Teacher Guide for A Gial Called ECHO: Learning about the History and Culture of the Métis Nation in Grades 6–8
Excerpt contains overview about teaching Indigenous topics, and lesson one on Métis culture.
Excerpt contains overview about teaching Indigenous topics, and lesson one on Métis culture.
Focuses on three research questions: which type of organization should supply services? what links or partnerships could be constructed between organizations in order to increase overall capacity and effectiveness? and what part could Friendship Centres play? Chapter from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Humorous short story from One Good Story, That One by Thomas King.
Discusses the process of developing a system of gathering statistics for and about the Maori. Objectives were to ensure information was relevant, enhance knowledge and use of statistics at community level, and improve statistical capabilities in community organizations. Chapter fourteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Focuses on the central role caribou have played in the lives of the Dene and Inuit people.
Chapter from People and Caribou in the Northwest Territories edited by Ed Hall.
Discusses intersection of social issues, colonization, and trafficking paradigm in the context of Aboriginal women. Chapter ten from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Emphasizes two points: differential rates between communities and what should be done to address problem. Chapter five from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Traces trends in Nunavut, Nunavik, Alaska, Greenland and the Circumpolar region, and discusses possible explanations for increases in the suicide rate.
Chapter three from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Peter Erasmus acted as an interpreter for the Cree during negotiations for Treaty Six held at Fort Carlton and Fort Pitt.
Recommended for Grade 10 Social Studies.
Chapter 8 from Flashback Canada by J. Bradley Cruxton and W. Doug Wilson.
Can be used in conjunction with Spy Mission: The Trouble at Red River.