[Oral History Lesson Plan]
Created for Grade 4.
Created for Grade 4.
Power Point presentation deals with the Métis residential school experience. Can be used with Grades 5-12.
Excerpt from graphic novel focuses on the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
"Uncorrected Advance Reading Copy."
Looks at Canadian government's military response to the potential uprising and how perceptions of the conflict have changed over time.
Originally appeared as Thunder on the Prairies in the February-March issues of Canada's History.
Discusses the Battle of Seven Oaks involving Cuthbert Grant, Governor Semple and Lord Selkirk.
Includes key definitions, questions and answers. For use with Chapter 8: The Metis from the textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada.
Nine modules: Origins and Connections to the Land; Pre-Contact Cultures; Early European Exploration and Colonization; Nouvelle-France and Cultural Integration; French-English Rivalry; Refugees, Warriors and Reformers; Negotiating Confederation; Furs, Farms and the Métis; and Treaties, War, and the Changing West.
Integrates Dene, Inuvialuit and Inuinnait perspectives on history.
"Territorial Pilot 2011-2012".
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.
Lesson plan for use with Relatives with Roots written and illustrated by Leah Marie Dorion.
Excerpt contains overview about teaching Indigenous topics, and lesson one on Métis culture.
In Search of April Raintree is the unabridged version of the story and is recommended for Grade 10 and above. The abridged version, April Raintree, can be used with younger students.
Uses video clips by five Indigenous artists as a starting point for discussion, writing and research activities.
Lists significant dates from 1811 to November 16, 1885.
Lesson plan for Grades 1-4 involves learning about growing and harvesting plants and their names in Michif.
Additional resources: Plant Harvesting Image Cards; Michif Terms Teacher Card.
Lesson plan for Grades 4-7 goals include recognizing the importance of harvesting, and identifying and describing the uses of several plants using Michif and English terms.
Module discusses both children's and adult's games and sporting activities, dancing, fiddling and traditional folksongs.
Lesson plan discusses construction and use of canoes, York boats, and the Red River cart, as well as the role of snowshoes, dogs, and horses.
Recommended for Grade 10 Social Studies.
Chapter 8 from Flashback Canada by J. Bradley Cruxton and W. Doug Wilson.
Can be used in conjunction with Spy Mission: The Trouble at Red River.
Topics include ownership of beds and shores, water rights, water quality, and enforcement of rights.