Alternate Title
[Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Our Ancestors Have Come to Visit: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah Magee Sherer
Description
Lesson plan 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.
Suitable for ages 12 and up.
Journeys of the Spirit III: Teacher's Guide
Alternate Title
[Ningwakwe's Healthy Life Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nancy Cooper
Description
Jurisdiction, Resources, and Accountability in Basic Education Programs: An Analysis of the Issues, Challenges and Current Realities Facing First Nations Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Maurice Allen Manyfingers
Description
Educational Research Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2010.
Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts
Alternate Title
Our Ancestors have Come to Visit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Pitt Rivers Museum
Description
Website for an exhibition at the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta. Contains links to lessons plans, photographs, and information about the shirts.
'KI Six' Jailed in Fght for Land Rights
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, March 31, 2008, p. A3
Description
Describes the jail sentences given to 6 leaders of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation in Northern Ontario over mineral exploration on a disputed land claim area.
Kids' Stop
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Description
Resource designed for children and educators with sections on places, people, history and languages. First Nation’s schools across Canada are listed under “Schools Online.” Includes Info Sheets on many different subjects which are written for children aged 8 to 11.
Kimaaciihtoomin e-anishinaabe-kikinoo'amaageyak: Beginning to Teach in an Indigenous Way: Resource Kit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean-Paul Restoule
Description
A comprehensive list of Canadian-based digital and print resources for Aboriginal education.
Kinikinik: A Treaty Play
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Ross
Description
Uses the characters of turtle, wolf and beaver to educate the audience about treaties and the treaty relationship. Suitable for all ages.
Related Material: Student Workbook.
Labrador Inuit Harvesting and the Politics of Land Claims
Alternate Title
Inuit Studies Conference ; 17th, 2010
[Inuit People and the Aboriginal World]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrea Procter
Description
Looks at influences regulating Inuit economic activities, the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, and new governance arrangements.
Learning Guide: The Salmon Bears: Giants of the Great Bear Rainforest
Alternate Title
The Salmon Bears Learning Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alex Van Tol
Lauren Hudson
Diana Chan
Johanna Gordon-Walker
Karen McAllister
Description
For use with book of same name, written by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read. Lesson plans for Grades 4-7 correspond to each chapter in the book.
Leetsoii Means “Yellow Dirt” in the Navajo Language: Troubling Uranium Mining on Navajo Lands
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Al Henderson
Patricia Rife
Perry H. Charley
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2008
Description
Outlines a scientific history of uranium, and looks at the traditional Navajo’s belief system regarding uranium and milling as a disruption in the balance of earth and sky.
Scroll down to access article.
Legends of Our Times: Native Ranching and Rodeo Life on the Plains and Plateau
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Description
Virtual exhibit covering history of ranching life, community stories including Wood Mountain biographies and transition to rodeo.
Lesson Plan for the Film Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Description
Guide suggested for Grade 9 students. Film, directed by Lori Lewis, deals with segregation of Aboriginal athletes and the abuse suffered in the residential school system
Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners.
Study Guide.
The Lifestyles of First Nations Peoples before and after the Arrival of the Newcomers: Treaty Resource Guide for Grade 1
Alternate Title
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Field test draft.
Louis Riel and the Métis People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Educational Resources Branch Instructional Resources Unit, Manitoba Education
Citizenship and Youth
Description
Bibliography of resources for use in the classroom.
Lubicon Court Actions, 1973-1988
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marine Le Puloch
Description
Deals with aboriginal rights within the context of Canadian law and the court actions of the Lubicon.
Lumaajuuq
Alternate Title
Nunavut Animation Lab
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Description
Animated short tells story of a woman who blinds and mistreats her son, a loon that restores his vision, and the act of revenge which turns her into a narwahl. Part of a legend. Accompanying material: Lumaajuuq: Lesson Plan.
Duration: 7:36.
Lumaajuuq: Lesson Plan
Alternate Title
[Nunavut Animation Lab]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany film, Lumaajuuq. Target audience Grades three to six in the subject areas of First Nations, English, and Visual Arts.
The Management of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada's Western Arctic: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Rompkey
Dennis Glen Patterson
Ethel M. Cochrane
Roméo Dallaire
Elizabeth Hubley ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses the Department of Fisheries and Oceans role in the ongoing stewardship of northern aquatic resources; the emerging development opportunities; and the consequences of climate change and economic development for wildlife in the North, including fish and their habitat.
