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Aboriginal Perspectives General Lesson for the Web Site
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from five documentaries: The Caribou Hunters, Kanata : Legacy of the Children of Aataentsic, You Are on Indian Land, Riel Country and Circle of the Sun.
Aboriginal Perspectives Unit Guide for the Theme Sovereignty and Resistance
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from four documentaries: You Are on Indian Land, Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, Our Nationhood, and Dancing Around the Table, Part 1.
American Indian Mascots: Hype, Insult, or Ignorance
American Indians: The Image of the Indian
Discusses historical representations of Indigenous peoples such as the noble and ignoble savage, the assumptions underpinning these concepts, and debates among historians about stereotypes and makes suggestions for guiding classroom discussions.
Books about, or Featuring, American Indians That Are Not Recommended
Annotated list gives reasons why material is considered inappropriate.
Books to Avoid
Celebrate Diversity, Strengthen Community
Introduction to biases and stereotypes about Indigenous and other groups.
Changemakers Lesson Plans: Remote Learning
Lesson plans focus on Native Americans who are fighting invisibility and creating change through their work, contributions from the past, and current actions which will impact the future.
A Coyote Columbus Story: Written by Thomas King, Illustrated by William Kent [M]onkman
Teacher's resource for the children's adaptation of humorous story which retells the story of Christopher Columbus from an Indigenous point of view.
Suitable for Grades K to 3.
Evaluating American Indian Materials and Resources for the Classroom
Evaluating American Indian Textbooks & Other Materials for the Classroom
Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian: A Study Guide for Grades 5-8
The Grizzlies: Based on a True Story: Study Guide
For use with the movie.
Historical Inaccuracy in Movies: Pocahontas and Peter Pan
Lesson plan for Grades 7-8 Social Studies.
Idle No More: A Protest for Aboriginal Rights
Teacher resource guide.
Indian Horse Study Guide
Indian Residential Schools & Reconciliation: Teacher Resource Guide 11/12: Book 1
Indigenous Voices Digital Study Guide
Focuses on Indigenous vs. non-Indigenous representations of Indigenous peoples and their stories in film.
Additional material:
Jim Thorpe: The World's Greatest Athlete: Study Guide
A Journey towards Reconciliation: A Shared History
Noble Savage: Depictions of Native Americans throughout U.S. History
Unit involves students reading and evaluating images by Theodor DeBry, Simon van de Passes, Mathaeus Merian, D.F. Blanchard, George Catlin, John Gast, and Walter Ufer and contemporary photographs.
[North American Indians: A Collection of Bibliographies, Resource Lists, Questions and Answers, and Other Leaflets]
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Oyate Resource List
Peer Perspectives: Expressions of Aboriginal Youth - Resource Guide
Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian: Education Resource
Revised Criteria from How to Tell the Difference
Adapted from Oyate.org's book How to Tell the Difference: A Guide for Evaluating Children's Books for Anti-Indian Bias by Beverly Slapin, Doris Seale, and Rosemary Gonzales.
Russel on Indians: Grade Level: 7-12
Lesson plan involves students learning about stereotypes and deciding whether paintings by Charles M. Russell reinforced those stereotypes.
Screening Indigenous Australia: An Overview of Aboriginal Representation on Film
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.
Selective Bibliography and Guide for "I" is Not for Indian: The Portrayal of Native Americans in Books for Young People
Some Guidelines for Evaluating Media Portrayals of Indians
Spirit Bear's Guide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action
Stereotypes in Numbers: Investigating and Graphing the Representations of First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples in School Library Materials [Lesson One]
Lesson plan for data management component of Grade 6 math curriculum.
Teacher's Guide: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian: Reel Injun
Teacher's Resource Guide: North American Indians
Teaching About American Indians, Stereotypes and Contributions: A Resource Packet for Kentucky Teachers
Thanksgiving ... A Resource Guide: An Indian Education Curriculum Unit
Discusses some of the myths and stereotypes associated with Thanksgiving and contrasts them to the factual version of what took place when the pilgrims landed in the United States.
Tismshain Involvement in the Forest Sector
The Tunguska Project: Educational Resource
The Use of Media in Exploring Afro Indigenous Ancestry
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.
Wapos Bay: Lights, Camera, Action: Study Guide
Western Perspectives
Discusses representations of Indigenous peoples in early 20th century art.
Women's Roles in the Mi'kmaq Community Long Ago
Lessons for social studies, language arts, math, and visual arts classes. Suggested audience is Grade 5.