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Author/Creator
[Jamie Donatuto
Diana Rohlman
Larry Campbell
Joyce Lecompte-Mastenbrook
Myk Heidt ... [et al.]]
Description
Teacher resource for educating students about environmental health through the lens of the Coast Salish lunar calendar. Activities follow the foods, resources, traditions, and practices associated with each of the seasonal changes.
1981 Elders' Conference 1/4
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ernest Tootoosis
Mani Boyd
Johnson Wanepee
Barney Dog
Jim Dumont
Ron Wakegijig
Dan Pine
Indian History Film Project
Description
A conference discussing Indian and Christian creation myths, reflections on education and religion, comparison of Indian and non-Indian values, and the loss of traditional values and beliefs and the movement to recover them.
2013 Nunavut Economic Outlook: Nunavut's Next Challenge: Turning Growth into Prosperity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Economic Forum
Description
Measures the progress towards a better and sustainable quality of life and evaluates the Nunavut Economic Development strategy.
Alex Cywink Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Max Ireland
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.
Allan Quandt Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Allan Quandt
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Allan Quandt discusses general problems of implementing programs in the north.
Antoine Lonesinger 5 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Lonesinger
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a biographical account of Antoine Lonesinger's life that includes stories about farming, trapping, house construction and the making of charcoal and lime. He also tells of the murder of an Indian Agent at the hands of a Blackfoot named Owl Eyes.
Antoine Lonesinger 6 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Lonesinger
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview with Mr Lonesinger who tells stories of Indian agents both good and bad. He also tells of the Battle of the Cut Knife Hill and the banning of the Sundance.
Bibliography of ‘Arctic Social Science’ Theses and Dissertations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Description
Over 1,100 annotated citations covering all aspects Arctic life. Current as of 2007.
Birch Sap/Syrup: Activity and Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mike Mitchell
Description
Can be adapted for students K-12. There are two activities: harvesting birch sap and making birch syrup.
Chapter One Study Guide: Aboriginal Societies
Alternate Title
Chapter 1: Aboriginal Societies: Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Tavis Newman]
Description
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.
Charlie Chief 2 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charlie Chief
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview that describes some boyhood memories. The interviewee also describes two dances, the Give Away and Wolf Feast ceremonies.
Chief Martin Morigeau Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Martin (Chief) Morigeau
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Chief Martin Morigeau where he gives general reminiscences of his life, including an amusing prank that he played on a preacher.
Chíin: Salmon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jordan Lachler
Cherilyn Holter
Linda Schrack
Julie Folta
Description
Science unit also teaches Haida vocabulary. Intended for use with Grades K-1.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Connecting Traditions: Secsepemc Pre-contact Village Life [Summer Map]
Alternate Title
[Connecting Traditions: Explore Secwepemc Pre-Contact Life]
[Secwepemc-Kuc: Let the Journey Begin]
[Secwepemc-kuc: We are the Secwepemc]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[First Nations Education Council
School District 73?]
Description
Mouse over images to link to: household life (includes clothing, cooking, preserving food, etc.), village information (homes), resource gathering, spirituality (includes ceremonies, medicine man), stages of life and transportation.
Connecting Traditions: Secsepemc Pre-contact Village Life [Winter Map]
Alternate Title
[Connecting Traditions: Explore Secwepemc Pre-Contact Life]
[Secwepemc-Kuc: Let the Journey Begin]
[Secwepemc-kuc: We are the Secwepemc]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[First Nations Education Council
School District 73?]
Description
Mouse over images to link to: household life (includes clothing, cooking, preserving food, etc.), village information (homes), resource gathering, society (includes role of elders and chiefs, governance, naming), gatherings (includes dancing and singing, trade), stages of life, and games.
Cora Sanderson Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Cora Sanderson
Janet R. Fietz
Archdeacon J.E. McKay
Indian History Film Project
Description
Cora Sanderson and Archdeacon J.E. McKay tell of their lives in the bush and in La Ronge.
