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The Beginning of the Cree World
The traditional story of how Wisakedjak caused the great flood and how, with the help of Muskrat, he was able to remake the world.
Extract from Native Voices edited by Freda Ahenakew, Breanda Gardipy, and Barbara Lafond.
The Buffalo Hunt
Changing Times
Overview of Métis history from the 1840s to 1875. Discusses the collapse of the buffalo hunting economy, the establishment of the community of St. Laurent, passing of laws to establish order, and the arrival of the North West Mounted Police.
Includes questions for students.
Conflicting Plans
2nd edition.
Contrasting Worlds
Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.
2nd edition.
Cultivating Native American Cultures: An Integrated Resource Curriculum
Davis Inlet: Moving From Misery
Discovering Differences: Maaori-White Relationships in New Zealand
The Economic Impact of the 1837 and 1842 Chippewa Treaties
Ending an Era
English Fluency via Computers at Yakima Tribal School
Gabriel Dumont
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.
Judicial Attitudes to Aboriginal Resource Rights and Title
ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱
WSANEC (Saanich) great flood story. Text in a mixture of English and SENĆOŦEN.
Related material: Lesson Plan by Shauna White and Kathryn Godfrey appropriate for Grade 6 language arts/ social studies.
Louis Riel
A Nation within a Nation: the Dependency Theory and the James Bay Cree
The North-West Resistance of 1885
Our Land is Our Future: Aboriginal Title and Rights Position Paper
Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Report: Cold Lake First Nations Rejected Claim Inquiry, Canoe Lake Cree Nation Rejected Claim Inquiry
Rapport sur L'Enquête Relative aux Revendications de Cold Lake Polygone de Tir Aérien de Primrose Lake
Red River Insurgence, 1869-70
Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Volume II
Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Settlement Act: Volume I
The Skirmish at Seven Oaks
Discusses the Battle of Seven Oaks involving Cuthbert Grant, Governor Semple and Lord Selkirk.