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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.
Edward Curtis Project
Garden of Relatives Coloring Book
Colouring pages based on design that features plants and the animals associated with them.
Inuit Art and HBC: Lesson Plan
Examines the company's role in fostering the development, promotion, collection and market for Inuit art. Suitable for Grades 4 to 12.
Learn about Western Canada in the Early 1900s through the Art of C.D. Hoy: Teacher Resource Guide for Grades 7-12
Hoy was a photographer who worked in Quesnel, British Columbia at the start of the twentieth century, when the Fraser River and Cariboo Gold Rushes were taking place, resulting in different cultural groups coming together in one location. Many of his portraits were of Indigenous people living in the area. Designed to complement the online exhibition Through the Lens of C.D. Hoy: How a Chinese Canadian Photographer Memorialized a Community.
The Making of "Indian Arts" in Schools: The Case of Educational Reforms in the American Southwest, 1920s-1930s
Native American Indian Language & Culture in New York
Pushing the Line: Art without Reservations: Educational Resource
Quillwork
Includes pictures of numerous examples of how quills were used for decorative purposes and instructions for various techniques.
Reconciliation through Revitalization
For use with the article The Big Land, the Kayak and Reconciliation! by Lisa Jane Smith found on page 24 of Remembering the Children.
Teacher Resource Guide for Grades 9-12: Learn about Family and Intergenerational Knowledge through the Art of Annie Pootoogook
Includes artist biography, learning activities, explanation of her style and technique, image file, and link to book about the artist.
Through Our Eyes: Expressions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Cultures: Grade 9 NAC 10
Uses video clips by five Indigenous artists as a starting point for discussion, writing and research activities.
Traditional Alaska Transition Skills: Introduction to Dene Athabascan Beading
Designed to give teens and young adults with disabilities an improved quality of life, connection to culture and increased work-related skills.
Traditions, Arts & Trades: Teacher Manual
Although created for the Old Crow Experiential Educational Project, some activities can be adapted for other contexts. Lessons are grouped by Grades 7-9, Grades 4-6, and Grades 1-3.