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Annotated list of Cree language books suitable for use in the classroom.
Annotated list of Cree language books suitable for use in the classroom.
Ojibwe language story book about winter follows Nigig (Otter) and Waagosh (Fox) as they try to go spear fishing on the frozen lake. Along the way they meet friends and learn about making snowshoes, the snow snake game, cooperation, sharing and being grateful. Teacher Parent Edition includes translation, breakdown of nouns and verbs used in the story and answers to questions found in the activity book.
Ojibwe language story book about autumn follows the adventures of Nigig (Otter) and Ininishib (Duck) as they go to harvest wild rice. Along the way they learn about lacrosse, hibernation and migration from bear and snapping turtle. Teacher Parent Edition includes translation, breakdown of nouns and verbs used in the story and answers to questions found in the activity book.
Ojibwe language story book about summer follows the adventures of Nigig (Otter) and Mikinaak (Snapping Turtle) as they harvest birch bark, meet bear picking blueberries and whitetail deer working in his garden. The animals discuss how to feed themselves over winter. Parent Teacher Edition contains translation, breakdown of nouns and verbs used in the story and answers to questions found in the activity book.
Ojibwe language story book about spring follows the adventures of Nigig (Otter) and Makwa (Bear) as they try to harvest maple sugar. Along the way they meet up with other animals who teach them about boiling syrup, making tools, cooperation, and sharing. Parent Teacher Edition contains translation, breakdown of nouns and verbs used in the story and answers to questions found in the activity book.
Book about the nighttime activities of animals on the Pacific Northwest coast. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade Four.
Primary reading level storybook.
Annotated list of books written in or about the North Slavey which are suitable for use in the classroom.
Designed to introduce younger readers to Ojibwe history, culture and exercising rights and resource management.
5th edition
Geared toward Grades 3 and 4. Humorous story of Inukpak, a giant who adopts an Inuit hunter because he thinks he is a child.
Uses traditional stories about the Salmon people as a starting point to talk about environmental health and caretaking.
"A Salmon Homecoming Production."
Children's book retells a traditional story about the robin; in Ojibwe and English.
Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.
Retelling of a traditional Inuit story. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
Looks at the central role of corn in the cultures of the Hopi, Pawnee and Seneca peoples.
Storybook designed to be read by caregivers, parents, and teachers to children affected by the pandemic.
Interviews conducted with Alan Syliboy, Albert Marshall, Michelle Marshall-Johnson, Catherine Anne Martin, Morgan Toney, Gerald Gloade, and Michelle Syliboy.
Story about an Inuit girl who disobeys her mother, goes fishing on the sea ice and is kidnapped by Qallupilluit. Recommended for Preschool to Grade 2.
Target audience Grades three to six in the subject areas of First Nations, English, and Fine Arts. Accompanies animated film of same name.
Lesson plan for picture book told from the point of view of Indigenous animals which uses the story of rabbits invading Australia as an allegory for European colonization and the environmental and cultural destruction that accompanied it. Book suitable for ages 12 to 17.
Intended for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
Children's story retells the Skokomish traditional story. Suitable for use with Grades K-3.
Related Material: Lesson Plan.
Northwest Coast traditional story. For use with primary school students.
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