Alternate Title
[A Resource Tool for Youth – HIV/AIDS Prevention Awareness]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Wabino Centre for Aboriginal Health?]
Description
Training manual for facilitating an interactive presentation dealing with HIV/AIDS in Aboriginal communities
A Sacred Journey: A Guide to Understanding and Supporting Aboriginal Students
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle Bomberry
Cheryl Caldwell
Sue Dempsey
Cindilee Ecker-Flagg
Natalie Edgar ... [et al.]
Description
Background information on heritage, history, traditions, cultural teachings specific to the Niagara region, as well as instructional strategies.
Safe and Caring Schools for Two Spirit Youth: A Guide for Teachers and Students
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maddalena Genovese
Davina Rousell
The Two Spirit Circle of Edmonton Society
Alexandria Wilson
James Makokis
Leonard Saddleback
sâkîyıso: Understanding and Building Health Relationships: A First Nations Violence Prevention Teacher Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN)
Description
Uses Cree/Nêhiyaw cultural teachings to support development of healthy relationships with peers, dating partners, family and community. Designed for Grade 9 students.
A Salmon for Simon: Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Boreham
Description
Recommended for Preschool-Grade 2.
Salmon Homecoming Alliance: Student Activity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Salmon Homecoming Alliance
Description
Created for the Salmon Homecoming event held annually on the Seattle waterfront.
Salmon Homecoming: An Activity Book for Kids
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Salmon Homecoming Steering Committee
Description
Includes information on the salmon and preservation of its ecosystem and activities such as game, crossword, word scramble, and dot-to-dot.
Salmon Watch: Unit 3: Native American Indian Storytelling
Alternate Title
Salmon Boy
A Salmon Story
Coyote Takes Water from the Frog People
The Legend of Coyote
Legend of the Lost Salmon
The Navajo Deer Hunting Way
Koyoda and How He Brought Salmon to the Columbia River
It Is Important
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
World Salmon Council
Description
Includes information for teachers and ten student handouts.
Saltwater People as Told by Dave Elliott Sr.: A Resource Book for the Saanich Native Studies Program
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dave Elliott
Description
Revised edition.
Sámi Education in Finland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pigga Keskitalo
Kaarina Määttä
Satu Uusiautti
Early Child Development and Care, vol. 182, no. 3-4, Special Issue: Early Child Care and Education in Finland, March-April 2012, pp. 329-343
Description
Looks at aspects of the Finish educational system including cultural awareness, school environment, and the challenges and educational development of the Sámi.
Saskatchewan History - The First Peoples: Plains First Nations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
J. Giannetta
Description
A wide range of topics such as clothing, bison, decoration, tools, etc. Developed for Grade 4 Social Studies.
Updated version.
Student Handouts.
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC)
Description
The centre provides resources to assist First Nations peoples in preserving their culture. Services include training materials, online collections of images and text, a library, and a museum.
[Saskatoon Public Schools -Treaty Education Resources]: Grade Five
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Saskatoon Public School Board?]
[Saskatoon Public Schools -Treaty Education Resources]: Grade Four
Alternate Title
History of Treaty Making Modules
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Saskatoon Public School Board?]
Description
Resource focuses on the Indian Act, treaties, and the Métis.
[Saskatoon Public Schools -Treaty Education Resources]: Grade Two
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Saskatoon Public School Board?]
Description
Activities and information on five-week treaty simulation, fur trade simulation, Buffalo and the Buffalo jump, pipe ceremony, and creation stories.
Saving the Native Children
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC News in Review, February 2003, pp. 45-57
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review: February 2003.
Science First Peoples: Teacher Resource Guide Grades 5 to 9
Alternate Title
Science First Peoples: Teacher Resource Guide Grades Five to Nine
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee
Kenneth Campbell
Jo-Anne L. Chrona
Nancy McAleer
Noreen Pankewich ... [et al.]
Description
Provides suggestions on how to incorporate Aboriginal learning styles into classroom teaching methods.
