A Teacher's Guide for Indian Shoes: A Novel by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Sample lesson focuses on one chapter in book which follows the adventures of grandfather and his grandson. Recommended grades 2-3.
Sample lesson focuses on one chapter in book which follows the adventures of grandfather and his grandson. Recommended grades 2-3.
Stories in book are based on accounts from Indigenous people who attended Kuper Island Residential School. Lesson plan is intended for use with Grades 9 and 10.
Examines the contemporary practices of craving and engraving walrus ivory.
Website contains links to a series of 12 podcasts which explore the impact of words such as reconciliation, indian time, school, reserve, and savage. Host Kaniehti:io Horn engages in conversations with more than 70 people from 15 First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities.
Political Economy Thesis (MA) -- Carleton University, 2021.
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
Compares culturally responsive teaching between Mi'kma'ki run schools and public schools for Indigenous students.
Using the experiences of Indigenous university students to discuss the importance of using Indigenous ways of knowing within contemporary school pedagogy.
Outlines the relationship between alcohol and money as a cultural and social framework in Chukotkan villages.