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Marginalization, Decolonization and Voice: Prospects for Aboriginal Education in Canada

Alternate Title
Discussion Paper: Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
[PCERA Symposium ; 1999]
[Report on the Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda Symposium]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
Bernard Schissel
Description
Addresses the causes and implications of, and possible solutions to, the "education gap" between Aboriginal people and the general population in Canada. The paper highlights Joe Duquette High School and Princess Alexandria Community School, which are located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Excerpt from Report on the Pan-Canadian Education Research Agenda Symposium.
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Martin Family Initiative [Resources]

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
MAEI (The Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative)
Description
Website provides access to a variety of educational resources and projects which support improved education from elementary to secondary school levels for Aboriginal students.
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Martinez Essay: Understanding Race

Alternate Title
"Understanding Race": Theme Semester UMMA Dossiers for Teaching [Maria Martinez]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ángela Pérez-Villa
Description
Resource for teaching K-12 deals with the work of the famous potter.
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Materials Preparation For Use in Bilingual Programs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie-Louise Liebe-Harkort
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 20, no. 1, October 1980, pp. [10-15]
Description
Describes the development and use of a bilingual-bicultural program for the White Mountain Apache Tribe on the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona.
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[Math Catcher: Mathematics through Aboriginal Storytelling]

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Math Catcher Outreach Program]
Simon Fraser University
Description
Website contains links to a series of videos and transcripts (some with Indigenous language translations) with mathematical themes and classroom resources.
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Math First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide: Elementary and Secondary

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Description
Includes foundations for teaching, multi-grade thematic units and list of additional resources. Developed to conform to the British Columbia curriculum, but material can be adapted to other contexts. Updated version of 2011 edition.
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Mathematics and Culture Work Booklet

Alternate Title
Mathematics + Culture
Northwest Mathematics Conference ; 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kanwal Singh Neel
John Pusic
Description

Designed to teach mathematics through the lens of Squamish Lil'Wat Nations. Lesson themes include building a canoe, weaving, beadwork, drums and drumming, and making masks.

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The Mathematics of Native American Star Quilts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen D. Neumann
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, vol. 9, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 230-236
Description
Project shows real life applications of mathematics, gives students an appreciation of the skills involved in quilting, and teaches about Lakota culture.
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Memory [Game]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description

Matching game uses pictures relating to Indigenous cultures along with information about each card.

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Métis Agriculture in Saskatchewan

Alternate Title
Agriculture: The Heart of Saskatchewan’s Past, Present, and Future
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Agriculture in the Classroom
Description
Topics include Métis identity, the 1885 Resistance, food and diet, and farming.
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[Métis Community & Kinship]

Alternate Title
Métis Community and Kinship
[Métis Culture and Traditions]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Rupertsland Institute, Education Team]
Description

Designed for Grades 4-9.

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[Métis Flashcards]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Nation of Ontario
Description

Photographs relating to Metis culture accompanied by brief explanations in French, Michif and English.

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[Métis History & Identity: Lesson Plan]

Alternate Title
[Métis Nation Governance]
[Métis History and Identity: Lesson Plan]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rupertsland Centre for Teaching and Learning
Description

Created for Grades 10-12.

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Métis People in Alberta: Then and Now

Alternate Title
Historical Thinking Project
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Helen Servold
Julie Williams
Description
Resources for lesson (four class periods) intended for Grade 4. Contains links to lesson plan, rubric, reference list, and worksheets.
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Métis Resistance Part 1

Alternate Title
Métis Resistance Part 2
[Cluster 3: Becoming a Sovereign Nation (1867-1931]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Kerri Martin]
Description

Part 2. Social Studies Grade 10.  Power points look at the issues and events that were the impetus for the Red River and the North-West Resistance.

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[The Métis Sash]: Lesson Plan

Alternate Title
[Métis Culture and Traditions]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Rupertsland Institute, Education Team]
Description

For use with Grades 4-9.

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[Métis Scrip]: Lesson Plan

Alternate Title
[Homeland History]
[Foundational Knowledge Resource]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Rupertsland Institute, Education Team]
Description

Designed for Grades 10-12.

