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Aboriginal Perspectives General Lesson for the Web Site
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from five documentaries: The Caribou Hunters, Kanata : Legacy of the Children of Aataentsic, You Are on Indian Land, Riel Country and Circle of the Sun.
[Aboriginal Perspectives: The Teacher's Toolkit]
Contains links to individual lesson plans for Grades 1-8 covering subject areas of language, social studies, history, and treaties.
Related material: Guide to the Teacher's Toolkit
Aboriginal Perspectives Unit Guide for the Theme Sovereignty and Resistance
Lesson plan for Grades 7-12 uses excerpts from four documentaries: You Are on Indian Land, Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, Our Nationhood, and Dancing Around the Table, Part 1.
Academic Treatment of the Indian in Public School Texts and Literature
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.
American Indian Mascots: Hype, Insult, or Ignorance
American Indian Resource Manual for Public Libraries
American Indians: The Image of the Indian
Discusses historical representations of Indigenous peoples such as the noble and ignoble savage, the assumptions underpinning these concepts, and debates among historians about stereotypes and makes suggestions for guiding classroom discussions.
B.C. First Nations Studies Teacher's Guide
B.C. First Nations Studies [Textbook]
Beyond the Image: Depicting Native Americans
Books about, or Featuring, American Indians That Are Not Recommended
Annotated list gives reasons why material is considered inappropriate.
Books to Avoid
Celebrate Diversity, Strengthen Community
Introduction to biases and stereotypes about Indigenous and other groups.
Changemakers Lesson Plans: Remote Learning
Lesson plans focus on Native Americans who are fighting invisibility and creating change through their work, contributions from the past, and current actions which will impact the future.
Choosing and Using Indigenous Film Resources
Contains links to lists of: film for screening; production/media; film festivals; curricular supports; projects/others and check list for assessing films.
The Computers and Culture Project: A Multimedia Approach to the Preservation of Native History, Language, and Culture
Examines the use of computers and technology to help preserve Indigenous culture, history, and language for future generations to learn from.
A Coyote Columbus Story: Written by Thomas King, Illustrated by William Kent [M]onkman
Teacher's resource for the children's adaptation of humorous story which retells the story of Christopher Columbus from an Indigenous point of view.
Suitable for Grades K to 3.
Cross-Curricular Connect: Indian Gallery
Evaluating American Indian Materials and Resources for the Classroom
Evaluating American Indian Textbooks & Other Materials for the Classroom
Exploring Inuit Culture Curriculum
Filmography for American Indian Education
First Nations SchoolNet
Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian: A Study Guide for Grades 5-8
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing: A Common Threads Resource
Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage
The Grizzlies: Based on a True Story: Study Guide
For use with the movie.
Historical Inaccuracy in Movies: Pocahontas and Peter Pan
Lesson plan for Grades 7-8 Social Studies.
Idle No More: A Protest for Aboriginal Rights
Teacher resource guide.
Ignoring It Won't Make It Go Away
Indian Horse Study Guide
The Indian in Saskatchewan Elementary School Social Studies Textbooks: A Content Analysis
Indian Residential Schools & Reconciliation: Teacher Resource Guide 11/12: Book 1
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Inuit
Indigenous Voices
Indigenous Voices Digital Study Guide
Focuses on Indigenous vs. non-Indigenous representations of Indigenous peoples and their stories in film.
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Indigi-Genuis
Series of 13 videos (each approximately 5 minutes long), geared toward children, explore how Indigenous knowledge and traditions have contributed to the modern world.
Jim Thorpe: The World's Greatest Athlete: Study Guide
A Journey towards Reconciliation: A Shared History
The Learning Circle: Classroom Activities on First Nations in Canada: Ages 8 to 11
The Learning Circle: Five Voices of Aboriginal Youth in Canada, a Learning Resource For Ages 14 to 16
Mi'kmawe'l Tan Teli-kina'muemk: Teaching about the Mi'kmaq
Montana's Landless Indians and the Assimilation Era of Federal Indian Policy: A Case of Contradictions: Lessons for Grades 7-12
Title refers to the Chippewa, Cree and Métis.
"Most Inhuman Barbarities": A Rhetorical Analysis and Codification of Images of Native Americans in Select Nineteenth Century Informational Texts Written for Children
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2000.