Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jenny Clayton
BC Studies, no. 167, Autumn, 2010, pp. 138-139
Description
Book review of: Native Peoples and Water Rights: Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada by Kenichi Matsui.
Scroll down to page 138 to read review.
Native Studies Middle Years (Grades 5 to 8): A Teacher's Resource Book
Alternate Title
Renewing Education: New Directions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dan Thomas
Negotiating the Production of Space in Tl'azt'en Territory, Northern British Columbia
Alternate Title
Negotiating the production of space in Tlazten territory, Northern British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Morris
Gail Fondahl
Canadian Geographer, vol. 46, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 108-[?]
Description
Goals and strategies involved in allocating lands and resources with BC Rail and the provincial government.
Netukulimk Past and Present: Míkmaw Ethics and the Atlantic Fishery
Alternate Title
Netukulimk Past and Present: Mi'kmaq Ethics and the Atlantic Fishery
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Lawrence Barsh
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 15-43
Description
Discusses Míkmaw treaty hunting, fishing and trading rights and self regulation of fishing.
Night: A Collective Creation by Human Cargo, Written and Directed by Christopher Morris: Study Guide
Alternate Title
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programme for Student Audiences ; 2009-2010 Season
Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Levac
Christopher Morris
Description
Includes synopsis of the play, information of Indigenous peoples of the North, the Inuktitut language, Pond Islet, Baffin Island, and an interview with writer/director,
NITS-STI-TA-PII: The Real People
Alternate Title
Imataa Manistsi: Blackfoot Dog Travois
[Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Our Ancestors Have Come to Visit: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mari King
Description
Lesson plan for constructing a dog travois developed in conjunction with exhibition of Blackfoot shirts loaned from the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, to the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta.
Northern Pipeline Allowed Despite Native Land Claims
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Reprinted from the Globe and Mail
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 11, no. 5, May 1981, p. 17
Description
National Energy Board allows the construction of an oil pipeline along the Mackenzie River.
NWT History Timeline: Teacher Resource Kit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ray Lake
John Stewart
Description
For use in social studies classes from grade two to high school.
On the Path of the Elders
Alternate Title
Mushkegowuk Cree, Anishinaabe Ojibway: Explore Treaty 9: As Understood by Our Elders
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
On The Path of the Elders
Description
Includes links to: on-line game, galleries (elders video collection, Doug Ellis Collection of audio recordings of legends, personal stories, memories and conversations gathered between 1955 and 1965; Deschâtelets Archive of photographs taken around the time of Treaty 9), history, and teacher's guides for grades 4-10.
Our Mother Corn
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherry Mathers
Description
Looks at the central role of corn in the cultures of the Hopi, Pawnee and Seneca peoples.
Pipeline Dreams: People, Environment, and the Arctic Energy Frontier
Alternate Title
IWGIA Document ; 126
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mark Nuttall
Powerful or Just Plain Power-Full? A Power Analysis
of Impact and Benefit Agreements in Canada’s North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ken J. Caine
Naomi Krogman
Organization & Environment, vol. 23, no. 1, March 2010, p. 76–98
Description
Argues that Impact and Benefit Agreements may provide more direct engagement with industry and a sharing of benefits from resource development than has been provided in Northern Canada.
Preschool Immersion Education for Indigenous Languages: A Survey of Resources
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Johnston
Kimberly A. Johnson
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 107-201
Description
Summarizes available information on programs worldwide and examines issues involved in establishing such programs in Indigenous communities.
Project of Heart
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Sylvia Smith]
Description
Website's purpose is to examine legacy and history of Residential Schools, commemorate lives of children who died, and promote social justice endeavours.
Contains links to general news and information about the initiative, social justice campaigns and educational resources.
Provincial Jurisdiction, Adjudicative Authority and Aboriginal Rights: A Comment on Paul v. B.C.(Forest Appeals Commission)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
The Advocate, vol. 60, no. 1, January 2002, pp. 77-[?]
Description
The author asserts that the Paul decision is a misinterpretation of the decision by the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the balancing of Aboriginal rights and public rights.
Qalupalik
Alternate Title
Nunavut Animation Lab
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ame Papatsie
Description
Animated short of legend about a half-human sea monster who traps disobedient children if they venture too close to shore. Accompanying material, Qalupalik: Lesson Plan.
Duration: 5:34.
Qalupalik: Lesson Plan
Alternate Title
[Nunavut Animation Lab]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Target audience Grades three to six in the subject areas of First Nations, English, and Fine Arts. Accompanies animated film of same name.
Raven Makes Drum: Taken from Skokomish Stories as Told by Bruce Miller
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roy Deboer
Bruce Miller
Description
Northwest Coast traditional story. For use with primary school students.
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Recognition and Reconciliation: An Alberta Fact or Fiction?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah M. I. Szatylo
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 201-236
Description
Examines the law accumulating, in surrounding jurisdictions, regarding the duty to consult Aboriginal groups in relation to natural resource issues.
The Recognition of Indigenous People's Rights in the Context of Area Protection and Management in the Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Antje Neumann
Description
Polar Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Akureyri, 2010.
Focuses on the Sami.
Reconciliation and Third-Party Interests: Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent McNeil
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, 2010, pp. 7-25
Description
Examines a judge's ruling in a case involving Aboriginal title and private interests, including a detailed analysis of applicable legal principles and public policy considerations that should guide negotiations.
Renewable Resources of the Beaufort Sea for our Children: Perspectives from an Inuvialuit Elder
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Billy Day
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 2, Supplement, June 2002, pp. 1-[?]
