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Theses
Author/Creator
Dawn Wiseman
Description
Secondary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2016.
Authentic First Peoples Resources: K-9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jo-Anne (Jo) L. Chrona
Sara Florence Davidson
Roberta Edzerza
Nadine McSpadden
Joanne Moiese ... [et al.]
Description
Annotated list of material includes reading level, curriculum areas, themes and topics, publication dates and number of pages.
Updated version. Originally published in 2011.
B.C. First Nations Studies Teacher's Guide
Alternate Title
BC First Nations Studies Teacher's Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kenneth Campbell
Description
Guide to accompany student resource book. Class is designed for Grade 12 students.
For use with:
Textbook.
Integrated Resource Package.
Called to Learn, Act, and Reflect through Indigenous Teachings and Experiential Mathematics for Catholic Educators
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hélène Coulombe
Amy Agostini
Ruth McNulty
Patricia McRae
Carrie Seguin
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses.children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Culturally Relevant Classroom Management Strategies for American Indian Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Hammond
Errol Dupoux
Lawrence Ingalls
Rural Special Education Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. [3]-9
Description
Identifies cultural and traditional values that have an effect on learning styles.
A Digital Bundle: Exploring the Impact of Indigenous Knowledge Online Through FourDirectionsTeachings.com
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Wemigwans
Description
Social Justice Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.
Establishing a Research Agenda For American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Programs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ellen L. Marks
Elliott T. Graham
Description
Looks at research priorities and summarizes findings for programs and services for low-income children and their families. Recommendations are given.
Indigenous Perspectives on Education for Well-Being in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nicole Bell
Rita Bouvier
Marie Battiste
Jarrett Laughlin
Jaime Cidro … [et al.]
no. 4
Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Digital Storytelling, and Environmental Learning — A Confluence of Tradition and New Media Technology
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason N. Corwin
Description
[Natural Resources] Thesis (Ph.D)--Cornell University, 2016.
An Investigation of the Role of Legends and Storytelling in Early Childhood Practices in a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) Early Childhood Facility
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra Deer
In Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Indigenous Education, Spring, 2016, pp. 110-126
Description
Study finds that cultural legends and stories familiar to historical, ceremonial and spiritual practices are vital to the cultural foundation of the Haudenosaunee.
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.
Joining the Circle: Guide for Educators
E-Books
Author/Creator
COPA (Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions)
Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF)
Description
Accompanying material:
Kanien'kehá:ka Creation Story
Documents & Presentations
Description
Traditional Mohawk story, sometimes known as the Sky Woman story.
Land-Based Learning: A Case Study Report for Educators Tasked with Integrating Indigenous Worldviews into Classrooms
Alternate Title
2016 Indigenous Innovation That Works
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
André Rebeiz and Max Cooke
Max Cooke
Description
Looks at the H’a H’a Tumxulaux Outdoor Education Program located in Trail, British Columbia which is targeted at 12-15 year-olds.
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.
Learning to Relate: An Exploration of Indigenous Science Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Jeff Jordan Baker
Description
Curriculum and Pedagogy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2016.
Lessons from the Earth: Storytelling, Art and Indigenous Knowledge
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Excellent resource contains links to videos of cultural teachings and lesson plans for primary, junior and intermediate grade levels. Topics covered: significance of building local relationships, an agreement with Mother Earth, walking with a good heart, clan system, courage, love, offerings, and working together in a good way.
Living Tradition: The Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch on the Northwest Coast
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
U'Mista Cultural Society
Description
Website provides links to introduction to Potlatch, people, lands, history, language, educational resources, and a virtual tour.
Mestizaje and Globalization: Transformations of Identity and Power
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Marzia Milazzo
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 4, Fall, 2016, pp. 379-382
Description
Book review of Mestizaje and Globalization edited by Stefanie Wickstrom and Philip D. Young.
