Métis
Teacher's Guide for In Search of April Raintree 25th Anniversary Edition and April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pat Adamson
Lauree Kopetsky
Description
In Search of April Raintree is the unabridged version of the story and is recommended for Grade 10 and above. The abridged version, April Raintree, can be used with younger students.
That's a Good Idea! Effective Practices in First Nations and Métis Education
Alternate Title
SSTA (Saskatchewan School Trustees Association) Research Centre Report ; no. 00-10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Darren Prefontaine
Todd Paquin
Description
Report identifies what practices educators, schools and communities are incorporating into their programs and activities.
Thomas McKay - Portrait.
Images » Photographs
Description
Thomas McKay in 1882. McKay was an English Metis (Countryborn) actively opposed to Riel in the Northwest Resistance.
Historical note:
Prince Albert's municipal history began in 1885, with the election of the Honourable Thomas McKay as mayor; it was also the year that the community was incorporated as a town.A Time for Significant Leadership: A Strategy for Implementing First Nations and Métis Education Goals. Catalyst Leaders' Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Ministry of Education
Description
Includes power point presentation slides, perception survey, recursive planning schedule and more.
Draft version to be used with A Time for Significant Leadership Implementation Guide.
A Time for Significant Leadership: A Strategy for Implementing First Nations and Métis Education Goals. Implementation Guide Draft
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Métis Education Provincial Advisory Committee (FNMEPAC)
Description
Working draft of strategy with vision to build local capacity through relationship and understanding, excellence and equity, and accountability to First Nations and Métis learners and all learners across Saskatchewan.
Access Catalyst Leaders' Toolkit.
Title and Treaties: The Métis Litigation Perspective
Alternate Title
Between Keewatin and Tsilhqot'in: Reflections From the Centre of Turtle Island
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Description
Presenter discusses three cases: Tsilhqot'in, Manitoba Métis Federation, and Daniels.
Duration: 1:06:30.
To Weak to Win, Too Strong to Lose: Indians and Indian Policy in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen K. Fudge
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 137-145
Description
Examination of general public policy processes affecting Indian people at a national level.
Tony Wood Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Tony Wood
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Tony Wood was an employee of the Saskatchewan government and was associated with the school for prospectors. He was a friend of Norris and Brady.
Tony Wood Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Tony Wood
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Tony Wood was an employee of the Saskatchewan government and was associated with the school for prospectors. He was a friend of Norris and Brady.
Touchwood Hills - Correspondence and Ledger Sheets - General Correspondence and Circulars
Archival » Archival Items
Description
Letters and circulars from M. Christianson, General Superintendent of Agencies; T.R.L. McInnes, Secretary, Office of the General Superintendent; Harold W. McGill, Director; all of the Indian Affairs Branch, Department of Mines and Resources. Also included are letters from R.S. Davis, Indian Agency, Punnichy, Saskatchewan; and F.C. Middleton, MD, Deputy Registrar General, Department of Public Health, Government of Saskatchewan.
Towards a Genealogy of Reconciliation in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Wyile
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Autumn, 2017, pp. 601-6035
Description
Article draws on royal commission reports and Supreme Court decisions to articulate and examine the perceptions, motivations and discourses surrounding reconciliation in Canada. Discusses the disparity between Indigenous and state understandings of the concept and the considers the political and constitutional implications of reconciliation based relationships with Indigenous communities and with Quebec.
Traditional Harvesting Number 1: Wild Rose
Alternate Title
Traditional Harvesting #1: Wild Rose
Métis Gathering
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teri Thrun
Description
Lesson plan for Grades 1-4 involves learning about growing and harvesting plants and their names in Michif.
Additional resources: Plant Harvesting Image Cards; Michif Terms Teacher Card.
Traditional Harvesting Number 2: Wild Rose
Alternate Title
Traditional Harvesting #2: Wild Rose
Métis Gathering
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teri Thrun
Description
Lesson plan for Grades 4-7 goals include recognizing the importance of harvesting, and identifying and describing the uses of several plants using Michif and English terms.
Traditional Knowledge Overview For the Athabasca River Watershed: Contributed to the Athabasca Watershed Council State of the Watershed Phase 1 Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Parlee
Description
Part of Phase 1 information study on sources of knowledge for the State of the Watershed Report. This report should not be considered a comprehensive overview of documented Traditional Knowledge.
Traditional Sources and New Techniques of Narration: A Contrastive Study Of Mythic Rituals in Maria Campbell’s Halfbreed and Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Punyashree Panda
Indian Review of World Literature in English, vol. 2, no. 1, January 2006, p. [?]
Description
Focuses on the trepidations of Native Women writers and their appreciation of the cultures and traditions of their People, including the role of mother earth, hunting and fishing traditions, the peoples and the wars, and the waters and fires.
The Transition into Kindergarten: A Community Approach to Integrating a Child's Fragmented World
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wendy Beaton
Linda McDonell
Description
Briefly describes research, explains importance of early experiences for Aboriginal children, fragmentation of services and transitional effects on child development, and recommendations for remediation.
Treaty Days / Manitoba Indian Brotherhood / Centennial Commemorations / Historical Pageant / August 3, 1971.
Alternate Title
Manitoba Indian Brotherhood Centennial Commemorations Historical Pageant
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Indian Brotherhood
Description
Publication relating to pre-contact, colonization, treaties and modern-day eras of Aboriginal life in Manitoba. Includes detailed descriptions of the treaty signings of 1871.
Treaty Education Outcomes and Indicators
Alternate Title
Treaty Education K-12 Developmental Continuum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum Sub-committee of the Shared Standards and Capacity Building Council
Saskatchewan Ministry of Education
Description
Lists specific expectations for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students in the subject areas of treaty relationships, spirit and intent of treaties, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions.
Trends in Métis-related Health Research (1980- 2009): Identification of Research Gaps
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mohan B. Kumar
Sonia Wesche
Conor McGuire
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 103, no. 1, January/February 2012, pp. 23-28
Description
Literature review aims to help identify interventions addressing health disparities in the Métis population.
True to Their Visions: An Account of 10 Successful Aboriginal Businesses
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2009
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 10-131]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashley Sisco
Nicole Stewart
Description
Highlights advantages to partnering with Aboriginal businesses, and provides business guide and other resources to assist entrepreneurs.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Alternate Title
Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marie Wilson
Description
Outlines the mandate and purpose of the TRC.
Chapter 8 from Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes edited by Wilton Littlechild and Elsa Stamatopoulou.
Tuberculosis Prevention and Care in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples
Alternate Title
Canadian Tuberculosis Standards
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Gonzalo G. Alvarez
Pamela Orr
Wendy L. Wobeser
Victoria Cook
Richard Long
Description
Looks at the incidence rate, determinants of tuberculosis infection and social determinants of health.
Chapter 14 from Canadian Tuberculosis Standards, 7th edition.
Uncertain Counts: The Struggle to Enumerate First Nations in Canada and the United States, 1870-1911
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Benjamin Hoy
Ethnohistory, vol. 62, no. 4, October 2015, pp. 729-750
Description
Looks at reasons why Indian agents and national census takers often could not obtain accurate information, including: linguistic and cultural differences, distrust, uncertainty of racial categories, geographic mobility, and isolation of communities.
Understanding Aboriginal Identity
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
BearPaw Media Productions
Alexandra Lazarowich
Patti LaBoucane Benson
Description
Explores issues of non-Aboriginal perceptions of Aboriginals, legal definitions, and Aboriginals' own attitudes about self-identification.
Duration: 20:48.