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2013-2014 Summary of Research: Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network (UAKN)
2nd Grade Science: Birch Bark Lesson
Includes instructions for making a model canoe and a basket.
4th Grade Science: Wild Rice Lesson
Aboriginal Horizontal Framework
Aboriginal Peoples: Resources Pertaining to First Nations, Inuit and Métis. 2011 Supplement.
Aboriginal Perspectives into the Teaching and Learning of Science Education: Beginning the Conversations in Southern Saskatchewan
Aboriginal Student Transitions Project
Addressing Rangatahi Education: Challenges after COVID-19
Asemaa
Children's book about the importance of sacred tobacco in Ojibwe culture; in Ojibwe and English.
Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.
Athlii Gwaii: The Line at Lyell: Educational Resource
Australian Aboriginal Art and Storytelling: Lesson Plans: Grades 3-5
Authentic First Peoples Resources: K-9
Bagwaji-zhigaagawaanzhing
Children's story about harvesting wild leek or ramps; in Ojibwe and English.
Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.
Barriers to Accommodating Culture in Science Classrooms
Bat Steals the Moon
Retelling of traditional story.
Source: Man in the Moon: Sky Tales from Many Lands collected by Alta Jablow and Carl Withers.
Battle of the Northern Lights
Traditional Sami story.
Source: The Storytelling Star by James Riordan.
Bineshiiyag - Birds
Colouring book with text in Ojibwe and English.
The Birch Bark Canoe: Navigating a New World
Discusses the importance of the Indigenous invention in the development of Canada.
Additional Material: The Birch Bark Canoe: Navigating a New World: 21st Century Curriculum Connections and Video Resource for Manitoba Teachers (Grades 5-9).
Birch Sap/Syrup: Activity and Lesson Plan
Can be adapted for students K-12. There are two activities: harvesting birch sap and making birch syrup.
The Brightwater Environmental and Science Project: Respecting Traditional Ecological Knowledge - The Soul of a Tribal People
Buffalo Past and Present
Uses the Madison Buffalo Jump State Park as a starting point to discuss the buffalo's importance in the economies, cosmologies, social organization, and spiritual life of Indigenous peoples of the plains. Recommended for use with Grade 9-12 students.
The Building of a Canoe
Brief text accompanied by archival photographs. Suitable for use with elementary school students.
Camp Setup = Dechı̨tah ats’et’ı̨ gha seenı ́ots’ı̨ ́ ɂáh
Describes setting up a tent and benefits of spruce matting.
Canoes and Canoe Journeys
Primarily designed for Kindergarten to Grade 5 students enrolled in Chinuk Wawa immersion programs.
What Do I Bail? student booklet in English. What Do I Bail? student booklet in Chinuk Wawa.
The Caribou Feed Our Soul
Book recommended for Grades 3-7.
Case Studies on Actua's National Aboriginal Outreach Program
Chapter One Study Guide: Aboriginal Societies
For use with chapter in the Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada by Daniel Francis, contributing authors Angus Scully and Jill Germain.
Characteristics of Rocks, Their Uses and Local Landforms: A Two-Way Science Learning Unit for Qikiqtani Elementary Students
Topics explored include characteristics of rocks found in Nunavut, how these characteristics determine their uses, how they are classified, what they show about local geological history, and how they are changed by natural processes.
Chíin: Salmon
Science unit also teaches Haida vocabulary. Intended for use with Grades K-1.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Chipmunk Meets Old Witch (At-At-A'Tia)
Children's book retells a traditional story. Suitable for use with Grades K-2.
Related material: Lesson Plan.
Climate on the Edge: [Study Guide]
The Coast Salish: Connecting Art, Environment and Traditions
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Inuit Star Lore Cylinder. Including Inuit Star Lore by Ole Knudsen
Although designed for use with the SKYLAB cylinder, can be modified for use without it.
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Maya Skies Cylinder, Including The World of the Maya by Eileen M. Starr
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, can be adapted for use without it.
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Native American Mythology Cylinder. Including Stories of the Early Americans by Gary D. Kratzer; Background Information on the Navajo by Gloria D. Rall; More Native American Star Legends by Doris Forror
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, contains script which can be adapted for use without it.
Community-Based Learning Opportunities for Aboriginals, Winner 2005: The Sunchild E-Learning Community Model
Computer Databases and Aboriginal Knowledge
Connecting on Country: Closing the Digital Divide for First Nations Students in the Age of COVID-19
The Country of Wolves: Intermediate Graphic Novel Study
COVID-19: The Impact of Limited Internet Access and Issues Social Distancing for Native Students
Coyote in Love: The Story of Crater Lake: Illustrated & Retold by Mindy Dwyer: Teacher Resource
Story about how Coyote's love for a star resulted in the formation of a lake in Oregon.
Coyote Places the Stars [by] Harriet Peck Taylor
Designed to accompany retelling of traditional Wasco story about how stars came to be arranged in the shapes of animals. Recommended for use with Grade 3 students.
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Crude Sacrifice: Pedagogical Guide
E.B2: Water, First Nations Cultures, Statistics: Grade 9 Mathematics
Teacher-created lesson plan developed in conjunction with the McDowell Foundation project Culture-Based School Mathematics for Reconciliation and Professional Development.
The Elders Are Watching
Teacher resource for book about respect for the environment
An Explorer's Guide to Treaties in Manitoba: An Exercise in Mapping Skills
Activities teach about types of maps, using a map grid, absolute and relative location, latitude and longitude, reading a key, determining directions, etc. Maps appear at end of document.
Exploring Motion-Related Technology Through a First Nations' Game: A Lesson to Support Science 10
Lesson from the unit in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide entitled Physical Science: Motion in Our World (MW), which can be used as an introduction to the concept of motion. The lesson uses a First Nations’ game, snow snakes, to illustrate motion.
Exploring the Great Bear Sea: Elementary Grades 4 - 7 Resource
Designed for use with the film The Great Bear Sea: Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future.