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2nd Grade Science: Birch Bark Lesson
Includes instructions for making a model canoe and a basket.
4th Grade Science: Wild Rice Lesson
Aboriginal People and the Law in British Columbia
Alaskool.org: Alaska Native History, Education, Languages, and Cultures
American Indian Issues: An Introductory and Curricular Guide for Educators
Contains links to historical overview and nine lesson plans, including: Mascots, Symbols, and Name; Federal Indian Policy: Historical Roots and 19th Century Policies; Indian Boarding Schools; Red Power; and American Indian Tribal Gaming.
Beaver, Bison, and Black Robes: Montana's Fur Trade, 1800-1860
Discusses how the demand for beaver pelts brought about a new economy, the shift from hunting beaver to hunting bison, and the impact of missionaries.
Chapter from Chapter from Montana: Stories of the Land by Krys Holmes..
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 Buffalo Hunt
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.
Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Seven
Camp Setup = Dechı̨tah ats’et’ı̨ gha seenı ́ots’ı̨ ́ ɂáh
Describes setting up a tent and benefits of spruce matting.
The Caribou Feed Our Soul
Book recommended for Grades 3-7.
Changes Come to the Canadian Prairies
Focuses on the numbered treaties and their effect on First Nations and the Métis, and the causes and impacts of the North-West Resistance. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies students.
Chapter from Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity, 2nd Edition, by Michael Cranny.
Changing Times
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
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.
Chíin: Salmon
Science unit also teaches Haida vocabulary. Intended for use with Grades K-1.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
The Communicative Difficulties of Integrating Traditional Environmental Knowledge Through Wildlife and Resource Co-Management
Connecting Traditions: Secsepemc Pre-contact Village Life [Summer Map]
Connecting Traditions: Secsepemc Pre-contact Village Life [Winter Map]
Considering Perspectives and Supporting Opinions: Balancing Competing Needs in Canada [Unit 1]
Uses the book The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations, by Alootook Ipellie with David MacDonald as a starting point to teach about how the Inuit have used the natural resources available to meet the needs of their communities. For use with students in Grade 5.
Cross-Curricular Connect: The Last of the Buffalo
Resource uses the painting by Albert Bierstadt to teach close reading skills, allegory and the importance of wildlife conservation. Includes links to interactive puzzle, team-building game, sorting activity, game-based art survey and inquiry study.
Design, Construction & Use of Traditional Halibut Hooks: A Teaching Unit for Educators
Lesson plans designed to teach mathematical concepts through cultural heritage and hands-on activities.
Ecosystems: Understanding Our Place in the Natural World: An Integrated Science Learning Unit for Grade 7 Students
Exploring Inuit Culture Curriculum
First Nations and Agriculture
Contains links to three modules: Sourcing Food, Learning European Methods, and Preventing Success.
First Nations Traditional Teaching Units
Fishing with Grandma: By Susan Avingaq and Maren Vsetula, Illustrated by Charlene Chua: Educator's Resource
Suitable for primary grades.
Fort Selkirk Virtual Museum
From Dog Days to Horse Warriors: Montana's People, 1700-1820
Discusses the lifeways of Indigenous peoples of Montana just prior to contact and the impact that Europeans had on them.
Chapter from Montana: Stories of the Land by Krys Holmes.
The Giant Bear: Book Study
The Giant Bear: Junior Book Study
Gimaamaa-akiiminaan gimiigwechiwendaamin = Thankful for Our Mother Earth: A Kid's Activity Book
Story and activities focus on the harvest of wild rice. English with some words translated into Ojibwe.
Gimaamaa-akiiminaan gimiigwechiwendaamin = Thankful for Our Mother Earth: Spearing through the Ice Activity Booklet
Text in English with some words translated into Ojibwe.
A Global Snapshot of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples' Health: The Lancet-Lowitja Institute Collaboration
Grade 4: Alsumsuti Ujit T’an Teli-l’nuimk = To Be Indigenous Is to be Free = Topelomosu Wen Skicinuwit
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
Grades K-3 Lesson 3: Seya's Song
For use with Seya's Song by Ron Hirsch, a story book about the importance of relationship between S'Kallam people and the salmon. Some S'Klallam words are included in the text.
Hunters and Bombers: [Study Guide]
Idaa Trail: Lessons from the Land: Teacher's Guide & Lesson Plans
Indian Record (Vol. XXX, No. 2, February, 1967)
Indian Record (Vol. XXXI, No. 6, June-July, 1968)
An Indian’s Description of the Making of a Buffalo Pound
Indians of Washington State
Indigenous Innovation: Universalities and Peculiarities
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: First Nations
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Inuit
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.