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Resources for Teaching Aboriginal Languages: An Annotated Bibliography
Setting the Table: Traditional First Nations Foods Lesson Plans K-8: Foundational Knowledge
Lesson Plans: Food Is a Gift suitable for K-2; Gifts of the Season suitable for Grades 3-5; Gifts of the People suitable for Grades 6-8.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Aborginal Moccasins
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Dreamcatcher
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Drumming Traditional Knowledge
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Eagle Feathers
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Learning about the Sundance
Sharing the Seven Sacred Teachings through Puppetry
Short Film Study 110: Journey of the Healer
Short Film Study: 120-130: Journey of the Healer
Social Studies Education: First Nations, Métis & Inuit Content & Perspectives Integration
Sorting, Peers, and Achievement of Aboriginal Students in British Columbia
Spirit Bear's Guide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action
Spirit Doctors
Spy Mission: The Trouble at Red River
Role playing game which involves John A. Macdonald asking students to become spies and send information back to the government. Suitable for Grades 5-11.
Standing Strong Task Force Report & Recommendations: Acknowledging the Past, Learning form the Present, Looking to the Future
State of Equity in Education Report
Examines progress on the Calls to Action published in the previous year's report and results of survey of Winnipeg school divisions and faculties of education in Manitoba with respect to school trustee representation, number of Indigenous teachers, employment equity policies, staff profile, student profile, and student enrollment in Bachelor of Education programs.
Related Material:
Staying in School: Engaging Aboriginal Students
Stolen Words Written by Melanie Florence and Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard: Teaching Guide
Story about a little Cree girl who helps her grandfather learn his language after he tells her about his experience of residential school, separation from his family and culture and loss of language.
Suitable for use with students aged 6-9 (Grades 1-4). Text in English with some Cree vocabulary.
Strengthening Aboriginal Success: Moving Toward Learn Canada 2020: Summary Report
Student Activities: Choosing Life: Bobby's Story
A Study of Aboriginal Teachers' Professional Knowledge and Experience in Canadian Schools
Teacher Resource Guide: English 10 and 11 First Peoples
Teacher Resource Guide for Grades 9-12: Learn About Community & Land Stewardship through the Art of Pitseolak Ashoona
Pitseolak Ashoona is a renowned Inuk artist from Nunavut.
Designed to complement the book Pitseolak Ashoona: Life and Work.
Teacher Resource Guide for Grades 9-12: Learn about Land & Indigenous Worldviews through the Art of Norval Morrisseau
Includes biography, discussion of artist's style and techniques learning activities, and image file. Designed to complement Norval Morrisseau: Life and Work by Carmen Robertson.
Teacher's Guide: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
A Teacher's Guide for Indian Shoes: A Novel by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Sample lesson focuses on one chapter in book which follows the adventures of grandfather and his grandson. Recommended grades 2-3.
Teaching Indigenous Studies: Resource Guide
Teaching Tuberculosis: A Resource Guide for Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Youth
Teachings of the Seven Sacred / Seven Grandfathers: Basic Level Teachings Unit 1: Student Manual
Teachings of the Seven Sacred / Seven Grandfathers: Basic Level Teachings Unit 1: Teacher's Manual
A series of lesson plans for each of the teachings: respect, wisdom, love, bravery, humility, honesty and truth. Related material: Student Manual.
Thirteen Moons Curriculum: Ojibway, Cree, Mohawk: Practitioner Guide LBS Levels 2 and 3
A Time for Significant Leadership: A Strategy for Implementing First Nations and Métis Education Goals. Implementation Guide Draft
Toitū te Reo: Evaluation of Tāiki E!, Haumi E!, Toi te Kupu and Eke Panuku
Towards the Financial Accessibility of Lifelong Learning: A First Nations Perspective: Paper Presented to the Advisory Committee on Financial Accessibility of Education (ACFAE)
Traditional Harvesting Number 1: Wild Rose
Lesson plan for Grades 1-4 involves learning about growing and harvesting plants and their names in Michif.
Additional resources: Plant Harvesting Image Cards; Michif Terms Teacher Card.
Traditional Harvesting Number 2: Wild Rose
Lesson plan for Grades 4-7 goals include recognizing the importance of harvesting, and identifying and describing the uses of several plants using Michif and English terms.
Traditional Plants
Photographs of 20 plants accompanied by a brief description of their medicinal uses.
Traditions and Science: Teacher Manual
Although created for the Old Crow Experiential Educational Project, some activities can be adapted for other contexts. Lessons are grouped by Grades 7-9, Grades 4-6, and Grades 1-3.
The Treaties and the Treaty Relationship: Celebrating 10 Years: Teacher's Guide
Set of 19 Kindergarten to Grade 12 lesson plans which focus on Manitoba.
Treaty Essential Learnings: Survey 2010 Analysis
Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos: Educational Resource
Wáhta Teachings
Educational resource about the sugar maple combines traditional Indigenous Knowledge and plant science.
Related Material: Ziizibaakwadgummig: The Sugar Bush.
Walking in Two Worlds: The Role of Drama in Creating Cross-Cultural Understanding and Student Engagement in School
Walking on the Lands of Our Ancestors
Discusses case study of traditional education and experiential learning in the Social Studies classroom. Activities would be suitable for Grades 9/10 and 11/12.
Waseteg: A Short Animated Film by Phyllis Grant: Teaching Guide
Watching the Skies: An Overview of Indigenous Astronomy Curricula for Canadian K-12 Teachers
After review of existing literature authors conducted systematic survey of electronic curricular resources pertinent to the Ontario context and readily available to educators. Google, YouTube and university databases were searched. Eighty-two sources were identified, 60% of which were by an Indigenous author/partner/illustrator.