Mémére Métisse = My Métis Grandmother: Educational Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's guide for use with the documentary Mémére Métisse by filmmaker Janelle Wookey, who sets out to understand why her grandmother has denied her Métis roots.
Modernity, Resource Development and Constructs of Indigeneity: A Summary Analysis of Canadian Jurisprudence and Aboriginal Rights
Theses
Author/Creator
Stéfanie S. Primeau
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2010.
Modernizing Ontario’s Mining Act : Finding A Balance - Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discussion paper outlines five critical policy issues including: mineral tenure system and security of investment; Aboriginal rights and interests related to mining development; regulatory processes for exploration activities on Crown Land; land use planning in Ontario’s Far North; and private rights and interests relating to mining development.
Native American Boarding Schools: The Education and Cultural Transformation of American Indians under the United States Government Boarding Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mathew LaMore
Description
Lesson plan for Grades 6-8 teaching about the experiences of Native youth in Indian boarding schools.
The Native American Experience: Coyote and the Buffalo Folklore Tale Retold by Mourning Dove
Alternate Title
Unit 1: Early American Writing
[Holt McDougal Literature: American Literature Grade 11, Texas Edition]
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Includes brief discussion of Mourning Dove, text of the traditional story and student exercises.
The Native American Experience: The World on the Turtle's Back
Alternate Title
Unit 1: Early American Writing
[Holt McDougal Literature: American Literature Grade 11, Texas Edition?]
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Student lesson to accompany the Iroquois creation story.
Native Americans: A Resource List for Teaching - To or About - Native Americans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Debbie Reese
Jean Mendoza
Description
Sampling of recommended children's books and young adult literature, most are American, and all are suitable for general use.
Native Content in the Division One Language Arts Program in Two Saskatoon Elementary Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlene Agnes Iachella
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1989.
Native Peoples and Water Rights: Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ted Binnema
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 133-134
Description
Book review of: Native Peoples and Water Rights by Kenichi Matsui.
Native Peoples and Water Rights: Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada
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
Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
National Library of Medicine [U.S.]
Description
Website with links to: exhibition, interviews, timeline, lesson plans and other resources.
The Need to Conduct Studies of Swedish Saami Reindeer-Herder Subsistence Behaviours: A Case of Indigenous Resource-Use Rights
Alternate Title
The Need to Conduct Studies of Swedish Sami Reindeer-Herder Subsistence Behaviours: A Case of Indigenous Resource-Use Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert P. Wheelersburg
Northern Review, no. 28, Spring, 2008, pp. 161-180
Description
Examines the current political situation in Sweden related to efforts to comply with the European Community's International Labour Organization Convention No. 169 Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries.
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.
The Numbered Treaties in Saskatchewan: A Treaty Resource Guide for Grade 2
Alternate Title
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Field test draft.
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.
One Good Book Away from Becoming a Leader: First Nations Literature in a Northern Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Catlin
Language & Literacy, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses how a teacher incorporated First Nations literature into high school English to motivate her students to read.
Opportunity for Whom?: Political Opportunity and Critical Events in Canadian Aboriginal Mobilization, 1951-2000
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Howard Ramos
Social Forces, vol. 87, no. 2, December 2008, pp. 795-823
Description
Discusses how structural, signaling and political opportunities influence a wide range of people and organizations.
Partial Alliances: The Politics of Environmentalism and Native Rights in Alaska
Theses
Author/Creator
Sandhya Ganapathy
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Temple University, 2008.
People of the Dog Days
Alternate Title
Montana: Stories of the Land
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Krys Holmes
Description
Pre-contact history of Montana.
Chapter from Montana: Stories of the Land by Krys Holmes.
Pimooteewin: The Journey: Outreach Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leonie Hentschel
Description
Guide to accompany the Cree opera. Includes explanation of the plot and interviews with Tomson Highway, Melissa Hui, and Michael Greyeyes.
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.
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.
Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Rights To Their Natural Resources: The Case of Russia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olga O. Murashko
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, IWGIA 40 Years On, 2008, pp. 48-59
Description
Examines interaction between indigenous peoples and corporations and identifies hotspots for potential conflict.
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.
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.