Aboriginal Resource "Must Have" List 2019/2020
Extensive list of titles with the applicable grade levels and subjects.
Extensive list of titles with the applicable grade levels and subjects.
Primary reading level storybook.
For use with the storybook Askî and Turtle Island.
Retelling of traditional story.
Source: Man in the Moon: Sky Tales from Many Lands collected by Alta Jablow and Carl Withers.
Traditional Sami story.
Source: The Storytelling Star by James Riordan.
Recommended for Grade 3 students.
Three stories about bullying prevention, justice and belonging told in English, Cree, Inuktitut, Michif, Mohawk, Oji-Cree, Ojibwe, and Oneida.
Traditional stories written in English and Tłı̨chǫ.
Geared toward students in Grades 7 to 10. Novel is based on the animated film Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves.
Designed to accompany retelling of traditional Wasco story about how stars came to be arranged in the shapes of animals. Recommended for use with Grade 3 students.
Guide for book containing two humorous trickster stories.
For use with Grades 1 to 4.
Lesson plan focuses on what cultural appropriation is, how it affects Indigenous peoples and whether it should be regulated by law.
Accompanying Material: Student Version.
Developed in conjunction with the documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World.
Created to support Ontario secondary courses Grade 11 Contemporary Aboriginal Voices and Grade 11 English.
Lesson plan uses the books : Shi-Shi-Etko, Shin-Chi’s Canoe, and Stolen Words.
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
Designed for Grades 8 to 12. Adaptation of a traditional Inuit story about two girls to are captured by a mythical creature called Mangittatuarjuk.
Retelling of a traditional story. Suggested age range 6-11 years.
Retelling of a traditional story.
Language arts activities in Inuktitut and English for students in Grades 2 and 3.
Geared toward Grades 5 to 8. Story by Napatsi Folger is about a 10-year-old girl who is dealing with her parents' separation.
Students follow the adventures of an Inuit hunter who is swept out to sea in a storm and must find his way home. Geared toward Grades 10 to 12.
Primary reading level storybook.
For use with article Last Battle of Seven Oaks, written by Heather Wright and illustrated by Celia Krampien found on p. 30 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" of Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades 2-6.
Activity promotes reading fluency by having children read parts in the script.
Five stories intended for use with Kindergarten students.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Guide.