Science First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide: Secondary
Alternate Title
Secondary Science First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association
Description
Includes guidance for teachers on how to incorporate Indigenous science into the curriculum, thematic science units, and an annotated bibliography. Developed to conform to British Columbia curriculum, but material can be adapted for other contexts.
Screening Indigenous Australia: An Overview of Aboriginal Representation on Film
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Krausz
Description
Study guide for Grades 7-12 looks at Aborigines in films until 2002, the year five award-winning films were released.
The SEAS Toolkit: A Resource for Planning Your On-the Land Indigenous Youth Program
Alternate Title
Taking Care of What We Know: An Evaluation of the SEAS Community Initiative
The Supporting Emerging Aboriginal Stewards Toolkit: A Resource for Planning Your On-the Land Indigenous Youth Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nature United
Description
Offers guidance for getting started, designing, planning and implementing a program, and program reflection.
Seasonal Circles
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 7 Cross-Curircular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trine Dennis
Description
Contains material that can be used for mathematics, physical health and education, English language arts and science classes.
Second Stories Discussion Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Esdale
Description
Three short features are discussed: Honour Thy Father by Gerald Auger; It Had To Be Done by Tessa Desnomie; and Deb-we-win Ge-kend-am-aan, Our Place in the Circle by Lorne Olson.
Secondary Schooling and Indigenous Pueblo Youth: Dynamics of Power
Theses
Author/Creator
Natalie C. Martinez
Description
Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2010.
Secret of the Dance Story by Andrea Spalding and Alfred Scow, illustrations by Darlene Gait
Alternate Title
High Interest Aboriginal Theme Book Strategies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Siwal Si'wes Digital Library?]
Description
Story about a nine-year-old Kwakwaka'wakw boy who witnesses a Potlatch Ceremony in 1935. Book suitable for Grades 2 to 6.
Secret Path: Lesson Planning Templates
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Edmonton Public Schools, First Nations, Métis, & Inuit Education
Description
Includes links to series of brief lesson plans highlighting themes of awareness, acknowledgement, atonement, action and understanding and accompanying power points, student workbook and residential schools project.
Designed for use with the graphic novel and movie about Charlie Wenjack, a twelve-year-old who died while running away from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in Kenora, Ontario in 1966.
For use with junior high school students.
Secret Path Lesson Plans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Teachers' Society
Description
Links to lessons plans created by Indigenous and non-Indigenous teachers in support of the video Secret Path. Resource will be used when teaching about Residential Schools in Manitoba. Divided into early, middle and senior year lesson plans.
Secwepemc-kuc: We are the Secwepemc
Alternate Title
Connecting Traditions: Explore Secwepemc Pre-Contact Life
[Secwepemc-Kuc: Let the Journey Begin]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[First Nations Education Council
School District 73?]
Description
Comprehensive educational website. Contains links to: introduction, language, origin story, village life, and archaeology.
SEED: A Ktunaxa Nation Resource
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Independent School System
Description
Selective Ethnobotanical Education Directory (SEED) compiled by four Ktunaxa/Kinbasket students. Includes information on plants used in daily life, information about the First Nation and a short quiz.
Seeing the Skies through Navajo Eyes: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Astronomy
Alternate Title
Navajo Skies: An Introductory Guide to the Navajo Skies Planetarium Show
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy C. Maryboy
David H. Begay
Ashley C. Teren
Description
Designed as a resource for planetariums, for middle school teachers, and a book that families can read together.
Selected Bibliography of American Indian Studies Resources for Students in Grades 7-12
Documents & Presentations
Description
Current as of 2006.
Selected Bibliography of American Indian Studies Resources for Students in Grades K-6
Documents & Presentations
Description
Lists general resources as well those focused on Wisconsin.
Selected Children’s Fiction by Canadian Indigenous Authors Related to Truth and Reconciliation Themes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maria C. Tan
Sandy Campbell
Andrea Quaiattini
Description
Lists approximately 150 works.
