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13 Moons: First Foods & Resources Curriculum
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Documents & Presentations
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.
Theses
Author/Creator
Morgan Skye Bentham
Description
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Research Paper (MT)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 2017.
Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christina Elmslie
Robert Durocher
Mandisa Bromfield
Nicole Kazemzadeh
Description
Designed as a brief introduction to the issues for educators.
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Nunavik
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Morgan
Description
Education Leadership Thesis (M.Ed.)--Acadia University, 2017.
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.
It Sometimes Speaks to Us: Decolonizing Education by Utilizing Our Elders' Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Joshua Manitowabi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2017.
Learning from Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nadia Wheatley
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 243-256
Description
Article describes the author’s experience of learning Indigenous principles of education and adapting them for use with student living in different environments; advocates for a wholistic pedagogical approach to education.
Operation Water Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Photo Vignette – T’łisalagi’ lakw School, ‘Yalis (Alert Bay), BC, early days
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dara Culhane
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 45-47
Description
Describe the creation and early years of the independent school created by Kwakwaka’wakw parents on ‘Namgis First Nation territory; discusses inclusion of cultural and traditional teachings, and its evolution as one of the longest running independent schools in the province.
Plants and Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
Qaqamiigux "to hunt for food and collect plants; subsistence": Head Start Traditional Foods Preschool Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Moses Dirks
Julia Sargent
Tracy Stewart
Suanne Unger
Description
Provides series of lessons and activities to teach nutritional value of local, traditional foods. Structured into six units according to animals and plants found in the region.
Science First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide: Secondary
Alternate Title
Secondary Science First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association
Description
Includes guidance for teachers on how to incorporate Indigenous science into the curriculum, thematic science units, and an annotated bibliography. Developed to conform to British Columbia curriculum, but material can be adapted for other contexts.
Teaching with Indian Givers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ruth Norton
Craig Charbonneau Fontaine
Description
Explores the many contributions made by Indigenous peoples to North and South American societies and the long history of settler exploitation of the land, resources, and people of the two continents.
The Three Sisters: Renewing the World
Alternate Title
New World Ideas: Indigenous Innovations That Changed Everything: Video and Curriculum Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lance Guilbault
Pauline Broderick
Peter Jordan
Margaret Hart
Leah Fontaine ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses the long history of Indigenous agriculture, how plants from the New World spread to the Old. and the need to return to traditional practices and regain food sovereignty. Educators share their experiences and lesson plans which use the story of the Three Sisters to teach a variety of subjects. Created to accompany the video.