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Aboriginal Education in Canada as Internal Colonialism
Discusses the effects of colonization on Indigenous education.
Aborigines Saved Yet Again: Settler Nationalism and Hero Narratives in a 2001 Exhibition of Taiwan Aboriginal Artifacts
Accountability for Indians and Land Reserved for Indians
Looks at the social and economical accounting informational needs of Indigenous governments for their successful educational development.
The Beavers' Big House
Children's story teaches lessons about cooperation and preparedness.
Related Material: Michif Version. Michif Narration.
The Beginning of the Cree World
The traditional story of how Wisakedjak caused the great flood and how, with the help of Muskrat, he was able to remake the world.
Extract from Native Voices edited by Freda Ahenakew, Breanda Gardipy, and Barbara Lafond.
Blackfoot Ways of Knowing: The Worldview of the Siksikaitsitapi
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Native American Mythology Cylinder. Including Stories of the Early Americans by Gary D. Kratzer; Background Information on the Navajo by Gloria D. Rall; More Native American Star Legends by Doris Forror
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, contains script which can be adapted for use without it.
Conflicting Plans
2nd edition.
Contrasting Worlds
Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.
2nd edition.
Forgotten Soldiers
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.
Kihkipiw: A Cree Way
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Alberta, 2008.
The Roots of Western Discontent : An Interpretation of the White Settlers’ Role in the Rebellion of 1885
History Thesis (MA) University of British Columbia, 1985.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Pam Fraser
Individual presentation recommends exchange visits and field trips between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth in elementary and high schools across Canada. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation for Athabasca University by Dr. Isaac Mabindisa
Presentation by Coordinator of Native Studies, Athabasca University preceding the Round Table discussion on education.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation for the Indigenous Womens Collective by Mary Staniscia
Presentation made at a round table discussion for a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Staniscia briefly discusses the reasons for the organization's existence and touches on the topic of self-government and issues concerning the women of Aboriginal, Metis and Inuit communities.
Small Spirits: Native American Dolls from the National Museum of the American Indian
Teacher's Guide for In Search of April Raintree 25th Anniversary Edition and April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier
In Search of April Raintree is the unabridged version of the story and is recommended for Grade 10 and above. The abridged version, April Raintree, can be used with younger students.
Toward Community: The Community School Model and the Health of Sovereignty
Examines how a Community School (CS) model can be used to improve Indigenous education and facilitate more cross-cultural collaboration.
Work, Discipline and Conflict in the Hudson's Bay Company, 1770 to 1870
History Thesis (PhD) -- University of Manitoba, 1993.
Youth Crime Prevention Projects in Native Communities: Interim Report
Discusses four programs: Skeena Youth Work Incentive Program, Rediscovery Project, Wilderness Alternatives Society, and the Neyunan Project.