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699 Day Schools
A map of Federal Indian Day Schools in Canada with a corresponding RG-10 file for each location.
Aboriginal Perspectives General Lesson for the Web Site
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from five documentaries: The Caribou Hunters, Kanata : Legacy of the Children of Aataentsic, You Are on Indian Land, Riel Country and Circle of the Sun.
Aboriginal Perspectives: Unit Guide for the Theme Colonialism and Racism
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from seven documentaries: Mother of Many Children, If the Weather Permits, The Other Side of the Ledger, Forgotten Warriors, Kanehsatake 270 Years of Resistance, My Name Is Kahentiiosta and Uranium.
Aboriginal Perspectives Unit Guide for the Theme Sovereignty and Resistance
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from four documentaries: You Are on Indian Land, Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, Our Nationhood, and Dancing Around the Table, Part 1.
Aboriginal TM : The Cultural and Economic Politics of Recognition
After About: Unlearning Colonialism, Ethical Relationality, and the Possibilities for Pedagogical Praxis
Education Thesis (PEd) -- University of Ottawa, 2022.
Agrarian Repair: Agriculture, Race and Accumulation in Contemporary Canada and South Africa
Geography Thesis (PhD) -- University of British Columbia, 2006.
Anguilla Rostrata, Our Teacher: Addressing Anishnabe Epistemicide through Eels
Geography Thesis (PhD) -- York University, 2022.
Astrodigenous
Searchable website is an online portal giving educators access to Indigenous sky-knowledge resources.
Atiqput : Inuit Oral History and Project Naming
Bashkweginiked Gookom [When Grandma Makes Leather]
Colouring book created for Ojibwe language immersion program. Text in Ojibwe with Ojibwe-English glossary.
BC First Peoples 12: Teacher Resource Guide
Between Membership & Belonging: Life Under Section 10 of the Indian Act
Argues that the legislation that allows bands to determine their own criteria for membership has, in some cases, resulted in exclusion of individuals who would belong if kinship laws were applied.
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).
The Canadian Armed Forces’ Eyes, Ears, and Voice in Remote Regions: Selected Writings on the Canadian Rangers
The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer 2021 Report
Total sample for two polls was 2,106 non-Indigenous and 1,1112 Indigenous respondents. Questions were asked about 13 indicators: good understanding of past and present; acknowledgement of government, residential school and ongoing harm, engagement, mutually respectful and nation-to-nation relationships; personal and systemic equality; Indigenous thriving; Indigenous languages; respect for natural world; and apologies.
Castor Resartus: The Beaver Hat in History
Compilation of primary sources, mainly newspaper articles.
Chapter 9: The Métis Rise Up
Focuses on the causes of the Métis Resistances and their implications for the province of Manitoba and Canada as a whole. Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.
Characteristics of Indigenous-owned Businesses
Statistics for number of businesses and owner gender.
Community-led Recovery from the Opioid Crisis through Culturally-based Programs and Community-based Data Governance
Examines the community-based opioid agonist treatment (OAT) program Naandwe Miikan (The Health Path).
The Continuity of Aboriginal Customs and Government Under British Imperial Constitutional Law as Applied in Colonial Canada, 1760-1860
Law Thesis (PhD) -- Oxford University, 1995.
A Critical Reflection: Exposing Whiteness in Child Welfare Practice
Using their own personal experiences as a social worker the author examines how to best provide support for Indigenous clients.
Culturally Competent Stewardship in Non-Indigenous Museums
Archaeology Thesis (MA) -- Simon Fraser University, 2022.
The Decision-Making Process behind Urban Reserve Development
Decolonizing Research
Chapter in Women's Health in Canada : Challenges of Intersectionality, 2nd Edition. To view chapter scroll down to page 165.
Dreaming in Indian : Contemporary Native American Voices
Excerpt from the book briefly highlights Tanya Tagaq Gillis, Martin Sensmeier, Priscella Rose, Kelli Clifton, and Tom Greyeyes.
Effectiveness of Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Among First Nations, Métis and Inuit Populations
Scan of published literature with a focus on cultural and need-based interventions.
English - Seneca Dictionary
Examining the Evidence: Understanding Daily Life in Residential Schools
Uses primary sources of information on the Kamloops, Shubenacadie, Beauval, and Blue Quills residential schools. Suitable for use with students in Grades 5-12.
An Exploration into Indigenous Autism
Brief discussion of the lack of information on autism in the Indigenous population.
An Exploratory Study on How Structural Racism Influences Chronic Disease and Health and Wellness of First Nations in Canada
Health Sciences Thesis (PhD) -- Simon Fraser University, 2022.
A First Look at Shelter Costs for Households Living on Reserve Using New Data from the 2021 Census
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.
The Fur Trade
Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.
Garden of Relatives Coloring Book
Colouring pages based on design that features plants and the animals associated with them.
Global Report: Indigenous Tourism and Cultural Offering Attractiveness in Canada
Reports results of web survey of 1,305 Canadians.
The Health Impacts of Social Distancing among Indigenous People in Ontario During the First Wave of COVID-19: The Health Impacts of Social Distancing
Examines how culture helped shape the experiences of Indigenous populations during the COVID pandemic.
Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire : French-Indigenous Relations And the Rise of the Métis in the Hudson Bay Watershed
Hodinohsyo:nih Star Knowledge
Traditional stories include: The Seven Brothers (Big Dipper); Nya-Gwa-Ih, The Celestial Bear; The Seven Star Dancers; The Seven Brothers of the Star Cluster (Pleiades), Ga-Do-Waas and His Star Belt (Milky Way); and The Man-Eating Wife, the Little Old Woman and the Morning Star.
Haudenosaunee refers to the six nations (Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk), Onayotekaono (Oneida), Onandaga, Guyohkohnyoh (Cayuga), Onondowahgah (Seneca), and Skaruhreh (Tuscarora)) which comprise the Iroquois Confederacy.
L'hôte maladroit: La matière du mythe
“I'll struggle, and I'll fall…I'll have my days, but it's okay”: Indigenous Women Surviving the Sixties Scoop
Looks at Indigenous women reconnecting with their own culture.
Identifying Indigenous Business Owners and Indigenous-Owned Businesses
Based on statistics from the Canadian Employer–Employee Dynamics Database (2018), the Census of Population (2001, 2006, 2016) and the 2011 National Household Survey.
The Impact of Learning about Historical And Current Injustices, Individual Racism, and Systemic Racism on Anti-Indigenous Prejudice
Psychology Thesis (PhD) -- University of Manitoba, 2022.
Indigenous Community Praxis and Programs during COVID-19: Medicine Keeper Wellness & Creative Corner Programs
Examines the response to the COVID pandemic by Canadian Indigenous communities as an example of their continued resilience.
Indigenous Engagement in Health Research in Circumpolar Countries: An Analysis of Existing Ethical Guidelines
Looks at the arctic indigenous communities participation and perspectives on the ethical guidelines regarding research amongst their populations.
Indigenous Ingenuity and the Fur Trade: Lesson Plan
For use with Grades 5-12.
Indigenous Insights: Building Relationships with First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Indigenous Resurgence: Decolonialization and Movements for Environmental Justice
Indigenous Strength: Braiding Culture, Ceremony and Community as a Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Examines the changes to the delivery of Indigenous land based services to urban Indigenous communities during the COVID pandemic.