Resources

Advanced reading copy. "Middle reader nonfiction: Ages 9-12."

Lesson plan designed for elementary students.

Related material: Teaching Guide.

Primarily excerpts from letters written by Jesuit missionaries describing their attempts to convert First Nations peoples to Christianity.

Lesson designed for use with elementary school students.

Taken from The Sk u k altx "To Teach in School" Project : First Nations Art and Language Course.

Story about an Inuit girl who disobeys her mother, goes fishing on the sea ice and is kidnapped by Qallupilluit. Recommended for Preschool to Grade 2.

Target audience Grades three to six in the subject areas of First Nations, English, and Fine Arts. Accompanies animated film of same name.

Includes pictures of numerous examples of how quills were used for decorative purposes and instructions for various techniques.

Lesson plan for picture book told from the point of view of Indigenous animals which uses the story of rabbits invading Australia as an allegory for European colonization and the environmental and cultural destruction that accompanied it. Book suitable for ages 12 to 17.

Intended for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.

Children's story retells the Skokomish traditional story. Suitable for use with Grades K-3.

Related Material: Lesson Plan.

Northwest Coast traditional story. For use with primary school students.

Related Material:

Story Read Aloud.

Beginning-to-read booklet in English, Cree and Cree syllabics.

Looks at ten totem poles found in Duncan, British Columbia. Each carver gives a brief description of the stories and thought process behind his pole.

Colour pictures of poles.

Includes five stories: Raven and Bear; Raven and Fishduck; Raven and Mole; Raven and Skatefish; and Raven and Eagle.

Four scenes, each taking place at a different location (Ottawa, Fort Garry, outside Fort Carleton and Fort Carleton) and involving individuals significant to the negotiations such as Governor Alexander Morris, James McKay, Chief Ahatahkakoop, Chief Mistawasis, Poundmaker and Peter Erasmus. Includes discussion questions and short biographies.

Retelling of traditional story.

For use with the article The Big Land, the Kayak and Reconciliation! by Lisa Jane Smith found on page 24 of Remembering the Children.

Lesson plan for use with the book Red Wolf by Jennifer Dance.

Geared toward Grades 4 to 6.

Based on the article Living Well Together by Aimée Craft and the special issue of Canada's History magazine Treaties and the Treaty Relationship  Suitable for Grades 7 to 12.