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Wahkohtowin: The Relationship of Cree People and Natural Law

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Allen Benson
Patti Laboucane-Benson
Lese Skidmore
George Brertton
Fred Campiou
Isaac Chamakese
William Dreaver
Explains Wahkohtowin, the foundation of Cree Natural law passed down orally through language, song, prayer and storytelling from family to family. Duration: 23:47.
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Walking In Time Towards 2012

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cesar Gomez
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 4, The Interconnectedness of Languages, Rivers, and Forests, December 2011, p. [?]
Discusses how the Maya predicted environmental degradation and the need to build a future in which humans live in harmony with the earth.
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Walking Together: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
[Learn Alberta]
Excellent teacher resource includes links to information and videos about the following topics: worldviews, oral traditions, Elders, culture and language, kinship, Aboriginal and treaty rights, healing historical trauma, symbolism and traditions, connection to land, Indigenous pedagogy, well-being, and traditional environmental knowledge. Related material: Talking Together: A Discussion Guide.
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Walking with Aalasi: Field Study

Alternate Title
Walking with Aalasi: Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader ; 7
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College

Series of activities centred around traditional Inuit plant use. Part of the Adult Basic Education program in Nunavut.

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Walking with the Earth - Pimohtiwin: Lessons to Support Science 10

Alternate Title
Teaching Materials from the Stewart Resources Centre
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Chamakese
David Hlady
Anna-Leah King
Duane Johnson
Marcia Klein ... [et al.]

Pre-, on- and post-site lessons based on experiences at the Brightwater Science and Environment Centre. Topics such as cultural perspectives on sustainability, biodiversity within local ecosystems and personal responsibilities to the environment are explored.

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Walking with the Grandmothers and Aunties Wisdom

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Forsythe
Pawaatamihk, vol. 1, no. 1, 2023, pp. 119-133

Examines the experiences of 13 Métis women and the passing down of their knowledge for future generations. 

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Waponahki Intellectual Tradition of Weaving Educational Policy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Cardinal Sockbeson
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 55, no. 3, Expanding Knowledge Systems in Teacher Education, Fall, 2009, pp. 351-364
Shows the importance of basketry to Waponahki culture and how it can become the basis for policymaking, research and decolonization.
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Wasauksing Women Sharing Strength

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rebeka Tabobondung
InTensions, no. 6, Fall/Winter, 2012, pp. [1]-23
Three generations of mothers share their experience and understanding of birth knowledge.
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Waseskun

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Steve Patry
Documents a year spent with inmates undergoing treatment at an Indigenous philosophy based healing center. Duration: 1:21:09.
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Watching the Skies: An Overview of Indigenous Astronomy Curricula for Canadian K-12 Teachers

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael O'Shea
Pratishtha Kohli
Hilding Neilson

After review of existing literature authors conducted systematic survey of electronic curricular resources pertinent to the Ontario context and readily available to educators. Google, YouTube and university databases were searched. Eighty-two sources were identified, 60% of which were by an Indigenous author/partner/illustrator.

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Waterfowl Harvest by Slave Indians in Northern Alberta

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. J. Macaulay
D. A. Boag
Arctic, vol. 27, no. 1, March 1974, pp. 15-26
Provides various statistics for different kinds ducks and geese harvested between May and September of 1966 and 1967.
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The Way Forward: How Indigenous Philanthropy Can Change the World

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Evelyn Arce
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Describes effective grant-making strategies to support sustainable and culturally appropriate development projects, planned and implemented by and for Indigenous communities.
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A Way of Life: Indigenous Perspectives on Anti Oppressive Living

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robina Thomas [Qwul'sih'yah'maht]
Jacquie Green [Kundoque]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 2007, pp. 91-104
Lists some key elements of the practice and uses the medicine wheel to examine the concept, noting that traditional teachings are anti-oppressive by their very nature.
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A Way of Life Lost: The Legacy of Residential Schools

Alternate Title
Nation2Nation Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustine
Speaker talks about social life and customs of the Mik'maq and how residential schools interrupted their way of life. Duration: 51:20.
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Ways of Owning and Sharing Culture Property

Alternate Title
Properties of Culture - Culture as Property: Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Erich Kasten
Speaks about cultural tradition, interpretation and concepts of ownership. Introduction from: Properties of Culture - Culture as Property: Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia edited by Erich Kasten.
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Ways We Respect Caribou: Teetł’it Gwich’in Rules

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristine Wray
Brenda Parlee
Arctic, vol. 66, no. 1, March 2013, pp. 68-78
Study conducted from 2007 to 2010 compared elders' traditional attitudes about harvesting with those of the younger generation of hunters.
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"We Are Not Being Heard": Aboriginal Perspectives on Traditional Foods Access and Food Security

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bethany Elliott
Deepthi Jayatilaka
Contessa Brown
Leslie Varley
Kitty K. Corbett
Journal of Environmental and Public Health, vol. 2012, 2012, p. article no. 130945
Discusses project in which Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal partners collaborated to assess challenges and barriers to access in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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We Can Learn From American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theodore B. Hetzel
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 4, no. 3, May 1965, pp. [23-26]
Author cites traits and values that should be adopted by society as a whole.
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We Can Still Have the Best of Both Worlds

Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2007, p. 5
Looks at traditional values compared to new ways and how it is possible to incorporate both in day to day living. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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"We Had Not Dared to Do That Earlier, But Now We See That It Works": Creating a Culturally Responsive Mathematics Exam

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Birgitte Fyhn
Ylva Jannok Nutti
Kristine Nystad
Ellen J. Sara Eira
Ole Einar Hoetta
AlterNative, vol. 12, no. 4, 2016, pp. 411-424
Looks at innovative culturally responsive instructional tasks and the development of four states: survival, recovery, development and self-determination.
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