Alternate Title
Nunavut Animation Lab
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gyu Oh
Description
Animated version of a poem written in 1927. No dialogue. Acommpanying material: I am But a Little Woman: Lesson Plan.
Duration: 4:39.
I Am But a Little Woman: Lesson Plan
Alternate Title
[Nunavut Animation Lab]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany film, I am But a Little Woman. Target audience grades one to three in the subject areas First Nations, Fine Arts, and Visual Arts.
I Am the River and the River is Me: The Implications of a River Receiving Personhood Status
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brendan Kennedy
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the agreement that entitles the Whanganui River to be given a legal identity and have a legal voice.
Impact and Benefit Agreements: Are They Working?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jason Prno
Ben Bradshaw
Dianne Lapierre
Description
Discussion on the effectiveness of a number of agreements negotiated directly between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities in support of three northern Canadian diamond mines.
In Our Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K-3 Classroom
Alternate Title
Learning First Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karmen Smith-Brillon
Debra Hooper
Jacqueline Hunt
Jane Smith
Anne Hill
Description
Teacher resource guide includes classroom unit plans, grade-appropriate story books and authentic First People resources.
Independent Study Unit #1: Content Focus: Food Security in the North
Alternate Title
[Coppermine Lesson Plans, Grades 9-12]
[Coppermine River Expedition 2012]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stefan Superina
Description
Teacher's lesson plan. Includes links to articles on the high cost of food in Nunavut and Statistics Canada figures.
Indian Residential School Resources: Lesson Plans
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Indian Residential School Resources
Description
Contains two lesson plans as well as worksheet/discussion aids. Meant for use with grade 10 students.
Indigenous Agency and Mineral Development: A Cautionary Note
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Howlett
Studies in Political Economy, vol. 85, Social Movements & Economies, Spring, 2010, pp. 99-123
Description
Comments on the Mabo decision and its impact on Indigenous agency to negotiate terms for large-scale resource development on traditional lands. Presents case study of the Century Mine and mineral negotiations in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Australia.
Indigenous Knowledge and the Environment in Africa and North America
Alternate Title
Series in Ecology and History
E-Books
Author/Creator
David M. Gordon
Shepard Krech
David Bernstein
James L.A. Webb
Lance Van Sittert ... [et al.]
Indigenous Peoples and Conservation: From Rights to Resource Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ron Reed
Kari Marie Norgaard
Reiner Buergin
Gregory Ch'oc
Cassie Hughes ... [et al.]
Introduction to Blackfoot Quillworking Techniques
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.
The Invisible Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Richard Desjardins
Robert Monderie
Description
Film about the contemporary Algonquians of Quebec and Ontario.
Duration: 93:20 .
Accompanying material: The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan.
The James Bay Treaty Turns 100: Grade 12: Canada: History, Identity, and Culture
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Archives of Ontario
Description
Lesson plan involves students negotiating an agreement for two disparate groups to share a territory. To be used with the online exhibition James Bay Treaty Turns 100.
Journeys of the Spirit III: Teacher's Guide
Alternate Title
[Ningwakwe's Healthy Life Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nancy Cooper
Description
Joy of Apex: Junior Novel Study
Alternate Title
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for use with primary students in Grades 5 and 6. Book explores the life of a young girl growing up during a parental separation.
Joy of Apex: Novel Study
Alternate Title
Joy of Apex: Senior Novel Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Designed to improve literacy and communication skills. Book explores the life of a young girl growing up during parental separation.
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.
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.
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.
Kw’í:ts’téleq
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Jazmine Horne
SXG Team
Melissa Kendzierski
Theresa Warbus
Theresa Point ... [et al.]
Description
Page contains links to individual isssues of the comic book about a Stó:lō boy who escapes residential school and goes on a journey to learn from the ancestors about ways Stó:lō communities can work together.
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.
Land of Oil and Water: Educational Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's resource for use with Land of Oil and Water a documentary by Warren Cariou and Neil McArthur about the issues surrounding the possible development of oil sands found in Northern Saskatchewan.
Land Use Planning Policy in the Far North Region of Ontario: Conservation Targets, Politics of Scale, and the Role of Civil Society Organizations in Aboriginal–State Relations
Theses
Author/Creator
Catie Burlando
Description
Natural Resource and Environmental Management Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
The Learning Circle: Classroom Activities on First Nations in Canada: Ages 12 to 14
E-Books
Author/Creator
Harvey McCue and Associates
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.
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.
The Life You Want: A Young Woman's Struggle through Addiction: Educational Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
To accompany documentary directed by Michelle Derosier about 22-year-old Fort Hope (Eabametoong First Nation) resident Doris Slipperjack and her struggle to overcome her addiction to Oxycontin.
Documentary.
Lost in Translation?: Maya in Belize Hope to Set Historic FPIC Precedent
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gregory Ch’oc
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how the Belize government continues to violate Maya land rights despite public opinion and consistent court rulings.
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.
Manitoba First Nations Species at Risk Lesson Plans
Alternate Title
Manitoba First Nations Species at Risk Teaching Kit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Designed for use in K-12 classrooms in First Nations schools.
Métis People in Alberta: Then and Now
Alternate Title
Historical Thinking Project
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Helen Servold
Julie Williams
Description
Resources for lesson (four class periods) intended for Grade 4.
Contains links to lesson plan, rubric, reference list, and worksheets.
Modernising Water: Articulating Custom in Water Governance in Australia and East Timor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue E. Jackson
Lisa R. Palmer
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-25
Description
Reports on the institutions and negotiations by which indigenous peoples are striving to confirm their access to water rights.
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.
"Mu Kisi Maqumawkik Pasik Kataq - We Can't Only Eat Eels: "Mi'kmaq Contested Histories and Uncontested Silences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. Jane McMillan
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 119-142
Description
Examines Aboriginal and treaty fishing rights, and the experiences of Donald Marshall, Jr. regarding those rights.
Music Is the Medicine: Educational Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's guide for the documentary which follows blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Derek Miller, a Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, as he releases a CD.
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
NGO Report on Canada's Nineteenth and Twentieth Periodic Report to CERD
Alternate Title
NGO Report on Canada's Nineteenth and Twentieth Periodic Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Description
Focus on murdered and missing Aboriginal women and children, protection of lands and resources, duty to consult and accommodate, and the impacts of incarceration.
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.
On-Farm Conservation of Neglected and Underutilized Species: Status, Trends and Novel Approaches to Cope With Climate Change
Alternate Title
[Bioversity International] Proceedings of the International Conference, Frankfurt, 14-16 June, 2011
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stefano Padulosi
Nadia Bergamini
Ehsan Dulloo
Paul Bordoni
Matthias Jäger ... [et al.]