Alternate Title
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Travelling Exhibition Program
Art Gallery of Alberta
Description
Lesson plans for elementary and secondary school students for exhibition featuring works by Blackfoot artists Kristy North Peigan, Smith Wright, and Lori Scalplock.Topics include survey of First Nations art in the twentieth century, introduction to Blackfoot history and culture, and artist interviews and biographies.
Introducing Métis People: Taking a Look at Métis People in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Gail Martindale]
[Suzanne Camp]
Description
Power point and slide notes.
Introduction to Blackfoot Quillworking Techniques
Alternate Title
[Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Our Ancestors Have Come to Visit: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah Magee Sherer
Description
Lesson plan developed in conjunction with exhibition of Blackfoot shirts loaned from the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, to the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta.
Suitable for ages 12 and up.
[An Introduction to Residential School Unit K-7]
Alternate Title
Classroom Resources K-7 (Central Okanagan School District)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Central Okanagan School District]
Description
Lesson plan to be used in conjunction with video Shi-shi-etko.
Inuit Art and HBC: Lesson Plan
Alternate Title
Inuit Art and the Hudson's Bay Company: Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawn Martens
Connie Wyatt Anderson
Description
Examines the company's role in fostering the development, promotion, collection and market for Inuit art. Suitable for Grades 4 to 12.
[Inuit] Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Description
List of resources, mainly children's fiction, for classroom teachers.
Inuit Cultural Online Resource
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre
Description
Website used to teach Inuit culture to Canadian school-age children. Provides links to resources such as video podcasts, activity sheets and printable coloring sheets.
Inuit Games Circuit
Alternate Title
Health in Action Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wolf Creek Public Schools
Description
Includes instructions for 13 traditional games. Recommended for Grade Five.
Inuit Myths & Legends
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA)
Description
Website contains links to mythological stories, traditional stories, interviews, and teacher resources.
Inuit Prints From Cape Dorset: An Online Exhibition
Alternate Title
Our Shared Legacy: Cape Dorset Prints at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of History
Norman Vorano
Scott Black
Chuck Gilhuly
Description
Online exhibit of 63 Inuit prints originally from the Canadian Museum of Civilization, exploring history, technique, and themes. Includes learning resources for grades K-12 and audio interviews.
Inuit Siku (Sea Ice) Atlas
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Sea Ice Use and Occupancy Project (ISIUOP)
Description
Interactive website provides Inuit knowledge of arctic sea ice around Baffin Island, Nunavut. Intended as a resource for northern schools, youth and scientists.
Iñupiaq Values Curriculum: Avoidance of Conflict-Paaqæaktautaiññiq
Alternate Title
Iñupiaq Values Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
North Slope Borough School District
Description
Iñupiat Eskimo Dictionary
E-Books
Author/Creator
Donald H. Webster
Wilfried Zibell
Description
Language may be somewhat dated due to publication date (1970).
The Invisible Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Richard Desjardins
Robert Monderie
Description
Film about the contemporary Algonquians of Quebec and Ontario.
Duration: 93:20 .
Accompanying material: The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan.
The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Louise Sarrasin
Description
Guide to accompany film, The Invisible Nation". Target audience students aged 15-20. Contains start and preparatory activities, reflective sharing, comparing two Algonquin communities, observation checklist and suggested questions.
Involving Community Members to Develop Culturally Relevant Word Lists For First Nations and Métis Students
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 187
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Minnie McKenzie
Leda Corrigal
Otto Fietz
Cynthia Cook
Grace Cook
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Developed for use as a guideline to teach students to speak and comprehend the Cree language in classrooms, early childhood programs and the home.
The Ipperwash Inquiry
Alternate Title
Landmark Case (Ontario Justice Education Network)
[Ontario Justice Education Network Courts and Classrooms Resource
Documents & Presentations
Description
Background to the protest, synopsis of events of which lead to the death of Dudley George, and key recommendations from the report.
Accompanied by discussion questions for use in Grade 11 and 12 classrooms.
Iroquois Beadwork: Cultural Portraits of the Past and Present
Alternate Title
Iroquois Beadwork Kids' Zone
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Societies and Territories
Description
Teacher resource includes general overview and series of "learning scenarios" developed by educators.
Iroquois Creation Myth
Documents & Presentations
Description
Student handout.
Iskigamizigedaa: Let's Boil Maple Sugar
Alternate Title
The Akawe Biindaakoojigen Series (First You Offer Tobacco)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erik Redix
Description
Colouring storybook features a grandparent and grandchildren engaging in conversations about traditional teachings, when to begin and end harvesting, the equipment used, and processing and use of maple sugar. Text in English with some Ojibwe words interspersed.
Island Métis K-12 Resources Project: A Living Document of Métis Resources and History for Students and Teachers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lauren McLean
Description
Lists illustrated bboks, novels, videos, DVDs & film, short story/creative writing, and non-fiction for primary, intermediate, secondary grades.
Islet: [Study Guide]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany the film, Islet. Target group ages 11 and up. Objective is to write and illustrate a story about life in the Arctic.
The Issues of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada: Teaching Unit
Alternate Title
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in Canada Lesson Plans Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Lees
Gordon McMahon
Description
Series of six lesson plans geared toward students in Grades 10 to 12.
Accompanying PowerPoint.
It's Our Time: First Nations Education Tool Kit: Teacher's Guide (National and Manitoba)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre
Description
Designed to be used with a series of brief "Plain Talk" papers covering a variety of topics.