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[Métis Scrip]: Lesson Plan

Alternate Title
[Homeland History]
[Foundational Knowledge Resource]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Rupertsland Institute, Education Team]
Description

Designed for Grades 4-9.

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Metis Timeline Game

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Learning Bird
Description

Students participate in game involving the events leading up to and following the Red River Resistance, with special attention to Louis Riel.

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Métis Traditional Food Number 1

Alternate Title
Métis Gathering
Métis Traditional Food #1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S)
Canadian Geographic Education
Description

Lesson plan for Grades 1-4 involves students learning about bannock, fried Saskatoon berries, and goose, making bannock, and Michif words associated with cooking and food.

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Métis Traditional Food Number 2

Alternate Title
Métis Traditional Food #2
Métis Gathering
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teri Thrun
Description

Lesson plan for Grades 4-7 involves students learning and speaking Michef words associated with food and cooking, learning about bannock, fried Saskatoon berries, and goose, and making bannock.

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MEW Outcomes Report

Alternate Title
Making Education Work (MEW): Outcomes Report 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Proactive Information Services Inc.
Description
Overview of project to determine if additional services to high school students could assist grades 10 to 12 stay in school and meet graduation requirements. Involved 277 Aboriginal students at six sites across Manitoba. Map of Community Involvement.
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[Michif Language Lesson: Cultural Items]

Alternate Title
[Languages of Métis]
[I Have Who Has: Cultural Items Activity]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Rupertsland Institute, Education Team]
Description

Designed for Grade 4.

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[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]

Alternate Title
Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses, children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
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Micmac Literacy and Cognitive Assimilation

Alternate Title
Mikmac Literacy and Cognitive Assimilation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
Description
Discusses how the value of literacy has been recognized by the Micmac Tribe for over 300 years and illustrates how varieties of scripts imposed by outside cultures has impeded production of bi-cultural educational materials.
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Middle Years Health Education from a First Nations Perspective: Video Series and Lesson Guide

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (MFNERC)
[Manitoba Education]
Description
Connects Traditional Health Knowledge with Manitoba Education's Physical Education and Health Curriculum for Grades 5-8. Contains links to excerpts and full interviews with Elders and Knowledge Keepers from each of the First Nations in Manitoba, teaching guide, recommended websites, and additional resources for each of the topics.
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Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh = This Is How I Know, Written by Brittany Luby, Illustrated by Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, Translated by Alvin Ted Corbiere and Alan Corbiere

Alternate Title
Niibing, dgwaagig, bboong, mnookmig dbaadjigaade maanpii mzin’igning = A Book about the Seasons
Groundwood Study Guides
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Groundwood Books
Description

"An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem." Intended for use with ages 3 to 7.

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Mikinaak

Alternate Title
Maajii-Ojibwemowag = They Begin to Speak Ojibwe
Stories of the Swimmers: A Ningaabii'anong Book
[Maajii-Ojibwemowag = They Begin to Speak Ojibwe: ANA Language Project Teacher/Caregiver Supplemental Document]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Binesikwe (Debi Williamson)
Description

Children's storybook about the snapping turtle; in Ojibwe and English.

Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.

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Missing Nimâmâ: Guide for Secondary Classroom Use

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Spencer Miller
Description
Includes introduction, summary, close reading questions, and classroom activities. Picture book by Melanie Florence and illustrated by François Thisdale tells the story of a young girl growing up without her mother and was inspired the stories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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Mistatim: Study Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Gilodo
Description
Created to accompany play. Includes curriculum connections and expectations, brief information on residential schools, and pre- and post-show questions.
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The Moccasin Identifier Education Kit

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
The Moccasin Identifier
Description
Contains links to a set of lesson plans with links to extensive lists of resources and supporting documents for Grades 1 through 8 which focus on treaty-making, history of Indigenous-settler relations, the Indian Act, residential schools, and Indigenous worldviews. Although designed for Ontario, much of the material is applicable to Canada as a whole or easily adaptable.
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