Fish & Wildlife

Website designed for Grade 3-6 students looks at the relationship between the Indigenous peoples of the plains and the buffalo.

Designed to give teens and young adults with disabilities an improved quality of life, connection to culture and increased work-related skills. Covers salmon fishery, subsistence fishing and career opportunities in the industry.

List of approximately 300 food sources divided by shellfish and marine life, fish and reptiles, mammals, birds, and plants. Information gathered 2003 survey of 130 archaeological sites, ethnographic accounts and Coast Salish Elders, hunters, fisherman and gatherers.

Includes colouring pages, nutritional information, tips for preparation and recipes using plants and animals found in the Northwest Territories.

Focuses on the central role caribou have played in the lives of the  Dene and Inuit people.

Chapter from People and Caribou in the Northwest Territories edited by Ed Hall.

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.

Focuses on five themes: First Nations peoples' lives before contact, the impact of newcomers' arrival due to the fur trade, the importance of the buffalo, understanding what a treaty is, and the significance of the number four.

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