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Alternate Title
Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses, children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Native American Dolls
Alternate Title
Smithsonian in Your Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Genevieve Marie Simermeyer
Lynn-Steven Engelke
Smithsonian in Your Classroom, Fall, 2004, pp. 1-28
Description
Lesson plan for elementary school students which looks at Native American dolls, how they are made and the cultures they represent.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Navajo Philosophy and Its Application in Education
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 3rd, 1999
Native American Symposium ; 4th, 2001
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jutta Vogelbacher
Description
Discusses how a curriculum framed from the Aboriginal perspective benefits Native American students.
Now Is the Time: Our Data, Our Stories, Our Future: The National Report of the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education, and Employment Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Kyla Marcoux
Katherine Wood
Jarret Laughlin
Margo Greenwood
Esther Usborne
Eric Crighton
Martin Cooke
Norm Lavallee]
Description
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
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.
Plants & Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Plants and Connection to Place
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon First Nations Curriculum Working Group
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Teacher's guide.
Saskatchewan History - The First Peoples: Plains First Nations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
J. Giannetta
Description
A wide range of topics such as clothing, bison, decoration, tools, etc. Developed for Grade 4 Social Studies.
Updated version.
Student Handouts.
Seeing the Skies through Navajo Eyes: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Astronomy
Alternate Title
Navajo Skies: An Introductory Guide to the Navajo Skies Planetarium Show
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy C. Maryboy
David H. Begay
Ashley C. Teren
Description
Designed as a resource for planetariums, for middle school teachers, and a book that families can read together.
Singing Ourselves In
Theses
Author/Creator
Anna-Leah King
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.
The Skirt Project: Connecting Gender, Religion, and Colonialism
Alternate Title
Clothing the Collective
Religion and Diversity Project
The Skirt Project: Resources for TEachers and Communities
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Natalia Sudeyko
Description
Blog uses a discussion of the "skirt protocol" (the practice which, in some Indigenous communities, requires women wear long skirts to participate in spiritual ceremonies) as starting point to explore how clothing is related to culture, religion, tradition, gender, colonialism, and identity.
Includes links to lesson plan, backgrounder, activities, teaching resources, and consolidated materials.
"There Are No Shortcuts": The Long Road to Treaty 7 Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Tarisa Dawn Little
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
Traditional Use of Tobacco in Aboriginal Cultures
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alberta Health Services
Description
Brief animated video outlines traditional use in Alberta's Indigenous cultures and talks about misuse of commercial tobacco products. Classroom resource.
Duration: 5:30.
Trickster Chases the Tale of Education
Alternate Title
Article 2
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples - Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-[3]
Description
Book review: Trickster Chases the Tale of Education by Sylvia Moore.
Trickster Chases the Tale of Education
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 89
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sylvia Moore
Two Worlds Interwoven: The Integration of Lakota Oglala Spirituality and Jesuit Academics at Red Cloud Indian High School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Theses
Author/Creator
Jane Carrol Weiler
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Iowa, 2004.
[Week 11: Indigenizing the University]
Alternate Title
MIKM 2701: Learning From Knowledge Keepers of Mi'kma'ki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustin
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Eleanor Benard
Dan Christmas
Description
Discusses moving forward with education on all levels. Inspirational story by Eleanor Bernard about successful Indigenous controlled educational approaches.
Presentation begins at 21:40.
Duration: 2:42:25.
Wicubami: Honoring Alexis Nakota Sioux Ish?awimin through Kinship, Language, Spirit, and Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lia Ruttan
Sherry Letendre
Elizabeth Letendre
Tanja Schramm-Trethowan
Fay Fletcher ... [et al.]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 1, 2017, pp. 87-108
Description
Describes Elders' contributions to a community-based participatory research project, the Nimi Ichinohabi program, on substance abuse prevention for children at the community school.
Woven Histories, Dancing Lives: Torres Strait Islander Identity, Culture and History
E-Books
Author/Creator
Richard Davis
Jeremy Beckett
David Lawrence
Helen Reeves Lawrence
Ephraim Bani ... [et al.]
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm: qʷi:l̕qʷəl̕ ʔə kʷθə snəw̓eyəɬ ct = Musqueam: Giving Information about Our Teachings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Musqueam First Nation
[University of British Columbia] Museum of Anthropology
Description
For use with the website of the same name.