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Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project
Aboriginal Materials for Children
Aboriginal Resource "Must Have" List 2019/2020
Extensive list of titles with the applicable grade levels and subjects.
Askî and Turtle Island
Primary reading level storybook.
[Askî Scrapbook]
For use with the storybook Askî and Turtle Island.
Askiwina: A Cree World: Study Guide
Athropolis
Bat Steals the Moon
Retelling of traditional story.
Source: Man in the Moon: Sky Tales from Many Lands collected by Alta Jablow and Carl Withers.
Battle of the Northern Lights
Traditional Sami story.
Source: The Storytelling Star by James Riordan.
Book Guide for How Raven Got His Crooked Nose: An Alaskan Dena'ina Fable Retold by Barbara J. Atwater and Ethan J. Atwater, Illustrated by Mindy Dwyer
Recommended for Grade 3 students.
Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools: Selected and Evaluated by Teacher-Librarians: 2017-2018
Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools: Selected and Evaluated by Teacher-Librarians and Educators: 2019/20
Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools: Selected & Evaluated by Teacher-Librarians and Educators, 2018/19
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Inuit Star Lore Cylinder. Including Inuit Star Lore by Ole Knudsen
Although designed for use with the SKYLAB cylinder, can be modified for use without it.
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Maya Skies Cylinder, Including The World of the Maya by Eileen M. Starr
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, can be adapted for use without it.
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Native American Mythology Cylinder. Including Stories of the Early Americans by Gary D. Kratzer; Background Information on the Navajo by Gloria D. Rall; More Native American Star Legends by Doris Forror
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, contains script which can be adapted for use without it.
Coyote Places the Stars [by] Harriet Peck Taylor
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.
Coyote Tales: Written by Thomas King; Illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler
Guide for book containing two humorous trickster stories.
For use with Grades 1 to 4.
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Debating Cultural Appropriation
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.
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.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian: A Study Guide for Grades 5-8
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.
How People Got Fire
How People Got Fire: Study Guide
Indigenous Arts & Stories
Indigenous Comics and Graphic Novels: An Annotated Bibliography
Indigenous Study Guide: An Educator's Guide to Understanding Indigenous Content in K-12 Classrooms
Interpretive Guide & Hands-on Activities: Nitssaakita’paispinnaan: We Are Still in Control
K-12: Infusing Indigenous Texts in Classrooms
Kon and the Circle of Life
Primary reading level storybook.
Law, Literature, and Leslie Marmon Silko: Competing Narratives of Water
Little Bear's Vision Quest: Reader's Theatre
Activity promotes reading fluency by having children read parts in the script.
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Native Americans
Five stories intended for use with Kindergarten students.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Guide.
[Native Education Resource LIst]
Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness
Niitsitapiisini: Our Way of Life: The Story of the Blackfoot People
Nipi and Mother Earth
Primary reading level storybook.
One Good Book Away from Becoming a Leader: First Nations Literature in a Northern Classroom
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Pimooteewin: The Journey: Outreach Study Guide
Raven Tales: Traditional Quileute Stories of Bayak, the Trickster
Includes five stories: Raven and Bear; Raven and Fishduck; Raven and Mole; Raven and Skatefish; and Raven and Eagle.