Resources
Alternate Title
Making Education Work (MEW) Implementation Report 2011
Documents & Presentations
Description
Overview of project implementation to evaluate supports offered to grade 10 to 12 students to stay in school and meet requirements for post secondary education.
A New Nation: The Métis
Alternate Title
People and Stories of Canada to 1867
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Michele Visser-Wikkerink]
[E. Leigh Syms]
Description
Chapter 9 of People and Stories of Canada to 1867 by Michele Visser-Wikkerink and E. Leigh Syms. Recommended by Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth as a Manitoba Grade 5 Social Studies learning resource.
Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage: Heritage Web Site
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Faculty of Arts
Memorial University; J.R. Smallwood Foundation; HISTOR!CA
Description
Study of the province includes aboriginal peoples, natural environment, society and culture, exploration, government and the arts. Also included are a glossary, games page, search page and gazetteer.
ni t itoota = I Do: An 'I Do' Book in Heritage Michif
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rupertsland Institute
Description
Children's book.
Night: A Collective Creation by Human Cargo, Written and Directed by Christopher Morris: Study Guide
Alternate Title
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programme for Student Audiences ; 2009-2010 Season
Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Levac
Christopher Morris
Description
Includes synopsis of the play, information of Indigenous peoples of the North, the Inuktitut language, Pond Islet, Baffin Island, and an interview with writer/director,
A Night at Hideaway Cove: Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Boreham
Description
Book about the nighttime activities of animals on the Pacific Northwest coast. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade Four.
The Night Wanderer: A Native Gothic Novel: Novel Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gold Trail School District #74
Description
Studies novel by Drew Hayden Taylor and includes activities designed for whole class study, literature circles, or independent study. Also includes a teacher's guide.
Niitsitapiisini: Our Way of Life: The Story of the Blackfoot People
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Glenbow Museum
Description
Virtual exhibition divided into six sections: how we lived with the buffalo; how we lived with the land; how we lived with other people; our world; and traditional stories.
Includes link to teacher toolkit.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up [Classroom Version]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Tasha Hubbard
George Hupka
Jon Montes
Bonnie Thompson
Downstream Documentary Productions
Description
Documentary about treatment of the case of Colton Boushie, a young Cree man who was shot and killed by Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley who was subsequently acquitted of second-degree murder.
Related Material:
for Grades 7-12.
Nipi and Mother Earth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
nitawi-atāwētān mīciwin = Let's Go Buy Food
Alternate Title
[Nursery Food Units (Gift of Language and Culture Project)]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gift of Language and Culture Project
Description
Virtual nursery level book in Plains Cree with English translation.
NITS-STI-TA-PII: The Real People
Alternate Title
Imataa Manistsi: Blackfoot Dog Travois
[Kaahsinnooniksi Ao'toksisawooyawa: Our Ancestors Have Come to Visit: Reconnections with Historic Blackfoot Shirts]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mari King
Description
Lesson plan for constructing a dog travois 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.
Niwi-nitaw-ayamihcikan = I Go to School
Alternate Title
[Fall Readers for Nursery]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gift of Language and Culture Project
Description
Virtual nursery level storybook in Cree.
niyānan pahkwīsikanisak = [Five Little Bannocks Sleeping in a Bed]
Alternate Title
[Nursery Family Units (Gift of Language and Culture Project)]
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Cynthia Cook]
Description
Virtual nursery level storybook in Cree.
Noble Savage: Depictions of Native Americans throughout U.S. History
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
Teresa Tansey Pardee
Description
Unit involves students reading and evaluating images by Theodor DeBry, Simon van de Passes, Mathaeus Merian, D.F. Blanchard, George Catlin, John Gast, and Walter Ufer and contemporary photographs.
nohtāwiy ikwa nikāwiy = My Father and Mother
Alternate Title
[Nursery Family Units (Gift of Language and Culture Project)]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gift of Language and Culture Project
Description
Virtual nursery level storybook in Woodland Cree with English translation.
A Non-Answer to a Request for a Teacher's Guide to Indian Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Bayne
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 10, no. 2, January 1971, pp. [29-33]
Description
Thoughts and personal feelings about guides to help teachers relate to Native American children.
[North American Indians: A Collection of Bibliographies, Resource Lists, Questions and Answers, and Other Leaflets]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Anthropology Outreach Office
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution]
Description
Teacher resource.
North Slavey [Bibliography]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[South Slave Divisional Education Council]
Description
Annotated list of books written in or about the North Slavey which are suitable for use in the classroom.
The North-West Resistance of 1885
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Northern Studies 10: Module 3: Northern Economy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Northwest Territories Education, Culture and Employment
Description
Unit focuses on the Berger Inquiry into the proposed construction of a Mackenzie Valley Pipeline in the 1970s and how the mining industry has changed over time.
Northern Studies 10: Module 4: Living Together
E-Books
Author/Creator
Department of Education
Culture and Employment
Northwest Territories
Northwest Changes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Kerri Martin]
Description
Power point looks at how the conflict between the Hudson's Bay Company and the Northwest Company influenced events in the Red River Settlement which ultimately led to the Battle of Seven Oaks.
