Resources
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's guide for use with Mohawk Girls, a documentary by Tracey Deer about the lives of three girls from Kahnawake Reserve and the issues they face.
Documentary.
Mohawk Indian Tribe Lesson Plan "Sky Walkers"
Alternate Title
Talking Feather: Lesson Plans about Native American Indians
Documents & Presentations
Description
Lesson plan about the Mohawk men who worked the high steel in New York City. For use with The Mohawks Who Built Manhattan by Renee Valois.
Related video High Steel.
Montana's Landless Indians and the Assimilation Era of Federal Indian Policy: A Case of Contradictions: Lessons for Grades 7-12
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laura Ferguson
Description
Title refers to the Chippewa, Cree and Métis.
Montana Skies: Blackfeet Astronomy
Alternate Title
Indian Education for All
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynn Moroney
Description
Includes traditional stories about the girl who married a star, the bunched stars and scarface and associated activities.
Additional Resource: Videos of stories read aloud.
Montana Skies: Crow Astronomy
Alternate Title
Indian Education for All
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynn Moroney
Description
Includes traditional stories about the sun and the moon, seven stars, and the twins and the hand star and associated activities for each.
Additional Resource: Videos of stories read aloud.
Moon of the Crusted Snow: Reading Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Rodrigues
Kaitlyn Watson
Description
To accompany book written by Waubgeshig Rice which tells the story of a small northern Anishinaabe community which finds itself completely isolated from the external world just as winter sets in. The key to survival is reconnecting with the land. Guide is arranged around the themes of land, colonialism, community, gender, language, traditions and culture, and real world events.o accompany story written by
Moose Hide Campaign Learning Platform for K-12
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Moose Hide Campaign
Description
Moose Hide Campaign is an Indigenous-led movement to engage men and boys in preventing violence against women and children. Site includes links to teacher resources such as a curriculum guide, lesson plans, and videos.
Moose Hide = Golǫdhéh
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Media » Film and Video
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes the process of preparing and curing moose hide.
"Most Inhuman Barbarities": A Rhetorical Analysis and Codification of Images of Native Americans in Select Nineteenth Century Informational Texts Written for Children
Theses
Author/Creator
Gayle Marie Mercer
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2000.
Mother Earth, Grandfather Sun
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl M. Bartlett
Green Teacher, no. 86, 2009, pp. 29-32
Description
A "two-eyed" seeing activity for teaching about solstices and equinoxes.
Moving From Regret to Substantive Change: Reconciliation in Indigenous Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Vogt
Description
Describes environmental scan undertaken to develop programing to bring public awareness to Indigenous education by examining barriers, success factors and engagement and responsibility for reconciliation.
Muin: The Celestial Bear: A Hight Sky Story from the Mi'kmaw Nation
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Astronomy: Night Sky Stories
International Year of Astronomy 2009
Media » Film and Video
Description
Story describes the movement of stars associated with the cycle of the seasons.
Multiple Voices: Looking at the History of Batoche through the Eyes of Multiple Perspectives
Alternate Title
Exploring Multiple Perspectives in History by Examining Historical Resources
E-Books
Author/Creator
Parks Canada
Music Is the Medicine: Educational Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's guide for the documentary which follows blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Derek Miller, a Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, as he releases a CD.
Mvskoke (Creek) Customs and Traditions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Muscogee (Creek) Nation]
Description
Brief overview of the Mvskoke (Muscogee) people.
My Family
E-Books
Author/Creator
Penny Condon
Description
Story suitable for Grades K-3.
My Indian, Written by Mi'sel Joe and Sheila O'Neill
Alternate Title
Breakwater Study Guides
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Breakwater Books
Description
Historical fiction about Sylvester Joe, a Mi'kmaq guide hired by William Epps Cormack to help him find the last remaining Beothuk camps on Newfoundland. Lesson plan suitable for Grades 7 to 12.
My Name is Seepeetza [by] Shirley Sterling: A Novel Study
Alternate Title
Teacher Reference Sheet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Regional Vancouver Island Aboriginal Circle
Description
Recommended grade level 8 and up. Book is about a girl's life at residential school and her contrasting life at home before she was sent there.
My Name is Seepeetza [by] Shirley Sterling: A Novel Study
Alternate Title
First Nations Young People: Becoming Healthy Leaders
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Regional Vancouver Island Aboriginal Circle
Description
Book is about residential schools and is recommended for grade 8 and up.
My Seasonal Round: An Integrated Unit for Elementary Social Studies and Science
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Bartz
Leanne Baugh
Jean Bowman
Anne Hill
Ken Lees … [et al.]
Description
Seasonal round refers to First Nations groups' cycle of moving from one resource-gathering area to another throughout the year. This resource looks patterns in four geographic regions in British Columbia and explores topics such habitat, natural resources, and stability and change. Revised version.
Related material: Blackline masters.
My Summer on the Pow-wow Trail
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Affairs and Northern Development
The Mystery of the Bell
Alternate Title
The Mystery of the Bell: Teacher Resource Guide
Doc Zone
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mark Starowicz
Wayne Chong
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Description
Documentary looks into the disappearance and re-appearance of the 'The Bell of Batoche' which was proported to have been seized by soldiers during the North-West Resistance. Duration: 45:09.
Related Material: Teacher Resource Guide.
The Myths that Bind Us: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Canada: A People's History
Theses
Author/Creator
Joyce Hobday
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2006.
Nationalism in the North: Exploring Land Claims and Treaties with the Historical Timeline of the Northwest Territories: A Resource Guide for Teachers of Social Studies 20-1 and 20-2
Alternate Title
Nationalism in the North Teacher's Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mindy Willett
Description
Resource for teachers of Grade 11 Social Studies. For use with the textbooks: Perspectives on Nationalism and Exploring Nationalism and Understanding Nationalism.
