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Authentic First Peoples Resources: K-9
Ava and the Little Folk: Traditional Story Study
Geared toward Grades 6 to 8. Tells the story of an Inuit orphan who, abandoned by his village, ends up living with a group of magical dwarfs.
Beyond the Muskeg: Poetic Expressions of a Narrative Inquiry Into Curriculum Making and Identity Making on the Edges of Community
Books about, or Featuring, American Indians That Are Not Recommended
Annotated list gives reasons why material is considered inappropriate.
Bowwow Powwow
Lesson plan for book written by Brenda J. Child and illustrated by Jonathan Thunder. Designed for Pre-K to Grade 2.
Cree Code Talker
Short documentary about Charles "Checker" Tomkins, a Métis from Grouard, Alberta, and his service during his attachment to the U.S. Air Force in World War II.
Duration: 13:31.
Culturally Relevant Physical Education: Educative Conversations with Mi'kmaw Elders and Community Leaders
Delta School District Aboriginal Education Review
Dreaming from the Margins, Living in the In-Between: Identity, Culture, and the Power of Voice
Uses historical documents in conjuction with Louise Erdrich’s The Round House, Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices. Developed for use in Advanced Placement English Literature or Language classroom, Grades 11 and 12.
Elders' Teachings About Resilience and Its Implications for Education in Dene and Cree Communities
Exploring the Complexity of Policy Enactment Through Stories: A Sociomaterial Informed Study.
Exploring the Work of Treaty Catalyst Teachers in Selected Saskatchewan Schools
First and Second Wave Native American Literature
Students analyze Winter in the Blood by James Welch, Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie,
FNESC/FNSA Teacher Resource Guides Units, Lessons, and Activities for Blended or Remote Learning Contexts
Grade 3: Mawi-amskwesewey Ankukumkewey na ujit Kkijinu Maqamikew = The First Treaty is with Our Earth Mother = Amsqahsewey Lakutuwakon Wiciw Kci Kikuwosson
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
Grandfather Teachings with Elder Hazel
How Raven Steals the Sun: Retold and Drawn by Quentin Harris
Salish artist retells the traditional story while drawing step-by-step visual interpretation.
Duration: 1:30:23.
In Our Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K-3 Classroom
Increasing Indigenous Children's Access to Traditional Foods in Early Childhood Programs: Executive Summary
Indian Shoes Readers Theater: "Don't Forget the Pants!"
Script adapted from one of the short stories in Indian Shoes. Through students reading parts in script activity is meant to develop reading fluency.
Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Digital Storytelling, and Environmental Learning — A Confluence of Tradition and New Media Technology
An Investigation of the Role of Legends and Storytelling in Early Childhood Practices in a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) Early Childhood Facility
Kanien'kehá:ka Creation Story
Traditional Mohawk story, sometimes known as the Sky Woman story.
Kanyen'kehà:ka Creation Story
Traditional Mohawk story also known as the Sky Woman story.
Kindergarten and Early Learning Menu L
Lesson plans for math, literacy and French as a second language using themes from the books The Water Walker, Sharing Our Stories, When We Are Kind, and Let's Play Waltes.
Learning Resources Evaluation Guidelines
Includes information on the process, guiding principles, general and specific criteria, types of learning resources, oral literature and terminology.
Lessons from the Earth: Storytelling, Art and Indigenous Knowledge
Memories of Aboriginal/Indian Education: Decolonizing Policy and Practice
Mi'kmaq Creation Story
Missing Nimâmâ: Guide for Secondary Classroom Use
The National Centre for Collaboration in Indigenous Education
A Night at Hideaway Cove: Lesson Plan
Book about the nighttime activities of animals on the Pacific Northwest coast. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade Four.
On the Shoulders of a Giant: Traditional Story Study
Geared toward Grades 3 and 4. Humorous story of Inukpak, a giant who adopts an Inuit hunter because he thinks he is a child.
Our Smallest Warriors, Our Strongest Medicine: Overcoming COVID-19
Storybook designed to be read by caregivers, parents, and teachers to children affected by the pandemic.
pīsim miskam ōmiskanaw = Pīsim Finds Her Miskanaw [Excerpt]
Story inspired by the discovery of the remains of young woman who lived during the 1600s, at time where there had yet to be contact with Europeans.
Revised edition.
Reading for Resurgence: Indigenous Literatures, Communities, and Learning
Reading Sheet: Coyote Places the Stars
Retelling of traditional story.
Reconciliation: The Children's Version
Rewriting the Narrative of American History: American Indian Identity and the Process of Recovery
Unit looks at how the authors of Tulsa: From Creek Town to Oil Capital (Angie Debo), Custer Died for Your Sins (Vine Deloria, Jr.), and Winter in the Blood (James Welch) repond to certain crises in Native American history. Designed for 11th grade Advanced Placement Language and Composition classes. Some focus on Oklahoma history.
Road Allowance Era
Excerpt from graphic novel focuses on the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
"Uncorrected Advance Reading Copy."
The Significance of Drums in First Nations' Cultures
Designed for Grade 1-3 art classes.
Silenced: Voices Taken from American Indian Characters in Children’s Literature
Spirit Bear and Children Make History: Based on a True Story
Young children's about the long fight for equal funding for First Nations' education before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
The Star People
Teacher resource for The Star People: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson. Target age is Kindergarten to Grade 3.