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American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving
Resource for suitable for grades 4-8 presents three themes (environment, community, encounters) central to understanding both Native Americans and the deeper meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Ancient Villages & Totem Poles of the Nisga'a
Anthology of Traditional Tobacco Stories
Background Information: First Nations of British Columbia
Behind the Buckskin Curtain: Aboriginal Youth Participation in Spiritual Ceremonies Combined With Drama Activities
Building Relationships Through Reciprocal Student Exchanges
Campfire Stories with George Catlin: an Encounter of Two Cultures
Confederation Debates, 1865-1949: Intermediate/Senior Mini Unit: Saskatchewan Provincial Edition
After reading background information, brief biographies and primary materials, students engage in a debate between the pro- and anti-Confederation factions. This edition is aligned with the Saskatchewan provincial curriculum for History 30: Canadian Studies, Native Studies 10, and Native Studies 30.
Connecting Traditions: Secsepemc Pre-contact Village Life [Summer Map]
Developing a Navajo Educational Media Guide: A Community Perspective
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Nevada, 2007.
The Feast System
Brief descriptions of the potlatch, first salmon ceremony and first root festival.
Grade 2: Celebrations of Giving Thanks and Acknowledgement
The Great Winter Dance
Primarily the story Lake Tribe's Song of Today. Suitable for use with elementary school students.
Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth: A Study Guide
A Healthy Journey: Indigenous Teachings That Direct Culturally Responsive Curricula in Physical Education
High School Literature: Book 3
Indian Record (Vol. XXVI, No. 2, March - April, 1963)
An Indian’s Description of the Making of a Buffalo Pound
Indians of Washington State
Indigenous Well-Being in Schools: Web-Based Resource Guide
An Investigation of the Role of Legends and Storytelling in Early Childhood Practices in a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) Early Childhood Facility
Kinoomawaaying g'E'kinoomaagenig Kinoomawaaying gdo Kinoomaagnag Anishnaabe Ganawaamdamig = Educating Our Educators, Educating our Students: An Aboriginal Focus: A Guide for Staff
The Kwakwaka'wakw: A Study of a North Pacific Coast People and the Potlatch
Land and Water Based Education
Focus on Mi'kmaw culture and Nova Scotia, but lessons could be adapted to other contexts. Lesson plans for all levels as well individual grades.
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.
Living Tradition: The Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch on the Northwest Coast
Mestizaje and Globalization: Transformations of Identity and Power
Mi'kmaq Family (Migmaoei Otjiosog): [Study Guide]
Native American Dolls
Lesson plan for elementary school students which looks at Native American dolls, how they are made and the cultures they represent.
Native Life
Native Peoples of North America
Navajo Philosophy and Its Application in Education
Niitsitapiisini: Our Way of Life: The Story of the Blackfoot People
Operation Water Spirit
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Potlatch 67-67: Then and Now
Catalogue for exhibition held to mark the 67th anniversary of the lifting of the Potlatch ban.
Related material: Lesson Plan.
Potlatch: Then & Now
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S'abadeb-- The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists: Seattle Art Museum Educator Resource Guide, Grades 3-12.
A Sacred Journey: A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Aboriginal Students
Sagamok Anishnawbek: The Decision Makers and Varying Conceptions of Cultural Inclusion at Beedaban School
[Saskatoon Public Schools -Treaty Education Resources]: Grade Two
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.
Secret of the Dance Story by Andrea Spalding and Alfred Scow, illustrations by Darlene Gait
Story about a nine-year-old Kwakwaka'wakw boy who witnesses a Potlatch Ceremony in 1935. Book suitable for Grades 2 to 6.