Toward Confederation Images Collection
Fifty-three images relating to the fur trade.
Fifty-three images relating to the fur trade.
Website designed for Grade 3-6 students looks at the relationship between the Indigenous peoples of the plains and the buffalo.
Lesson involves having students create a story using coloured illustrations from books as inspiration.
Discusses the Mi'kmaq traditional story of the Celestial Bear hunt (Ursa Major).
Cultural Studies (PHD) -- Queen's University, 2022.
2nd ed.
4 Volumes
General information on treaties in Canada.
Focuses on five themes: First Nations peoples' lives before contact, the impact of newcomers' arrival due to the fur trade, the importance of the buffalo, understanding what a treaty is, and the significance of the number four.
Special focus on Mi'kmaw culture and history. Lesson plans for Grades 4-9.
Involves an alien race arriving to inhabit earth and that the only hope for their continued existence is to sign a treaty. Students need to decide what aspects of their lifestyle they want to preserve and include them in the treaty terms. Leaders sign a document written in symbols they don't understand and subsequently legislation is enacted which makes the original inhabitants wards of the state.
Additional material:
"A guide of playful, creative, reflective and engaging activities to encourage Indigenous language learning."
Learning-to-read story in English, Cree, and Cree syllabics.
Reports results of online survey conducted from September 23 to September 25, 2022 with 1512 Canadians, 18 years or older, randomly recruited from Leger's Opinion panel.
Reports results of online survey conducted from June 9-12, 2015, with a sample of 1511 Canadian adults who were members of the Angus Reid Forum. Respondents were asked whether they agreed with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's key recommendations.
Related Material: Survey Questionnaire.
Data from online survey conducted from March 20-27, 2018, with a sample of 2,443 adult Canadians who were members of the Angus Reid Forum.
History Thesis (MA) -- University of Victoria, 2018.
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.
The three books are The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline, Those Who Run in the Sky by Aviaq Johnston, and Will I See? by David Alexander Robertson.
Turtle Island Reads Teacher's Guide: Introduction & Pre-Reading Activity
Playlist for series of eight webinars which focus on Ojibwe, (D)Lakota, Mayan, Navajo, African, Hawaiian, and Arabian astrological systems.
Related material: Ojibwe Sky Star Map; D(L)akota Star Map, Cree Star Map.
Discusses the impact of the COVID pandemic on the two-spirit Indigenous populations in Atlantic Canada and how the response of the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance (W2SA).
Discusses the use of Indigenous educational holistic approaches to improve communication and understand for new teachers in Canada.
Looks at integration of western science with Indigenous approaches and perspectives to better accommodate Indigenous youth struggling in the science classroom.
Statistics from the 2008 First Nations Component of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (FNCIS-2008).
Covers period between 1620 (establishment of first residential school) to 2013 (West Coast National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission). Particular focus on British Columbia.
Related Material: Educator User Guide.
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies Thesis (MA) -- University of Alberta, 2018.
Speakers discuss how the Act has defined the government's and Crown's relationship with First Nations peoples; how it has impeded development of communities; and how fundamental changes are needed to give First Nations' control over governance and the ability to develop mechanisms to improve access to capital.
Duration: 1:09:15.
Discusses the company's history from its origins to the present day and its historical relationship with Indigenous peoples.
Related material: Lesson Plan.
Looks at the use of land as a healing tool to improve the conditions of Indigenous substance abuse and homelessness.
Education Thesis (M.A) -- McGill University, 2014.
Examines how the use of the Indigenous four Rs outside of the scope of research but rather applied to wellness practices that effects the Indigenous population.
Lesson plan based on the article Black and Indigenous found on page 12 in Kayak children's magazine's special issue Black History in Canada. Suitable for Grades 5 to 8.
Looks at the impact of decolonization within the mental health community amongst Canadian Indigenous populations.
Preschool children's storybook about how the snowshoe came to look as it does. Text in Ojibwe and English.
Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Material.
Young adult novel is about Indigenous teenage girl who is caught between the real and virtual worlds. Recommended for Grades 7-12.
Examines the role of ethnobotany in decolonization.
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.
Recommended for Grades K-2. Reflects the Mi'kmaq perspective on humans' relationship with nature.
Examines the experiences of 13 Métis women and the passing down of their knowledge for future generations.
Discusses the importance of First Nations peoples' involvement in the conflict and the consequences for them once the war concluded.
To accompany book about Josephine-ba Mandamim, an Ojibwe Grandmother, and her love for water; she has walked around the Great Lakes to raise awareness of the importance of protecting it for future generations.
Appropriate for use with students aged 6-9 (Grades 1-3). English text with some Ojibwe vocabulary.
Law Thesis (DJS) -- University of Toronto, 2018.
Special themed issue of Canada's History's children's magazine Kayak (September 2018). Suitable for ages 7-12.