Selective Bibliography and Guide for "I" is Not for Indian: The Portrayal of Native Americans in Books for Young People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naomi Caldwell-Wood
Lisa A. Mitten
Description
Site is divided into five sections : recommended titles, titles not recommended, sources of reviews and information on recognizing stereotypes, and sources for obtaining books.
See also : "I" is for Inclusion.
A Semi-Annotated Bibliography: The Wabanakis
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
WABANAKI Curriculum Development Project
Description
Divided into five sections: contemporary publications, arts and crafts, traditional stories, history, and resources.
Wabanaki confederacy consists of the Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot.
Setting the Table: Traditional First Nations Foods Lesson Plans K-8: Foundational Knowledge
Alternate Title
Traditional First Nations Foods Lesson Plans
Food Is a Gift
Gifts of the Season
Gifts of the Season
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel Dickens
Jaymyn La Vallee
Jared Qwustenuxun Williams
Lucy Hemphill
Fiona Devereaux
Description
Lesson Plans: Food Is a Gift suitable for K-2; Gifts of the Season suitable for Grades 3-5; Gifts of the People suitable for Grades 6-8.
Shadow of the Salmon: Respect the Salmon, Respect Yourself : A Resource Guide for Eighth Grade Teachers
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide accompanies docu-drama, Shadow of the Salmon. Provides links for resources, suggestions for classroom activities, stories to read aloud in class and information about history and resource management in Washington State.
The Shadows That Rush Past by Rachel A. Qitsualik: Teacher Study Guide
Alternate Title
Shadows That Rush Past: Teacher Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Nunavut Arctic College?]
Description
Resource to accompany book about four supernatural creatures from Inuit mythology: the amautalik, akhla, nanurluk, and mahaha.
A Shared Heritage with Anishinaabe / Ojibway
Alternate Title
A Shared Heritage with Anishinaabe / Ojibwe
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society
Description
Topics include seven traditional teachings, explanation of the clan system, and the Wendigo story.
Shared Learnings: Integrating BC Aboriginal Content K-10
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Education Enhancements Branch
British Columbia Ministry of Education]
Description
Majority of content applicable to Canada as well as British Columbia.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Aborginal Moccasins
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nikki Mike
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student; meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Dreamcatcher
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
sihcikêwin acoskîyonis-powamin kahtinikan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsey Caisse
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Drumming Traditional Knowledge
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Henry Earl Gardypie
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Eagle Feathers
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roger Gardypie
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Learning about the Sundance
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kimberly Loftus
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student; meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree.
Sharing the Seven Sacred Teachings through Puppetry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rebecca Penner
Description
Designed to increase students' knowledge of the teachings and by creating puppets, writing scripts, and performing plays teach younger students about them.
Shi-shi-etko
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kate Kroll
Marilyn Thomas
Description
Brief video based on children's book of the same name which tells the story of a young girl taken from her family and sent to residential school.
Duration: 6:05.
Shifting Riel-ity: The 1885 North-West Rebellion
Alternate Title
Thunder on the Prairies
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Keith Foster
Nelle Oosterman
Description
Looks at Canadian government's military response to the potential uprising and how perceptions of the conflict have changed over time.
Originally appeared as Thunder on the Prairies in the February-March issues of Canada's History.
Shin-chi's Canoe
Alternate Title
ADL's Book of the Month
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Description
Children's book about a brother and sister's experiences at residential school. Age range 6 to 10 years old.
Shin-Chi's Canoe Written by Nicola I. Campbell, Illustrated by Kim LaFave
Alternate Title
Groundwood Study Guides
Documents & Presentations
Description
Children's book tells the story of two siblings' days at residential school. Lesson plan geared toward Kindergarten to Grade 2.
Short Film Study 110: Journey of the Healer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Description
Teacher's guide to accompany the short film dealing with traditional healing and spirituality. The film is written, produced and based on a comic book by Steven Keewatin Sanderson. Includes comprehension questions, writing activities, and research activities.