Description
Describes whaling practices and the need for protected areas.
Representing Aboriginal Self-Government and First Nations/State Relations: Political Agency and the Management of the Boreal Forest in Eeyou Istchee
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Salée
Carole Lévesque
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres Nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 99-135
Description
Looks at strategies Indigenous peoples use to deal with state power and suggests an alternative way.
Residential Schools: Truth and Healing
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC News in Review, September 2010, pp. 46-57
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review. September 2010.
Resource Database
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Community Based Aboriginal Curriculum Initiatives
Description
Lists over 2300 resources covering a broad spectrum subject areas. Can be sorted by title or author.
Resource Guide for Canadian Aboriginal Astronomy (May 2010)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Prune Harris
Description
Annotated bibliography includes printed and web-based materials. Appropriate for students and educators.
Resources for Teaching Aboriginal Languages: An Annotated Bibliography
Alternate Title
[Resources for Teaching Aboriginal Languages in the Northwest Territories: An Annotated Bibliography]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Contains links to lists of materials available for Chipewyan, Cree, North and South Slavey, and Tlicho. Each book is keyed for language (single or accompanied by English) and grade level.
A Review of First Nations Special Education Policies and Funding Directions within the Canadian Context
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gerry Hurton
Description
Paper Commissioned for the Minister's National Working Group on Education, October 2002.
Roots and Branches: A Resource of Native American
Literature—Themes, Lessons, and Bibliographies. Dorothea M. Susag. Foreword by Joseph Bruchac
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Pat Nickinson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 2002, pp. [65]-
Description
Book review of: Roots and Branches by Dorothea M. Susag, foreword by Joseph Bruchac.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Secondary Schooling and Indigenous Pueblo Youth: Dynamics of Power
Theses
Author/Creator
Natalie C. Martinez
Description
Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2010.
Security in Canada’s North: Looking Beyond Arctic Sovereignty
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-120]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bjorn Rutten
Description
Examines security challenges of Arctic including consequences of climate change, natural and man-made disasters, sovereignty-related issues, and sustainability and resiliency of communities.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Aborginal Moccasins
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nikki Mike
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student; meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Dreamcatcher
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
sihcikêwin acoskîyonis-powamin kahtinikan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsey Caisse
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Drumming Traditional Knowledge
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Henry Earl Gardypie
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Eagle Feathers
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roger Gardypie
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Learning about the Sundance
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kimberly Loftus
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student; meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree.
Sharing the Seven Sacred Teachings through Puppetry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rebecca Penner
Description
Designed to increase students' knowledge of the teachings and by creating puppets, writing scripts, and performing plays teach younger students about them.
Sharing the Wealth: First Nation Resource Participation Models
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC First Nations Energy & Mining Council
Description
"This report is intended to provide BC First Nations with some insight into the approach and models that can be considered to implement these rights with respect to specific projects in traditional lands".
Short Film Study 110: Journey of the Healer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Description
Teacher's guide to accompany the short film dealing with traditional healing and spirituality. The film is written, produced and based on a comic book by Steven Keewatin Sanderson. Includes comprehension questions, writing activities, and research activities.
Short Film Study: 120-130: Journey of the Healer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Description
Teacher's guide to accompany the short film dealing with traditional healing and spirituality. The film is written, produced and based on a comic book by Steven Keewatin Sanderson. Includes comprehension questions, writing activities, and research activities.
Social Studies Education: First Nations, Métis & Inuit Content & Perspectives Integration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools
Description
Suggests ideas, websites and resources in support of classroom activities wherever First Nations, Métis and Inuit content was mentioned.
The Sound of the Drum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jerome Jainga
Description
Storybook for use with primary school students.
Spirit Doctors
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's resource for documentary written and directed by Marie Burke about Mary and Ed Louie, two Sqilxw (Okanagan) traditional healers.
Spy Mission: The Trouble at Red River
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Antony Caruso
Description
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.
The Status of Indigenous Peoples of the Russian North in the Context of Legal Pluralism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Natalya Novikova
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 84-94
Description
Discusses the protection of rights through the intersection of customary law and state regulation.
To access this article, scroll to page 84.
Student Activities: Choosing Life: Bobby's Story
Alternate Title
Ningwakwe's Healthy Life Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher McGruer
Description
Activities designed for use with the novel Choosing Life: Bobby's Story by Gilles Pinette. The target audience is young adults.
"Surely Uncontroversial": The Problems and Politics of Environmental Conservation as a Justification for the Infringement of Aboriginal Rights in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
André Goldenberg
Journal of Law and Equality, vol. 1, no. 2, Fall, 2002, pp. 278-320
Description
Argues for a deeper understanding of the ideological assumptions for justifying infringements on Aboriginal rights.
Survival of the Inuktitut Language
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC News in Review, October 2002, pp. 32-45
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD Best of News in Review: Native Studies.
Survival, Resistance, and the Canadian State: The Transformation of New Brunswick’s Native Economy, 1867-1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Parenteau
James Kenny
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 13, no. 1, New Series, 2002, pp. 49-71
Description
Examines the post-Confederation economic experience of First Nations as they made the transition from subsistence to wage labour activities
Talking Treaty in the Classroom
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather A. (Andrews) Miller
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 8, December 2002, p. 24
Description
Relates how the Office of the Treaty Commissioner have compiled a treaty resource kit that to aid Saskatchewan students in their study of treaties and treaty relationships.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.28.