Chief Illiniwek: Dignified or Damaging?
Discusses controversy over the use of Chief Illiniwek as a mascot at the University of Illinois. Chapter from book: Native Chicago edited by Terry Straus.
Discusses controversy over the use of Chief Illiniwek as a mascot at the University of Illinois. Chapter from book: Native Chicago edited by Terry Straus.
Comments on reports from the Auditor-General of Canada and the Parliamentary Budget Officer that indicate funding inequity between First Nations and non-First Nations education systems.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.17.
Science unit also teaches Haida vocabulary. Intended for use with Grades K-1.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Examines a collaboration between the Walpole Island First Nation and the neighboring Wallaceburg District Secondary School to improve the education of Indigenous students and what can be learned to address persistent educational issues for Indigenous populations nationwide.
Looks at the underfunding of First Nations education and the necessity of involving First Nations people in any discussion regarding educational reform.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Activities for the following titles: A Promise is a Promise; Awasis Bannock; Bowwow Powwow; Gifts from Raven; Go Show the World; How Raven Stole the Sun; I Like Who I Am; My Heart Fills with Happiness; Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak; Sweetest Kulu; Walk on the Shoreline; We Are Water Protectors; Windy Lake; and You Hold Me Up.
Simple activities and questions to help parents who are reading and discussing books with children.
Includes stories and interlinear translations of: "How the Indian children were taught;" "Fishing;" "How copper was first found" (this story continues in the next notebook).
Historical note:
The Li Collection is comprised of 10 volumes containing stories in Dene collected in northern Alberta in 1928 by linguist Fanggui Li. Recorded in the field, these texts consist of phonetic transcriptions of stories elicited from Francois Mandeville and Baptiste Ferrier, with interlinear English translations.
Children's book retells a traditional story. Suitable for use with Grades K-2.
Related material: Lesson Plan.