Fighting for Our Lives: #NoDAPL in Historical Context
Finding Our Roots: Indigenous Foods and the Food Sovereignty Movement in the United States
First Nation Literature Unit: Fatty Legs - A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amimi-Homes
Book is Margaret Pokiak-Fenton's memoir about attending residential school for two years. This lesson plan uses Grade 6 Program Learning Outcome (PLO)s.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
Four Communities: A Study of Hollow Water, Manigotogan, Seymourville and Aghaming
Related Material: Teacher Guide and Resource File.
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.
Ganawenimaa nimamainan aki = Respect Our Mother Earth: A Kid's Environmental Activity Booklet
General environmental education resource with some references to the Lake Superior watershed.
Gitiged Gookum [Grandma Is Gardening]
Colouring book created for Ojibwe language immersion. Text in Ojibwe with Ojibwe-English glossary of terms.
Glossary of the Fur Trade
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies (40S): A Course for Independent Study
"Field Validation Version."
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 Nivi Got Her Names: Book Study
Language arts activities in Inuktitut and English for students in Grades 2 and 3.
Indian Horse Study Guide
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 Literature Kit: Growing Our Collective Understanding of Truth and Reconciliation: Kindergarten - Grade 12
Indigenous Logic Math Games
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 Study Guide: An Educator's Guide to Understanding Indigenous Content in K-12 Classrooms
Interpretive Guide & Hands-on Activities: Nitssaakita’paispinnaan: We Are Still in Control
Introduction: Advocacy Research and Native Studies
Introduction: The Marriage of History and Law in R. v. Sioui
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.
The Issue of Compatibility between Cultural Integrity and Economic Development among Native American Tribes
Argues that economic development only makes sense when the band controls both its own resources and sustains its identity.
K-12: Infusing Indigenous Texts in Classrooms
Knowledge Co-production in Contested Spaces: An Evaluation of the North Slope Borough – Shell Baseline Studies Program
Kon and the Circle of Life
Primary reading level storybook.
Law, Literature, and Leslie Marmon Silko: Competing Narratives of Water
Legend of Wesakayjack and the Loon: As Told by the Norway House Elders
Written for primary students.
Related Material: Story without text.
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?"
Little Bear's Vision Quest: Reader's Theatre
Activity promotes reading fluency by having children read parts in the script.
Manitoba Aboriginal Languages Strategy Annotated Bibliography
Metis Timeline Game
Students participate in game involving the events leading up to and following the Red River Resistance, with special attention to Louis Riel.
Mi'kmaq Family (Migmaoei Otjiosog): [Study Guide]
Michif Language Research, Literature Review, Teaching Resources and Annotated Bibliography
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
Native Americans
Five stories intended for use with Kindergarten students.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Guide.