Empowering the Spirit: Educational Resources to Support Reconciliation
Website developed to provide support for educators by increasing "awareness, understanding, application of First Nations, Métis and Inuit histories, perspectives and ways of knowing for the purpose of implementing treaty and residential schools education and Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action for education".
Ending an Era
English Fluency via Computers at Yakima Tribal School
"The Event of Place": Teacher Candidates' Experiences of a Northern Practicum
The Exodus from Kitaskinaw School
Examines the shift from a 70% non-Indigenous student population in 1970's to only 3% by 1991 at the Kitaskinaw school located on the Enoch reservation.
Explorations in Canadian History:; What Can We Learn about Local First Nations Families and Residential Schools from Canada’s History?
Lesson plan uses the books : Shi-Shi-Etko, Shin-Chi’s Canoe, and Stolen Words.
A Family Systems Approach for Serving Rural, Reservation Native American Communities
Finding Our Roots: Indigenous Foods and the Food Sovereignty Movement in the United States
First Nation Literature Unit: Fatty Legs - A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amimi-Homes
Book is Margaret Pokiak-Fenton's memoir about attending residential school for two years. This lesson plan uses Grade 6 Program Learning Outcome (PLO)s.
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2019 Progress of Implementing the Recommendations
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2019 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare: Why Indian Policy Failed in the Prairie Provinces
Frontier, Homeland and Sacred Space: A Collaborative Investigation into Cross-Cultural Perceptions of Place in the Thelon Game Sanctuary, Northwest Territories
Fur Trader Game
For use with the article The Business That Created a Country found on p. 6 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" in Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades1 to 5.
Gabriel Dumont
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.
Girls Breaking Boundaries: Acculturation and Self-Advocacy at Chemawa Indian School, 1900-1930s
Gitiged Gookum [Grandma Is Gardening]
Colouring book created for Ojibwe language immersion. Text in Ojibwe with Ojibwe-English glossary of terms.
[Government of Canada 2019 Update on Response to Recommendations of the Chief Coroner of Ontario's Recommendations from Inquest into Deaths of Seven First Nations Youths]
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies (40S): A Course for Independent Study
"Field Validation Version."
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists: Teacher's Guide
For use with exhibition of the same name.
Related material: Interviews with artists.
Home/School Liaison Officer
How Can Community-University Engagement Address Family Violence Prevention? One Child at a Time
How Coyote Created the Sun
Retelling of a traditional story. Suggested age range 6-11 years.
How Coyote Made the Stars
Retelling of a traditional story.
How Nivi Got Her Names: Book Study
Language arts activities in Inuktitut and English for students in Grades 2 and 3.
I Remember Placement: Participating in the Indian Student Placement Program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Implementation of a Dropout Prevention Program For At-Risk Secondary Students
Improving Kindergarten and Grade One Indigenous Students' On-Task Behavior With the Use of Movement Integration
Looks at the benefits of Movement Integration, or physically activity, for young Indigenous students.
Indigenizing Education with the Game When Rivers Were Trails
Indigenizing the Curriculum: Putting the “Native” into Native American Content Instruction Mandates
An introduction to the this special issue on educational pedagogy.
Indigenous Arts & Stories
Indigenous Children's Survivance in Public School
Indigenous Comics and Graphic Novels: An Annotated Bibliography
Indigenous Games for Children from Indigenous Communities across Canada
Indigenous History: A Bibliography
Indigenous Logic Math Games
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
Indigenous Study Guide: An Educator's Guide to Understanding Indigenous Content in K-12 Classrooms
Individual or Group Representation: Native Trustees on Boards of Education in Ontario
Discusses the hindrances for Indigenous parents to influence the education of their children.
Inservice Activity that Emphasizes the Importance of the Culture in Teaching School Science
Interpretive Guide & Hands-on Activities: Nitssaakita’paispinnaan: We Are Still in Control
Inuit Educational and Language Programs in Nouveau Quebec 1912-1991
Is Cultural Discontinuity an Adequate Explanation for Dropping Out?
Iskigamizigedaa: Let's Boil Maple Sugar
Colouring storybook features a grandparent and grandchildren engaging in conversations about traditional teachings, when to begin and end harvesting, the equipment used, and processing and use of maple sugar. Text in English with some Ojibwe words interspersed.