Northwest Coast Basketry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Silvia Koros
Description
Accompanies virtual exhibit, Entwined With Life: Native American Basketry. Teacher's guide for K-12. Contains maps, activities and explanation about baskets, basketry types, uses, materials and techniques.
Northwest Coast: Educator Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ann P. Wyckoff
Description
Lessons structured around items from the Seattle Museum of Art's collection.
Note Taking Frame: 1885 Resistance
Alternate Title
Manitoba Enters Confederation
Canada: A Country of Change (1867 to Present)
Building a Nation (1867 to 1914)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Manitoba Education and Early Learning]
Description
Black line master designed for use with chapter Manitoba Enters Confederation in the Grade 6 Social Studies textbook Canada: A Country of Change (1867 to Present) by Graham Broad and Mathew Rankin.
Novel Study: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Alternate Title
English 10-2/10-4 Novel Study
Documents & Presentations
Description
Aimed at a Grade Ten students studying the young adult novel by Sherman Alexie.
The Numbered Treaties in Saskatchewan: A Treaty Resource Guide for Grade 2
Alternate Title
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Field test draft.
Numbered Treaties [Note Taking Frame]
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples and the Growing Nation of Canada
Canada: A Country of Change (1867 to Present)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Manitoba Education and Early Learning]
Description
Black line master designed for use with chapter Aboriginal Peoples and the Growing Nation of Canada in the Grade 6 Social Studies textbook Canada: A Country of Change (1867 to Present) by Graham Broad and Mathew Rankin.
Nunavut: Birth of a Territory
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
New in Review Online Resource Guide
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
News in Review, April 1999, p. [?]
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD Best of News in Review: Native Studies.
NWT Educator Toolkit for Classroom Treaty Simulations
Alternate Title
Northwest Territories Educator Toolkit for Classroom Treaty Simulations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gordon Foundation
NWT History Timeline: Teacher Resource Kit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ray Lake
John Stewart
Description
For use in social studies classes from grade two to high school.
Office of Indian Education Programs, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherry Allison
Robin Butterfield
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 2, 2006, pp. 63-64
Description
Describes the vision, goals and intended audience of the program.
Ohoyo Ikhana: A Bibliography of American Indian-Alaska Native Curriculum Materials
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margaret F. Nelson
M. Frances Walton
Ojibway Nature Center Colouring Book
Alternate Title
[Healthy Headwaters Lab Publication ; 3]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mariah Alexander
Ojibway Nature Centre
Description
Each picture is introduced with a story which includes words in the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibway) language.
Ojibwe and Dakota Stars & Constellations
Alternate Title
Ojibwe and Dakota Stars and Constellations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ISD 622 Office of American Indian Education
Description
Lesson plan designed for use with Grade 3 students.
Ojibwe Treaty Rights: Understanding and Impact
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Erickson
Description
Designed to introduce younger readers to Ojibwe history, culture and exercising rights and resource management.
5th edition
Oka
Alternate Title
News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC-TV News in Review, September 1990, pp. 19-27
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD Best of News in Review: Native Studies.
Omushkego Oral History Project
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Centre for Rupert's Land Studies
University of Winnipeg
Description
Swampy Cree stories told by Louis Bird can be listened to in either English or Cree. Includes links to storytelling lessons for grades K-8.
On the Path of the Elders
Alternate Title
Mushkegowuk Cree, Anishinaabe Ojibway: Explore Treaty 9: As Understood by Our Elders
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
On The Path of the Elders
Description
Includes links to: on-line game, galleries (elders video collection, Doug Ellis Collection of audio recordings of legends, personal stories, memories and conversations gathered between 1955 and 1965; Deschâtelets Archive of photographs taken around the time of Treaty 9), history, and teacher's guides for grades 4-10.
On the Shoulders of a Giant: Traditional Story Study
Alternate Title
Inuktut Titiqqiriniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Education
Description
Geared toward Grades 3 and 4. Humorous story of Inukpak, a giant who adopts an Inuit hunter because he thinks he is a child.
On the Side of the Angels: A Memoir by Jose Amaujaq Kusugak: Teaching Guide
Alternate Title
Qinuisaarniq
E-Books
Author/Creator
Inhabit Education Books
Description
Designed for use with students in Grades 7 to 9.
One Good Book Away from Becoming a Leader: First Nations Literature in a Northern Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Catlin
Language & Literacy, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses how a teacher incorporated First Nations literature into high school English to motivate her students to read.
One with the Watershed: A Story-based Curriculum for Primary Environmental Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tom Heidlebaugh
Description
Uses traditional stories about the Salmon people as a starting point to talk about environmental health and caretaking.
"A Salmon Homecoming Production."
Online Resources to Enrich Our Work With Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Celia Brogan
English Practice, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 53-[54]
Description
Provides a list of useful websites to compliment the new curriculum.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 53 to access article.
Operation Water Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eight: Foreigners Invade Your Country Simulation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation