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[Anishinabee Colouring Sheets]
Six pages are images from Sacred Feminine and IKWE colouring books.
Ava and the Little Folk: Traditional Story Study
Geared toward Grades 6 to 8. Tells the story of an Inuit orphan who, abandoned by his village, ends up living with a group of magical dwarfs.
Balancing History
Created to be used with the article Warp, Weft, Weave: Joining Generations published in vol. 53, Issue, 3, 2020 of British Columbia History magazine. Designed for students in Grades 8 to 12.
Books about, or Featuring, American Indians That Are Not Recommended
Annotated list gives reasons why material is considered inappropriate.
Bowwow Powwow
Lesson plan for book written by Brenda J. Child and illustrated by Jonathan Thunder. Designed for Pre-K to Grade 2.
Camp Setup = Dechı̨tah ats’et’ı̨ gha seenı ́ots’ı̨ ́ ɂáh
Describes setting up a tent and benefits of spruce matting.
Colouring Book
Teaches children the alphabet using images and brief explanations about how they relate to Metis culture. Words are in English and Southern Michif.
Dene Laws = Mek’éé Dene Ts’ı̨lı
Elders' brief descriptions of nine rules to live by.
[Exploring the Languages of Métis]
Designed for Grade 4.
FNESC/FNSA Teacher Resource Guides Units, Lessons, and Activities for Blended or Remote Learning Contexts
Handbook on Approaches to Teaching about Treaty Education Grades 3-5
In Our Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K-3 Classroom
Indian Shoes Readers Theater: "Don't Forget the Pants!"
Script adapted from one of the short stories in Indian Shoes. Through students reading parts in script activity is meant to develop reading fluency.
Indigenous Peoples' Day Lesson Plan: Remote Learning
Involves students researching leaders Nicolle Gonzalez, Roxanne White, Madonna Thunderhawk, and Auntie Pua Case and their work using ancestral knowledge to protect the sacred.
Learning Resources Evaluation Guidelines
Includes information on the process, guiding principles, general and specific criteria, types of learning resources, oral literature and terminology.
Lesson Focus: B.C.’s First Peoples. How has the Potlatch in Coastal BC changed or stayed the same over time?
Recommended for Grade 3 Social Studies.
Lesson: The 13 Moons
Math First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide: Elementary and Secondary
[Métis Community & Kinship]
Designed for Grades 4-9.
[The Métis Sash]: Lesson Plan
For use with Grades 4-9.
[Métis Scrip]: Lesson Plan
Designed for Grades 4-9.
[Métis Scrip]: Lesson Plan
Designed for Grades 10-12.
Mi'kmaq Creation Story
[Michif Language Lesson: Cultural Items]
Designed for Grade 4.
Missing Nimâmâ: Guide for Secondary Classroom Use
Moose Hide = Golǫdhéh
Describes the process of preparing and curing moose hide.
My Seasonal Round: An Integrated Unit for Elementary Social Studies and Science
Seasonal round refers to First Nations groups' cycle of moving from one resource-gathering area to another throughout the year. This resource looks patterns in four geographic regions in British Columbia and explores topics such habitat, natural resources, and stability and change. Revised version.
Related material: Blackline masters.
A Night at Hideaway Cove: Lesson Plan
Book about the nighttime activities of animals on the Pacific Northwest coast. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade Four.
On the Shoulders of a Giant: Traditional Story Study
Geared toward Grades 3 and 4. Humorous story of Inukpak, a giant who adopts an Inuit hunter because he thinks he is a child.
[Oral History Lesson Plan]
Created for Grade 4.
Our Relationship with the Stars and How We Came To Be
Lesson plans suitable for Grades 4 to 6.
Our Smallest Warriors, Our Strongest Medicine: Overcoming COVID-19
Storybook designed to be read by caregivers, parents, and teachers to children affected by the pandemic.
Plant Wisdom = Dechı̨tah t’ahsı́ı nezheh met’áhodéɂá
Describes uses of moss and the soapberry bush.
Reading Sheet: Coyote Places the Stars
Retelling of traditional story.
Road Allowance Era
Excerpt from graphic novel focuses on the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
"Uncorrected Advance Reading Copy."
Salmon Homecoming Alliance: Student Activity
Created for the Salmon Homecoming event held annually on the Seattle waterfront.
Salmon Homecoming: An Activity Book for Kids
Includes information on the salmon and preservation of its ecosystem and activities such as game, crossword, word scramble, and dot-to-dot.
Spirit Bear and Children Make History: Based on a True Story
Young children's about the long fight for equal funding for First Nations' education before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
Spruce Tree = Ts’u
Brief description of some of the uses of the tree.
The Star People
Teacher resource for The Star People: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson. Target age is Kindergarten to Grade 3.
Tah'lum Indigenous Artist Collective Colouring Book: Volume 1: Michif and Lekwungen
Traditional Alaska Transition Skills: Iñupiaq Sewing Skills
Designed to give teens and young adults with disabilities an improved quality of life, connection to culture and increased work related skills.
Traditional Inuit Myths and Legends
Annotated list of publisher's titles.
Tribes Confront Painful Legacy Of Indian Boarding Schools
Lesson plan uses text of newspaper article by Marsha King, originally published in the Seattle Times February 3, 2008.
The Water Walker Written and Illustrated by Joanne Robertson: Teacher Guide
To accompany book about Josephine-ba Mandamim, an Ojibwe Grandmother, and her love for water; she has walked around the Great Lakes to raise awareness of the importance of protecting it for future generations.
Appropriate for use with students aged 6-9 (Grades 1-3). English text with some Ojibwe vocabulary.