1885: Rebellion or Resistance?
Explains why the Metis prefer to use the word resistance to describe the conflicts labelled as the Red River Rebellion and North West Rebellion by the Canadian government and press.
Explains why the Metis prefer to use the word resistance to describe the conflicts labelled as the Red River Rebellion and North West Rebellion by the Canadian government and press.
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Study guide for the book about a young Inuit girl's day on the land with her grandmother.
Suitable for PreK to Grade 2.
Primary reading level storybook.
For use with the storybook Askî and Turtle Island.
Focuses on the numbered treaties and their effect on First Nations and the Métis, and the causes and impacts of the North-West Resistance. Intended for Grade 10 Social Studies students.
Chapter from Horizons: Canada's Emerging Identity, 2nd Edition, by Michael Cranny.
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.
Resource uses the painting by Albert Bierstadt to teach close reading skills, allegory and the importance of wildlife conservation. Includes links to interactive puzzle, team-building game, sorting activity, game-based art survey and inquiry study.
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.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Guide; Timeline Cards; Online Resources
Plot of novel involves a young Shuswap woman who leaves her reserve for the city and is ultimately raped and murdered. Includes overview of play, biography of playwright and director, and focus questions.
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
General environmental education resource with some references to the Lake Superior watershed.
Lesson involves the Aleutians oral traditions regarding tsunamis, volcanoes and earthquakes. Suitable for Grades 5-6.
Related Material: Legends animated video.
Lessons centred around Basket Bay History as told by Robert Zuboff; Raven Boat as told by Jennie White; and Kaakex'wti as told by Willie Marks.
Lessons centred around First Russians as told by Charlie White; Kaats' as told by J.B. Fawcett; Raven, the Rock, and the King Salmon as told by James Klanott; and The Coming of the First White Man as told by George Betts.
Lessons centre on the Origin of the Killer Whale, Mosquito, and Tlingit Renaissance.
Lessons center on Raven, Some Slices of Salmon: Entering the Salmon Stream, Raven and the Deer, and Tlingit Language and Oral Literature Research.
Primary reading level storybook.