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Authentic First Peoples Resources for Grades 10 to 12 and Adult Learning
General information on choosing appropriate texts, common themes, copyright and protocol and dealing with sensitive content followed by an extensive list of material with annotations for grade level, description, themes and content cautions.
Guiding the Way: First Nations, Métis and Inuit: A Guide for Staff
kimotinâniwiw itwêwina = Stolen Words Written by Melanie Florence; Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard: Guide to the Plains Cree Edition
Story about a little Cree girl who helps her grandfather regain 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 9-13 (Grades 4-7) who have completed three or more years of Cree language instruction.
On the Side of the Angels: A Memoir by Jose Amaujaq Kusugak: Teaching Guide
Designed for use with students in Grades 7 to 9.
Project of Heart
Reflections from Them Days: A Residential School Memoir from Nunatsiavut As Told by Nellie Winters, Transcribed and Edited by Erica Obendorfer: Teaching Guide
Geared toward Grades 4 to 6.
Residential Schools: Truth and Healing
Residential Schools, Truth and Reconciliation: Selected Resources
Annotated list compiled for use by teachers; current as of 2021.
Resource Database
Social Justice Picture Books: Lesson Plans for the Junior-Intermediate Classroom
Lesson plans for Grades 4--8. Indigenous Perspectives section begins on p. 329.
Stolen Words Written by Melanie Florence and Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard: Teaching Guide
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.