Don Nielson Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don Nielson
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Don Nielson was one of the original organizers of the Metis Association of Saskatchewan in 1964. He talks about the differences between Metis groups in the north and south and Norris's fight against government funding.
Elderly Ladies Workshop 3
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Dan Pelletier
Harold (Mrs.) Roberts
Harold Roberts
Smith Atimoyoo
Indian History Film Project
Description
Elders, men and women, reminisce on their early lives involving hard work and strict discipline and voice regrets that the young people of today are not given enough guidance.
Eliza Kneller Interview #2A
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jamie Lee
Eliza Kneller
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Eliza Kneller where she describes the smallpox epidemic following World War I. She gives a description of basket making, an account of life in a Catholic school in Chicago and an account of New Year's celebrations amongst children.
Elsie Gattie Interview #2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Elsie Gattie
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that gives an account of an earthquake in 1933.
Eva Owl Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eva Owl
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a lengthy discourse on Indian medicines. She also gives a description of basket making and an account of being lost in the woods.
Evelyn Victoria Windsor Interview #3
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Evelyn Victoria Windsor
David Stevenson
Indian History Film Project
Description
General reminiscences of her life and work.
Exploring and Revitalizing Indigenous Food Networks in Saskatchewan, Canada, as a Way to Improved Food Security
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fidji Gendron
Anna Hancherow
Ashley Norton
Health Promotion International, vol. 32, no. 5, October 2017, pp. 808-817
Description
Project involved exploring state of current networks, creating a Facebook page, organizing volunteer opportunities, and surveying workshop participants regarding knowledge and interest in traditional foods.
Exploring Inuit Culture Curriculum
Alternate Title
Lesson Plans on Inuit Culture
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc.
Description
Resources grouped into Grades 4 to 6, Grades 7 to 9, and Grade 10 and above. Many lesson plans are linked to films produced by Isuma TV.
Fine Day Interview #21
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Fine Day
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives a brief description of curing practices. He also lists Cree words for various bones and organs.
First Nations and Agriculture
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Agriculture in the Classroom
Description
Contains links to three modules: Sourcing Food, Learning European Methods, and Preventing Success.
First Nations Families Negotiating Current Economic & Social Transitions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kim Dertien
Description
Looks at strategies used by families to handle chronic shortages of shelter, food, and economic income in the Gitxaała Nation.
Howard Contin (Meskiash) Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Howard Contin
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he briefly mentions "bear-walking" (curse by an evil medicine man).
Humanizing Security in the Arctic
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 68
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michelle Daveluy
Milton M. R. Freeman
Edna Elias
Katrin Annemarie Simon
Ron Elliott ... [et al.]
Impact of Euro-Canadian Agrarian Practices: In Search of Sustainable Import-Substitution Strategies to Enhance Food Security in Subarctic Ontario, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
N. F. Spiegelaar
L. J. S. Tsuji
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 13, no. 2211, May 08, 2013, pp. 1-17
Description
Investigates the socio-cultural impacts of the Euro-Canadian agrarian initiative on the food systems of Fort Albany First Nation.
Indigenous Innovation: Universalities and Peculiarities
Alternate Title
Advances in Innovative Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Sumika Huaman
Netra Chhetri
Nalini Chhetri
Anya Dozier Enos
Huia Tomlins-Jahnke ... [et al.]
Indigenous Knowledge and Maple Syrup: A Case Study of the Effects of Colonization in Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Hayley Moody
Description
Social Justice and Community Engagement Thesis (M.A.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2015.
Interview with John Yellowhorn (Hereditary Chief)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
John Yellowhorn
Johnny Smith
Tom Yellowhorn
Indian History Film Project
Description
Short description of Treaty #7: in preliminaries, taking, understanding of, effect on way of life; ana a comparison of Canadian and U.S. treaties.
