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American Indian Water Rights in Arizona: From Conflict to Settlement, 1950-2004
Barriers to Aboriginal Participation in Environmental Assessment: A Case Study of the Wuskwatim Generating Station, Manitoba
Beyond the Blue and Green: The Need to Consider Aboriginal Peoples' Relationships to Resource Development in Labor-Environment Campaigns
Discusses the need for labor researchers to engage with Indigenous studies to advance social and environmental justice.
Building a Tipi: Video Series
Camp Setup = Dechı̨tah ats’et’ı̨ gha seenı ́ots’ı̨ ́ ɂáh
Describes setting up a tent and benefits of spruce matting.
Canoes and Canoe Journeys
Primarily designed for Kindergarten to Grade 5 students enrolled in Chinuk Wawa immersion programs.
What Do I Bail? student booklet in English. What Do I Bail? student booklet in Chinuk Wawa.
Cattle and Sovereignty in the Work of Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins
Ceremony Earth: Digitizing Silko’s Novel for Students of the Twenty-first Century
Crisis on Tap: First Nations Water for Life
Damned: The Politics of Loss and Survival in Anishinaabe Territory
Ecosystems: Understanding Our Place in the Natural World: An Integrated Science Learning Unit for Grade 7 Students
First Nations Rights and Environmental Governance: Lessons from the Great Bear Rainforest
FNESC/FNSA Teacher Resource Guides Units, Lessons, and Activities for Blended or Remote Learning Contexts
Forces and Simple Machines: An Integrated Science Learning Unit for Yukon Grade 5 Students
Grade 3: Mawi-amskwesewey Ankukumkewey na ujit Kkijinu Maqamikew = The First Treaty is with Our Earth Mother = Amsqahsewey Lakutuwakon Wiciw Kci Kikuwosson
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
In Our Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K-3 Classroom
Indigenous Education and Environmental Issues in Saskatchewan: Resources
Indigenous Peoples' Day Lesson Plan: Remote Learning
Involves students researching leaders Nicolle Gonzalez, Roxanne White, Madonna Thunderhawk, and Auntie Pua Case and their work using ancestral knowledge to protect the sacred.
Inuit Siku (Sea Ice) Atlas
Kindergarten and Early Learning Menu L
Lesson plans for math, literacy and French as a second language using themes from the books The Water Walker, Sharing Our Stories, When We Are Kind, and Let's Play Waltes.
Lesson Plan: Coastal Salish Canoes and Paddles
Recommended for Grades 4-8.
Lesson Plan:; S'Klallam Duck Hunting
Recommended for Grades 4-8.
Lesson: The 13 Moons
Math First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide: Elementary and Secondary
Mino-Te-Mah-Ti-Zee-Win = A Good Way of Life: Colouring Book
Montana Skies: Blackfeet Astronomy
Includes traditional stories about the girl who married a star, the bunched stars and scarface and associated activities.
Additional Resource: Videos of stories read aloud.
Montana Skies: Crow Astronomy
Includes traditional stories about the sun and the moon, seven stars, and the twins and the hand star and associated activities for each.
Additional Resource: Videos of stories read aloud.
My Seasonal Round: An Integrated Unit for Elementary Social Studies and Science
Seasonal round refers to First Nations groups' cycle of moving from one resource-gathering area to another throughout the year. This resource looks patterns in four geographic regions in British Columbia and explores topics such habitat, natural resources, and stability and change. Revised version.
Related material: Blackline masters.
Native Americans, the National Parks, and the Concept of Historical Inevitability
A Night at Hideaway Cove: Lesson Plan
Book about the nighttime activities of animals on the Pacific Northwest coast. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade Four.
Our Relationship with the Stars and How We Came To Be
Lesson plans suitable for Grades 4 to 6.
People of a Feather
Documentary about the unique relationship between the Inuit of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut and the Hudson Bay Common Eider and how changing sea ice and ocean currents caused by massive hydroelectric dams are threatening both the bird and the traditional way of life. Duration:
Related material: Educational Package by Global Environmental Justice Documentaries.
Plant Wisdom = Dechı̨tah t’ahsı́ı nezheh met’áhodéɂá
Describes uses of moss and the soapberry bush.
Reading Sheet: Coyote Places the Stars
Retelling of traditional story.
A River Tale: Protecting a Tawahka Way of Life
The Road to ANCSA: The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Grade 6
Salmon Homecoming Alliance: Student Activity
Created for the Salmon Homecoming event held annually on the Seattle waterfront.
Salmon Homecoming: An Activity Book for Kids
Includes information on the salmon and preservation of its ecosystem and activities such as game, crossword, word scramble, and dot-to-dot.
Spruce Tree = Ts’u
Brief description of some of the uses of the tree.
The Star People
Teacher resource for The Star People: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson. Target age is Kindergarten to Grade 3.
Tipiskawi Kisik: Night Sky Star Stories
Series of five short videos which look at traditional Cree understandings of astronomy.
Traditions, History & Geography: Teacher Manual
Although created for the Old Crow Experiential Educational Project, some activities can be adapted for other contexts. Lessons are grouped by Grades 7-9, Grades 4-6, and Grades 1-3.
[Trust in the Land: New Directions in Tribal Conservation]
The Water Walker Written and Illustrated by Joanne Robertson: Teacher Guide
To accompany book about Josephine-ba Mandamim, an Ojibwe Grandmother, and her love for water; she has walked around the Great Lakes to raise awareness of the importance of protecting it for future generations.
Appropriate for use with students aged 6-9 (Grades 1-3). English text with some Ojibwe vocabulary.