Shin-chi's Canoe
Children's book about a brother and sister's experiences at residential school. Age range 6 to 10 years old.
Children's book about a brother and sister's experiences at residential school. Age range 6 to 10 years old.
An analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing education and skills attainment of Canadian adults through the lenses of region, Aboriginal status, gender, and immigration status.
Lesson plans for Grades 4--8. Indigenous Perspectives section begins on p. 329.
Role playing game which involves John A. Macdonald asking students to become spies and send information back to the government. Suitable for Grades 5-11.
Examines progress on the Calls to Action published in the previous year's report and results of survey of Winnipeg school divisions and faculties of education in Manitoba with respect to school trustee representation, number of Indigenous teachers, employment equity policies, staff profile, student profile, and student enrollment in Bachelor of Education programs.
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Story about a little Cree girl who helps her grandfather learn his language after he tells her about his experience of residential school, separation from his family and culture and loss of language.
Suitable for use with students aged 6-9 (Grades 1-4). Text in English with some Cree vocabulary.
Reviews literature and discusses the survival of Indigenous languages, what communities are doing to safe guard their languages, and what is working well and what is not.
Pitseolak Ashoona is a renowned Inuk artist from Nunavut.
Designed to complement the book Pitseolak Ashoona: Life and Work.
Includes biography, discussion of artist's style and techniques learning activities, and image file. Designed to complement Norval Morrisseau: Life and Work by Carmen Robertson.
Sample lesson focuses on one chapter in book which follows the adventures of grandfather and his grandson. Recommended grades 2-3.
Book teaches children how to count from 1 to 10 in Cree. Recommended for Grades K-3.