Kinscapes, Counter Histories, and Nineteenth-Century Tintypes
Examines a photograph of a North-West Mounted Police officer to discuss how Kinscape can be used to discover more interpretive possibilities within the history of the prairies.
Examines a photograph of a North-West Mounted Police officer to discuss how Kinscape can be used to discover more interpretive possibilities within the history of the prairies.
Geared toward Grades 4 to 6.
Pre-reading activities, discussion questions, learning activities, and extension activities for Grades 4 to 6.
Primary source is 2016 Canadian Census, with supplemental information from the Labour Force Survey.
Provides guidance for short- and long-term planning based on current labour market analysis.
Examines grammatical structures in the evolution of the Inuttut language coinciding with past tool inventions.
Focus on Mi'kmaw culture and Nova Scotia, but lessons could be adapted to other contexts. Lesson plans for all levels as well individual grades.
Examines the combining of adventure, culture and, land as tools for healing Indigenous trauma across the world.
For use with article Last Battle of Seven Oaks, written by Heather Wright and illustrated by Celia Krampien found on p. 30 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" of Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades 2-6.
Hoy was a photographer who worked in Quesnel, British Columbia at the start of the twentieth century, when the Fraser River and Cariboo Gold Rushes were taking place, resulting in different cultural groups coming together in one location. Many of his portraits were of Indigenous people living in the area. Designed to complement the online exhibition Through the Lens of C.D. Hoy: How a Chinese Canadian Photographer Memorialized a Community.
Reviews the use of traditional health interventions amongst Indigenous populations.
Focuses on Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Discusses possible changes to the legal system through Indigenous pedagogies.
Examines Dene oral stories to discuss the impact of Thanadelthur to her community and the fur trade.