Native American Academic Performance: Does School Type Matter?
Alternate Title
Class of 2011 Research Paper No. 2, November 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Blythe George
Description
Based on use of culturally relevant course materials and teaching methods, examines if Native American students in charter schools perform better than in public schools .
Native American and Hispanic Curriculum Resource Guide: Grades K-12
Alternate Title
Empowering Teachers to Empower Students; vol. 2
Summer Teacher Institute ; 2005
Documents & Presentations
Description
Intended for use with American students, but much of content applicable to Canadian context.
Native American Assimilation Through Education
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Waynesburg University TPS Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Megan Fortna
Victoria Stapf
Description
Presents lesson plans for an eighth grade educational unit.
Native American Boarding Schools
Alternate Title
Primary Source Set
Web Sites » Governmental
Description
Library of Congress site linking to primary sources with citations and specific lesson on Indian boarding schools.
Native American Boarding Schools: The Education and Cultural Transformation of American Indians under the United States Government Boarding Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mathew LaMore
Description
Lesson plan for Grades 6-8 teaching about the experiences of Native youth in Indian boarding schools.
Native American Dolls
Alternate Title
Smithsonian in Your Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Genevieve Marie Simermeyer
Lynn-Steven Engelke
Smithsonian in Your Classroom, Fall, 2004, pp. 1-28
Description
Lesson plan for elementary school students which looks at Native American dolls, how they are made and the cultures they represent.
Native American Education Curriculum Guide: Grades K-12
Alternate Title
Empowering Teachers to Empower Students; vol. 1
Documents & Presentations
Description
Intended for use with American students, but much of content applicable to Canadian context.
The Native American Experience: Coyote and the Buffalo Folklore Tale Retold by Mourning Dove
Alternate Title
Unit 1: Early American Writing
[Holt McDougal Literature: American Literature Grade 11, Texas Edition]
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Includes brief discussion of Mourning Dove, text of the traditional story and student exercises.
The Native American Experience: The World on the Turtle's Back
Alternate Title
Unit 1: Early American Writing
[Holt McDougal Literature: American Literature Grade 11, Texas Edition?]
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Student lesson to accompany the Iroquois creation story.
The Native American in Juvenile Fiction: Teacher Perception of Stereotypes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Falkenhagen
Inga K. Kelly
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 2, May 1974, pp. [9-13]
Description
Discussion of what teachers thought was stereotypical in textbooks and trade literature and what was actually in the books.
Native American Indian Art
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Paula Giese
Description
Includes links which highlight individuals in various artistic fields: photography, basketry, picture stories, resources, and museums as well as narratives, stories and legends.
Native American Moons
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Brad Snowder]
Description
Lists names of months in a wide variety of North American Indigenous languages.
Native American Music and Dance
Alternate Title
Native America: Understanding the Past through Things
[Yale National Initiative National Seminars]
Curriculum Units by National Fellows of the the Yale National Initiative ; 2006, Volume IV
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Enetta Nelson Rose
Description
Unit focuses on the Choctaw and Coushatta, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and Illinois cultures.
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TeachRock
Description
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
Native American Prevention Project Against AIDS and Substance Abuse: Level I Instructor's Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julie Baldwin
Christine Benally
Maria Jensen
Jeannette Johnson
Aimee Quijano
Jon Rolf
Description
To accompany youth manual for grade 8.
Native American Prevention Project Against AIDS and Substance Abuse: Level I Youth Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julie Baldwin
Christine Benally
Maria Jensen
Jeannette Johnson
Aimee Quijano
Jon Rolf
Description
Intended for use in grade 8 classrooms.
Native American Prevention Project Against AIDS and Substance Abuse: Level II Instructor's Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julie Baldwin
Christine Benally
Maria Jensen
Jeannette Johnson
Aimee Quijano
Jon Rolf
Description
To accompany youth manual for grade 9.
Native American Prevention Project Against AIDS and Substance Abuse: Level II Youth Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julie Baldwin
Christine Benally
Maria Jensen
Jeannette Johnson
Aimee Quijano
Jon Rolf
Description
Intended for use in grade 9 classrooms.
Native American Sky
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Brad Snowder]
Description
Lists English translations of cultural groups' names for: the Milky Way, North Star, Big Dipper, Orion's Belt, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Corona Borealis, Scorpius, and Aurora Borealis.
Native American Starlore
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Brad Snowder]
Description
Tells some of the traditional stories associated with astronomical features of the night sky.
Native Americans
Alternate Title
Native Americans Teacher Guide
Core Knowledge History and Geography
Core Knowledge Curriculum Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rosie McCormick
Description
Five stories intended for use with Kindergarten students.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Guide.
Native Americans: A Resource List for Teaching - To or About - Native Americans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Debbie Reese
Jean Mendoza
Description
Sampling of recommended children's books and young adult literature, most are American, and all are suitable for general use.
Native Americans in Basal Reading Textbooks: Are There Enough?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Reyhner
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 26, no. 1, October 1986, pp. [14-22]
Description
Study surveyed a number of stories with Native American characters, how they are portrayed and extent of realism in stories.
Native Americans in Elementary School Social Studies Textbooks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maxel J. Ferguson
Dan B. Fleming
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 2, January 1984, pp. [10-15]
Description
Study assesses Native American content of 34 elementary textbooks used in Virginia including some used nationwide.
Native Americans in Picture Books Recommended for Early Childhood Classrooms, 1945--1999
Theses
Author/Creator
Debbie Ann Reese
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.
Native Americans in Social Studies Curriculum: An Alabama Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Denise Eileen Barragan
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 2000