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Setting A Snare

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Lois Dalby (photographer)
A set of 11 photographs of Calvin McKenzie setting a snare. Snaring animals, fish, and birds has been a way of securing food for thousands of years in northern Saskatchewan. Even today many people use snares to catch food when living in the bush.
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A Shared Heritage with Anishinaabe / Ojibway

Alternate Title
A Shared Heritage with Anishinaabe / Ojibwe
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society

Topics include seven traditional teachings, explanation of the clan system, and the Wendigo story.

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Situating Nunavut Education With Indigenous Education Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Elizabeth McGregor
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. 87-118
Looks at important differences in First Nations education in the Arctic and barriers faced nationally living between two worlds.
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Sntrusntm i7 Captikwlh: Unravel the Story, the Okanagan Way

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Ragoonaden
Sabre Cherkowski
Maxine Baptiste
Blane Després
Alberta Journal of Educational Research , vol. 55, no. 3, Expanding Knowledge Systems in Teacher Education, Fall, 2009, pp. 382-396
Looks at aboriginal ways of knowing involving school culture, language-learning, and multicultural, culturally responsive teachers. Includes a cultural framework model.
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Songs To Celebrate Saskatchewan

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Winston Wuttunee
The 13:34-minute video was filmed at Valley View School in Beauval and features special guest Winston Wuttunee and the students singing songs in English and Cree by the teachers and students of the school for the Celebrate Saskatchewan festivities in 1981. Filming and production was by the DNS Extension Services Branch.

Historical note:

A video titled 'Songs to Celebrate Saskatchewan' recorded in 1981 by staff of the Extension Service Branch of the Department of Northern Saskatchewan in Beauval.
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Talking in Circles

Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 40
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tim Beyak
Terry Cook
Cheryl Erlandson
Cathy Klombies
Russ Kushniruk ... [et al.]
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Examines literature circles used at the Radius Community Centre For Education and Employment Training to see if participation helped students succeed with reading and communication skills.
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Teaching Canada's Indigenous Sovereignty Soldiers ... And Vice Versa: "Lessons Learned" From Ranger Instructors

Articles » General
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Canadian Army Journal , vol. 10, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 66-81
Discusses this unique branch of the Canadian Forces Reserve which serves as a military presence in remote northern and coastal regions. Explores how the Indigenous knowledge and culture of Aboriginal members has influenced the success of its operations.
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Ti wa7 szwatenem. What We Know: Indigenous Knowledge and Learning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Williams
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 31-44
Author uses a personal essay to discuss basic tenets of Indigenous knowledge, ways of knowing, and ontological constructs; uses Líl̓wat language concepts to help illustrate her points. Highlights experiential and action based teaching and learning, relational understanding, and the concepts of flux, balance.
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Traditional Teachers Were Kind and Generous

Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 8, August 2007, p. 5
Comments on the importance of Elders to teach young people traditional practices and languages that they may not otherwise have been taught. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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Traditions, History & Geography: Teacher Manual

E-Books
Author/Creator
Kerri Ceretzke

Although created for the Old Crow Experiential Educational Project, some activities can be adapted for other contexts. Lessons are grouped by Grades 7-9, Grades 4-6, and Grades 1-3.

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Transformations and Remembrances in the Digital Game We Sing for Healing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elizabeth LaPensée
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 89-108
Author describes the intent and process of designing We Sing for Healing, a musical choose-your-own adventure text game that mimics traditional storytelling and teaching styles with the way that the circular or looping narrative encourages a player to listen, choose, and revisit as a game-play strategy.
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Two Articles

Alternate Title
Childhood in an Indian Village
Some Thoughts about Organization and Leadership: From a Paper Presented to the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood 1967
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Wilfred Pelletier
The first article recounts the author's childhood and young adulthood in the Manitoulin, Ontario area. The second article is entitled "Some Thoughts About Organization and Leadership; From A Paper Presented to the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood, 1967."
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Understanding and Finding Our Way: Decolonizing Canadian Education

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Verna St. Denis
Alison Duke
Film highlights Canada's history of racism and injustice toward Indigenous peoples which persists to this day in both the larger society and the educational system and how Indigenous culture and perspectives must be taught and valued in the classroom in order to address inequities and change the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Duration: 32:29.
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Unmasking, Exposing, and Confronting: Critical Race Theory, Tribal Critical Race Theory and Multicultural Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeanette Haynes Writer
International Journal of Multicultural Education, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Education, 2008, pp. 1-15
Contends that using multicultural education (MCE) to promote equality and unity in teacher education programs and schools can help to stop the propagation of colonization.
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Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA)

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Urban Native Youth Association
Website contains information on youth-focused programs, activities, news, articles, resources and links to other community development initiatives.
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A Very Special Graduate

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gill Gracie (photographer)
Department Of Northern Saskatchewan (photographer)
Adele Morin of Sandy Bay graduates from NORTEP after eight years of study, during which she raised eight children and became grandmother to four more.
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Voices of the Dropout: A Study of Early School Leavers at One First Nations School

Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 106
Teaching and Learning Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph Belhumeur
Rick Closs
Mario Kaun
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Research indicates that the reasons for students to leave school include academic challenges, family responsibilities, drugs and alcohol and crime.
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Walking on the Lands of Our Ancestors

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne Tenning

Discusses case study of traditional education and experiential learning in the Social Studies classroom. Activities would be suitable for Grades 9/10 and 11/12.

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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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Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn

Alternate Title
Wapos Bay: episode 5
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Teaches the importance of listening to Elders and taking responsibility for your actions in episode 5 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn: Study Guide. Duration: 24:00
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Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn: Study Guide

Alternate Title
Wapos Bay; episode 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Lyn Daniels]
Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: A Time to Learn. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains an episode description, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.
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What is Traditional Knowledge?

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alaska Native Science Commission
Includes a definition of traditional knowledge, comparisions between indigenous and scientific knowledge, explanation of the structure of Native knowledge, guidelines for research and issues.
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White Bear Youth Participate in Cultural Science Camp

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Maxie
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 9, September 2007, p. 12
Comments on a youth camp, held at White Bear Lake Resort, which focused on discovering the beauty of the land and natural resources. Article located by scrolling to page 12.
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Wollaston Lake 1978 Caribou Project

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Gill Gracie (photographer)
Lois Dalby (photographer)
A set of 44 photos of a caribou project at Wollaston Lake that involved students in preparing and cooking caribou meat, making dry meat, drying the hides, and taking part in follow-up activities in the classroom.
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