The Children Are Worth the Investment
Looks at the underfunding of First Nations education and the necessity of involving First Nations people in any discussion regarding educational reform.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Looks at the underfunding of First Nations education and the necessity of involving First Nations people in any discussion regarding educational reform.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Contains links to lists of: film for screening; production/media; film festivals; curricular supports; projects/others and check list for assessing films.
Although designed for use with the SKYLAB cylinder, can be modified for use without it.
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, can be adapted for use without it.
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, contains script which can be adapted for use without it.
Teaches children the alphabet using images and brief explanations about how they relate to Metis culture. Words are in English and Southern Michif.
Discusses the self-government issues of legitimacy, power and resources, by using examples of current agreements. The article breaks the areas down in terms of: basic principles, rights through treaties, federal-provincial division of power, status of lands, legislative powers, and funding.
Related Material: Fact Sheet.
Elders' brief descriptions of nine rules to live by.
Brief article discusses the issues surrounding water allocation to First Nations and the difficulties in resolving the problem due to conflicting jurisdictions.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.
Designed for Grade 4.
Includes annotated bibliography, book critiques, and four lessons plans appropriate for sixth grade.
Case law summary of the major Aboriginal rights and title litigation, and an outline of the resulting forest and range agreements that British Columbia has entered into with community members.
Discusses the lifeways of Indigenous peoples of Montana just prior to contact and the impact that Europeans had on them.
Chapter from Montana: Stories of the Land by Krys Holmes.
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
Traditional story suitable for use with Grade 4-7 students. Extract from the book The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway.