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American Indian Issues: An Introductory and Curricular Guide for Educators
Contains links to historical overview and nine lesson plans, including: Mascots, Symbols, and Name; Federal Indian Policy: Historical Roots and 19th Century Policies; Indian Boarding Schools; Red Power; and American Indian Tribal Gaming.
Canada's Residential School Apology
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School: Assimilation with Education after the Indian Wars
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies: A Foundation for Implementation
Indian Act and Treaties
Website includes links to three modules on treaties and five on the Indian Act and the reserve system.
Student worksheet for Indian Act and Treaties.
Indian Boarding Schools: A Case Study of Assimilation, Resistance, and Resilience
Indian Boarding Schools: Tools of Forced Assimilations, 1870 to the 1960s
Indian Residential Schools & Reconciliation: Teacher Resource Guide 11/12: Book 2: The Documentary Evidence
Native American Boarding Schools: The Education and Cultural Transformation of American Indians under the United States Government Boarding Schools
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
[Orange Shirt Day (Residential Schools)]
Power Point presentation deals with the Métis residential school experience. Can be used with Grades 5-12.
Residential School System in Canada: Understanding the Past – Seeking Reconciliation – Building Hope for Tomorrow: Teacher's Guide
Teaching American Indian History with Primary Sources
Tribes Confront Painful Legacy Of Indian Boarding Schools
Lesson plan uses text of newspaper article by Marsha King, originally published in the Seattle Times February 3, 2008.