From Clan to Ḵwaan to Corporation: The Continuing Complex Evolution of Tlingit Political Organization
Full Circle: Canada's First Nations
[Fur Trade Learning Plan]
Intended for Grade 4 Social Studies.
Fur Trader Game
For use with the article The Business That Created a Country found on p. 6 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" in Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades1 to 5.
Gitiged Gookum [Grandma Is Gardening]
Colouring book created for Ojibwe language immersion. Text in Ojibwe with Ojibwe-English glossary of terms.
Governor of the Dew by Floyd Favel and The Velvet Devil by Andrea Menard: Study Guide
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies (40S): A Course for Independent Study
"Field Validation Version."
The Great Winter Dance
Primarily the story Lake Tribe's Song of Today. Suitable for use with elementary school students.
Group of Six Coloring & Activity Book
Artwork designed by youth artists from the Six Nations, Grand River Territory.
Haida Nation v. B.C. and Weyerhaeuser 2002 BCCA 147
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists: Teacher's Guide
For use with exhibition of the same name.
Related material: Interviews with artists.
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 I Survived Four Nights on the Ice: Educator's Resource
How Nivi Got Her Names: Book Study
Language arts activities in Inuktitut and English for students in Grades 2 and 3.
Idaa Trail: Lessons from the Land: Teacher's Guide & Lesson Plans
The Impact of the Traditional Land Use and Occupancy Study on the Dene Tha' First Nation
Indigenous Activism, Community Sustainability, and the Constraints of CANZUS Settler-Colonial Nationhood.
Indigenous Arts & Stories
Indigenous Comics and Graphic Novels: An Annotated Bibliography
Indigenous Games for Children from Indigenous Communities across Canada
Indigenous Knowledge and Our Connection to the Land
Lesson plans which can be used with a variety of grades.
Indigenous Knowledge & Pollinator Gardens: Workshop Series
Series of eight modules designed to teach Grade 6 students about the importance of biodiversity, local community and Indigenous knowledge by creating gardens. Each module should take place over the course of a week.
Indigenous Logic Math Games
Indigenous Peoples and Governance Structures: A Comparative Analysis of Land and Resource Management Rights
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
Indigenous Plant Guide
Brief list arranged under headings leaves and plants, berries, and barks, with location, description and uses.
Indigenous Storytelling with Elder Hazel
Indigenous Study Guide: An Educator's Guide to Understanding Indigenous Content in K-12 Classrooms
Interpretive Guide and Hands-on Activites: The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program: ᐊᐧᐃᐧᓯᐦᒋᑲᐣ = Wawisihcikan = Adornment
Lesson plans for elementary and secondary school students for exhibition featuring works by Elaine Alexie, Erik Lee, and Carmen Miller. Topics include First Nations groups of central Alberta and the Boreal forest, brief survey of Indigenous art in the twentieth century, abstract art, and First Nations traditional art forms and materials.
Interpretive Guide & Hands-on Activities: Nitssaakita’paispinnaan: We Are Still in Control
Introducing Métis People: Taking a Look at Métis People in Canada
Power point and slide notes.
Ironic Confrontation as a Mode of Resistance: The Homeland Security T- Shirt at the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Iskigamizigedaa: Let's Boil Maple Sugar
Colouring storybook features a grandparent and grandchildren engaging in conversations about traditional teachings, when to begin and end harvesting, the equipment used, and processing and use of maple sugar. Text in English with some Ojibwe words interspersed.
'It Belongs to Us': N.W.T.'s Premier Stephen Kakfwi on Resources, Pipelines and Sharing
K-12: Infusing Indigenous Texts in Classrooms
Ke Kinu’tmui Ta’n Teli L’nui’simk, Kiju
Children's storybook in Mi'kmaq and English. Contains links to audio of individual words or the entire page.
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.
Knowledge Co-production in Contested Spaces: An Evaluation of the North Slope Borough – Shell Baseline Studies Program
The Kwakwaka'wakw: A Study of a North Pacific Coast People and the Potlatch
Learning from the Land: Resources and Stories from K-12 Schools to Support Engagement with Indigenous Plants and Pedagogy
Includes description of the Harvest4Knowledge, Indigenous Foodscapes, Local Foods to School programs in British Columbia and five lesson plans.
Lesson Plan: Fur Trade Timeline
Designed for Grades 3-8. Information from the article Fur Trade Times in the special issue of Kayak magazine How Furs Built Canada. Students play a class game of "I Have ... Who Has?"
Lessons from the Earth and Beyond: Bringing Indigenous Knowledge Systems into the Classroom: Educator Resources
Website includes curriculum connections, lesson plans and inquiry-based activities for primary, junior and intermediate grades for three topics: lessons from the earth, lessons from the water, and lessons from beyond.
Let's Learn Michif!
Colouring book teaches words in Northern and Heritage Michif and English.
Linking Aboriginal Communities to the National Library
Reports on the appointment of Deborah Pelletier as the first coordinator of Aboriginal resources and services at the National Library of Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.27.
Little Bear's Vision Quest: Reader's Theatre
Activity promotes reading fluency by having children read parts in the script.
Living Traditions: Museums Honour the North American Indigenous Games
Localizing Treaty Education
Designed for Grade 12 Social Studies classes. Focuses on the numbered treaties signed in Manitoba.
Maawndoonganan: Anishinaabe Resource Manual to Accompany the State Michigan Social Studies Standards
List of resources grouped by Grades K-4, 5-8, 9-12. Some are specific to Michigan, but most are general.