Interviews Pertaining to Chipewyan Lakes Census
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interviews with 13 residents of the Chipewyan Lake area of northern Alberta.- Stresses need for establishment of a reserve in this area, and promises made to them about this.- Describe various lifestyles including farming, trapping and fishing.- Shows how settlement patterns in remote areas have been influenced by the location of schools and stores.
Iskigamizigedaa: Let's Boil Maple Sugar
Alternate Title
The Akawe Biindaakoojigen Series (First You Offer Tobacco)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erik Redix
Description
Colouring storybook features a grandparent and grandchildren engaging in conversations about traditional teachings, when to begin and end harvesting, the equipment used, and processing and use of maple sugar. Text in English with some Ojibwe words interspersed.
Issues in the North, vol. 3
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 44
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gail Marchessault
John O'Neil
Brenda Elias
Christopher Fletcher
Annalee Yassi ... [et al.]
Jane McKee Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jane McKee
Cyndy Baskin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives an account of native use of plants for medicine. She tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of the white man and general accounts of her life in the bush.
Janet R. Fietz
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
Janet R. Fietz grew up in La Ronge and she tells of the changes she has seen over the years.
Jimmy Meneen Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jimmy Meneen
Roger Nanooch
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Meneen, aged 83, describes the difficulties of life when he was a child learning to trap in the bush; tells of the Indians' understanding of the treaty.
Joe Duquette Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joe Duquette
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
Joe Duquette, born 1904, on Mistawasis Reserve, never attended school, completely self-educated. Now Senator of F.S.I. and involved in teaching and counselling young people. He tells the story of his arranged marriage.
Joseph A Sayers Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joseph A. Sayers
Mary J. Tavel
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a description of traditional life style and the life of settlers on the prairies. It also includes stories of theft and murder by Indians.
Joseph R. MacAuley Sr. Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joseph R. MacAuley
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. MacAuley tells of the changes that have taken place in Cumberland House including the increase in crime and alcoholism.
Josephine Beaucage Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Josephine Beaucage
Cyndy Baskin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Josephine Beaucage where she gives an account of trapping in the woods as well as an account of the preparation of hides.
Keeping Our Traditions Alive: Compendium of Best Practices in Promoting the Traditional Ways of Life of Arctic Indigenous Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Arctic Council
A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices in Northern Ontario
E-Books
Author/Creator
Courtney W. Mason
Michael A. Robidoux
Joseph LeBlanc
Kristin Burnett
François Haman ... [et al.]
Lawrence Tobacco Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Tobacco
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
Lawrence Tobacco, born 1919, on the Poor Man Reserve, Saskatchewan He attended a residential school and is now involved in traditional education and counseling. He talks about farming and raising cattle on the Poor Man Reserve; shares a story of a trip he took to Winnipeg to sell cattle for a number of reserves in the File Hills area, and how Indian Affairs officials tried to bribe him with part of the proceeds of the sale; shares stories of defiance toward Dept.
Lloyd (Buster) Brown Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lloyd (Buster) Brown
Fay Tilden
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses problems of non-status Indians.
Margaret Siwallace Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Margaret Siwallace
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Margaret Siwallace where she mentions a flood legend of her people. She briefly describes the initital encounter of her people with Alexander MacKenzie.
Max Ireland Interview #2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Max Ireland
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives accounts of storytelling amongst the Oneida; accounts of the educational system and its abuses.
Mrs. Alexandrine Nicolas Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alexandrine (Mrs.) Nicolas
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Nicolas, nee Fleury, was born in Duck Lake in 1887. After a brief period in the U.S. where she attended school she returned to the Duck Lake area where she has lived ever since. She shares her experiences of raising her family of ten plus three foster children, her childhood, schooling and life on a mixed farm including the Depression years. She also gives an account of the Frog Lake Massacre as told by her grandfather, and of relatives who fought in WWI, WWII and the Korean war.