourning Dove, text of the traditional story and student exercises.
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
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2nd revised edition. Uses archival photographs of material culture.
Story about an Inuit girl who disobeys her mother, goes fishing on the sea ice and is kidnapped by Qallupilluit. Recommended for Preschool to Grade 2.
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.
Education Graduate Research Project (M.A) -- University of Northern British Columbia, 2011.
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.
Examines literature from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom with a focus on development of culturally specific violent offender programs.