The James Bay Treaty Turns 100: Grade 12: Canada: History, Identity, and Culture
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Archives of Ontario
Description
Lesson plan involves students negotiating an agreement for two disparate groups to share a territory. To be used with the online exhibition James Bay Treaty Turns 100.
James Snares a Rabbit: Inspired by a Boyhood Adventure of James Apetagon of Norway House
Alternate Title
[Frontier School Division Native Studies Publications]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Byron Apetagon
Description
Primary-level storybook.
[Jeopardy Language Games]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Manito Ahbee?]
Description
Individual games for teaching Dakota, Cree, Ojibwe, Oji-Cree and Dene.
Jim Thorpe: The World's Greatest Athlete: Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph Bruchac
Description
Guide to accompany DVD of the same name.
Jingle Dancer: A RIF Guide for Community Coordinators
Alternate Title
Jingle Dancer: A Reading is Fundamental Guide for Community Coordinators
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.
Description
Lesson plan to accompany the book Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith and illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu. Designed for use with Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.
Joining the Circle: A Guide for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Families, and Schools
Alternate Title
A Circle of Caring
E-Books
Author/Creator
COPA (Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions)
Description
Resource developed to encourage involvement in children's education and school, foster a positive environment for school-caregiver interactions, and suggest ways to prevent bullying and violence.
Accompanying Videos:
A Circle of Caring: 21 Short videos
Michif Version.
Inuktitut Version.
Mohawk Version.
Jordan Tootoo: Hockey Night in Nunavut
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC News in Review, March 2003, pp. 46-57
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review: March 2003.
A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With a Single Blueberry: Learning Journeys of the Whitefeather Forest, Pikangikum First Nation, Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
C. Jane Driedger
Description
Natural Resource Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2006.
A Journey towards Reconciliation: A Shared History
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rainy River District School Board
Description
Lesson plans for use in intermediate level classrooms.
Journeys of the Spirit III: Teacher's Guide
Alternate Title
[Ningwakwe's Healthy Life Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nancy Cooper
Description
Joy of Apex: Junior Novel Study
Alternate Title
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for use with primary students in Grades 5 and 6. Book explores the life of a young girl growing up during a parental separation.
Joy of Apex: Novel Study
Alternate Title
Joy of Apex: Senior Novel Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Designed to improve literacy and communication skills. Book explores the life of a young girl growing up during parental separation.
Joy of Apex: Novel Study
Alternate Title
Inuktut Titiqqiriniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Education
Description
Geared toward Grades 5 to 8. Story by Napatsi Folger is about a 10-year-old girl who is dealing with her parents' separation.
Jurisdiction, Resources, and Accountability in Basic Education Programs: An Analysis of the Issues, Challenges and Current Realities Facing First Nations Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Maurice Allen Manyfingers
Description
Educational Research Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2010.
Justice for Aboriginal Peoples: It's Time
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Description
Brief video designed to educate the general population about why Aboriginals are not "just getting over it".
Duration: 5:48.
K-12: Infusing Indigenous Texts in Classrooms
Alternate Title
Infusing Indigenous Texts in K-12 Classrooms
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shelby Laframboise-Helgeson
Richard Van Camp
[Etienna Moostoos-Lafferty]
Calgary Regional Consortium
Central Alberta Regional Consortium
Consortium provincial francophone ... [et al.]
Description
Includes links to learning guides and accompanying question and answer videos, books talks and lists, and slide decks.
[K-12 Lesson Plans: Rupertsland Institute]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Rupertsland Institute
Description
Topics include language of the Métis, culture and traditions, homeland history, Métis in Alberta and Métis Nation governance.
Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts
Alternate Title
Our Ancestors have Come to Visit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Pitt Rivers Museum
Description
Website for an exhibition at the Glenbow and Galt Museums in Alberta. Contains links to lessons plans, photographs, and information about the shirts.
Kanien'kehá:ka Creation Story
Documents & Presentations
Description
Traditional Mohawk story, sometimes known as the Sky Woman story.
Kanyen'kehà:ka Creation Story
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mohawk Language Custodian Association
Description
Traditional Mohawk story also known as the Sky Woman story.
Kayaaní: Plants
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Douglas
Kitty Eddy
Shgen George
Kathy Nielson
Hans Chester ... [et al.]
Description
Science unit also teaches Tlingit vocabulary. Lesson plan intended for use with Grades K-5.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Ke Kinu’tmui Ta’n Teli L’nui’simk, Kiju
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patsy Paul-Martin
Description
Children's storybook in Mi'kmaq and English. Contains links to audio of individual words or the entire page.
Keeper of My Home Learning Resource: First Nations Teaching Materials and Online Games about Housing
Alternate Title
Keeper of My Home: Teaching Children and Youth about Caring for a Home
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Nations Housing Professionals Association
Description
Website contains links to educational material for Kindergarten to Grade 12, including summary of housing topics, lessons plans, E-learning games and guides, and activity booklets. Content is arranged around 4 themes: traditional teaching of the community, First Nations housing topics, home maintenance and home safety.
Kekina'muek (learning): Learning about the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq]
Description
Teacher's manual for senior grades.
Kespeadooksit (The Story Is Ended): A Bibliography of Native American Materials In Print: Handicapped Accessible Formats
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Description
Extensive list of literature and non-fiction works, with notations of grade/age levels when applicable.