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Athapaskan Women: Lives and Legends
BC First Peoples 12: Teacher Resource Guide
Bone Court Trial Transcripts - Nanaboshoo and the Bullrushes: The Case of Being in the Reeds and the Theft of the Crime
Written as a court transcript, the author shows the use of a traditional narrative for academic discourse.
Coyote's Journey
Creation Story
Eight Inuit Myths/Inuit Unipkaaqtuat Pingasuniarvinilit
Grade 4: Alsumsuti Ujit T’an Teli-l’nuimk = To Be Indigenous Is to be Free = Topelomosu Wen Skicinuwit
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
How Squire Coyote Brought Fire to the Cahrocs
Indian Legends: Nanabush, the Ojibbeway Saviour. Moosh-Kuh-Ung, or, The Flood
Kiviuq and the Bee Woman By Noel McDermott, Illustrated by Toma Feizo Gas: Educator's Resource
Geared toward Grades 4 to 6.
Kiviuq and the Mermaids by Noel McDermott, Illustrated by Toma Feizo Gas: Educator's Resource
Pre-reading activities, discussion questions, learning activities, and extension activities for Grades 4 to 6.
Lakota Myth and Government: The Cosmos as the State
The Legend of the Fog by Qaunaq Mikkigak and Joanne Schwartz, illustrated by Danny Christopher; Educator's Resource
Retelling of a traditional Inuit story. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade 2 students.
The Lenâpé and Their Legends; With the Complete Texts and Symbols of the Walam Olum: A New Translation, and an Inquiry into Its Authenticity
Lesson Plan: Sky Wolf's Call: The Gift of Indigenous Knowledge by Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger
Mythology
Northwest Saskatchewan Métis Perspectives of Miyo Pimatisiwin + Kiwetinohk Saskatchewan Otipemisiwak Kayisi Wapahtakwaw Miyo Pimatisiwin
Looks at the Métis phrase miyo-pimatisiwin (good life) and how it connects the Métis past with the present.
Ojibwe Oral Tradition
Adaptations of sixteen traditional stories, most relating to Wenebojo.
Oral Traditions of the Woodland Cree (Nihithawak) in Northern Saskatchewan: Links to Cultural Identity, Ways of Knowing, Language Revitalization, and Connections to the Land + Nehithāwi – Kiskethihtamiwin: Kayās Āchimowina Ekwa Āchithohkewina. Nihithowewin, Nihithawihtāwin Mena Mithopimāchihowin
Discuss the significance of oral history to the Woodland Cree to reinforce their cultural worldview into the modern era.
Origin of Day and Night by Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt, illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko: Educator's Resource
Retelling of a traditional Inuit story. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
Particle, Pause and Pattern in American Indian Narrative Verse
Pride in the Past
The Raven and the Loon by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley; illustrated by Kim Smith: Educator's Resource
Intended for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
Les récits de notre terre: Les Mi'gmaq
Redhead
Sayatasha's Night Chant: A Literary Textual Analysis of a Zuni Ritual Poem
Six Boruca Tales
Sukaq and the Raven by Roy Goose and Kerry McCluskey, Artwork by Soyeon Kim: Educator's Resource
For use with the book Suqak and the Raven (Inuktitut version).. Activities and discussion questions geared toward students in Kindergarten to Grade 3.
Traditional - From the Ancestral Times: The Killer Snake: The Curramuringu Myth
Traditional - From the Ancestral Times: The Lost Power: A Djanggawul Myth
Traditional - From The Ancestral Times The Tempted One: The Mimi Myth
Trickster, Renewal and Survival
Unpacking Pimachesowin as a Framing Concept for Indigenous Self-Determination + Eyapachitayak Pimachesowin ta Othastamasoyak Nehithaw tipethimisowin
Discusses how traditional Cree stories and lessons reflect the traditional Cree world view of pimatsiwin (life) and how pimatsiwin itself can better help the understanding Indigenous self-determination.
Wəlastəkwey Stories: Legalized Theft
Discusses the case of traditional stories told by Elders to a researcher who retained copyright and refused to relinquish it when approached by members of the community.