Resource Database
Resources for Métis Researchers
Respecting Tobacco: Traditional vs. Commercial Use
Educational animated short (8:26 min.).
Reviews
The Road to ANCSA: The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Grade 6
S. 705: In the Senate of the United States
S'abadeb-- The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists: Seattle Art Museum Educator Resource Guide, Grades 3-12.
A Sacred Journey: A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Aboriginal Students
Sacred Water Sites and Indigenous Healers in Southern Africa: The Need to Protect Knowledge, Nature and Resource Rights
sâkîyıso: Understanding and Building Health Relationships: A First Nations Violence Prevention Teacher Guide
Uses Cree/Nêhiyaw cultural teachings to support development of healthy relationships with peers, dating partners, family and community. Designed for Grade 9 students.
Saskatchewan History - The First Peoples: Plains First Nations
[Saskatoon Public Schools -Treaty Education Resources]: Grade Two
Second Stories Discussion Guide
Three short features are discussed: Honour Thy Father by Gerald Auger; It Had To Be Done by Tessa Desnomie; and Deb-we-win Ge-kend-am-aan, Our Place in the Circle by Lorne Olson.
Secret of the Dance Story by Andrea Spalding and Alfred Scow, illustrations by Darlene Gait
Story about a nine-year-old Kwakwaka'wakw boy who witnesses a Potlatch Ceremony in 1935. Book suitable for Grades 2 to 6.
Secwepemc-kuc: We are the Secwepemc
Seeing the Skies through Navajo Eyes: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Astronomy
Designed as a resource for planetariums, for middle school teachers, and a book that families can read together.
Selected Bibliography of American Indian Studies Resources for Students in Grades K-6
Setting the Table: Traditional First Nations Foods Lesson Plans K-8: Foundational Knowledge
Lesson Plans: Food Is a Gift suitable for K-2; Gifts of the Season suitable for Grades 3-5; Gifts of the People suitable for Grades 6-8.
Shadow of the Salmon: Respect the Salmon, Respect Yourself : A Resource Guide for Eighth Grade Teachers
A Shared Heritage with Anishinaabe / Ojibway
Topics include seven traditional teachings, explanation of the clan system, and the Wendigo story.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Dreamcatcher
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Eagle Feathers
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Learning about the Sundance
Sharing the Seven Sacred Teachings through Puppetry
Short Film Study 110: Journey of the Healer
Short Film Study: 120-130: Journey of the Healer
Since Time Immemorial: A Treaty Resource Guide for Kindergarten
The Skirt Project: Connecting Gender, Religion, and Colonialism
Smudging Protocol and Guidelines for School Divisions
So You Should Know: Chi Ki Ken Da Mun
Social Studies 7: Chapter 1: Aboriginal Societies [Notes]
Focuses on the Mi'maq, Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinabe nations. Answer key.
For use with chapter from textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.
Social Studies Grade 5: Canada: The Peoples and Stories of This Land: A Curriculum and Guide to Implementation
Nine modules: Origins and Connections to the Land; Pre-Contact Cultures; Early European Exploration and Colonization; Nouvelle-France and Cultural Integration; French-English Rivalry; Refugees, Warriors and Reformers; Negotiating Confederation; Furs, Farms and the Métis; and Treaties, War, and the Changing West.
Integrates Dene, Inuvialuit and Inuinnait perspectives on history.
"Territorial Pilot 2011-2012".
Spirit Doctors
Spirit of the Trees: A Six-Part Educational DVD Series Exploring the Link between Trees and Forests and Native American Cultures
Films feature 40 Indigenous tribes and nations and give insights into spiritual practices, foods and medicines, art and music, shelter and land management associated with the natural environment.
Related Material: Videos.
SSHRC/CURA Resources (North American)
Stolen Lands, Broken Promises: Researching the Indian Land Question in British Columbia
Stories of Our Origins: Teacher's Guide
Grade Four Social Studies curriculum focuses on the stories of Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Territories.
Accompanying Material: Student Activity Book.
A Story Before Time Created and Produced by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, Artistic Director, Santee Smith
Student Activities: Choosing Life: Bobby's Story
Study Guide: The Living Stone
Study Guide: Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole and Totem: Return and Renewal
The Sun Dagger: Teaching Guide
Talking Together: A Discussion Guide for Walking Together
Teacher Resource Guide for Grades 9-12: Learn about Land & Indigenous Worldviews through the Art of Norval Morrisseau
Includes biography, discussion of artist's style and techniques learning activities, and image file. Designed to complement Norval Morrisseau: Life and Work by Carmen Robertson.
Teacher's Guide: From Time Immemorial: The First Peoples of the Pacific Northwest
"Now contains an expanded unit on treaty making and self government in British Columbia".
Social Studies Grades 4-8.
Teacher's Guide: In the Light of Reverence
For use with documentary of the same title which explores clashes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people over three sacred sites and the use of land for recreational and commercial enterprises. They are: the Lakota and Devil's Tower; the Hopi and the Colorado Plateau; and the Wintu and Mt. Shasta.
Recommended for Grade Seven to adult audiences.
Teachers' Guide to P’ésk’a and the First Salmon Ceremony Written and Illustrated by Scot Ritchie
Story has a reading age of 4 to 7.
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
Teacher's guide for Grades 7-12.