Resources
First Nations Traditional Teaching Units
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Contains links to lesson plans for bannock making (preschool), fish unit (Grade 2), moose unit (Grade 3), beaver unit (Grade 5), and rabbit snaring unit (Grade 9). Each unit includes rationale, web diagram, advance material preparations, lesson plans, evaluations/reflections, and brief profile of Elder.
First Nations Youth HIV/AIDS Education Manual
Alternate Title
Beating the Challenge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations Health Secretariat
Description
Discusses holistic and culturally sensitive teaching principles as applied to the curriculum. Provides research guide for students and twelve foundation lesson plans.
The First Shot Rang Out
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre
Description
Website for virtual exhibit centred on the Battle of Duck Lake, the first armed engagement of the North West Resistance. Includes links to 110 images, the story of the battle from the differing perspectives of the museum, the Métis, civilians and military, and First Nations and brief biographies of Gabriel Dumont, Louis Riel, Hillyard Mitchell, L.N.F. Crozier, and Acheson Gosford Irvine.
FirstVoices Kids
Alternate Title
First Voices Kids
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Peoples' Cultural Foundation
Description
Access to language archives for pre-readers. Links to words, colouring pictures, phrases, and exploring picture games. Over 30 languages represented.
FirstVoices: Language Legacies Celebrating Indigenous Cultures
Alternate Title
First Voices
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First People's Cultural Foundation
Description
Mainly focusing on British Columbia languages, site supports language archiving, teaching and revitalization.
Within each language there are links to alphabets, text and audio of words, phrases, and songs, stories with English translations, and games.
Over 30 languages represented.
Florida Atlantic University Project-Report II: Improving Reading Skills of Seminole Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harry A. Kersey
Anne Keithley
F. Ward Brunson
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 10, no. 3, May 1971, pp. [3-7]
Description
Using a peer-to-peer tutorial method, project seemed to reduce the regressive trend in reading abilities.
FNESC/FNSA Teacher Resource Guides Units, Lessons, and Activities for Blended or Remote Learning Contexts
Alternate Title
First Nations Education Steering Committee/First Nations Schools Association Teacher Resource Guides Units, Lessons, and Activities for Blended or Remote Learning Contexts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
Description
For use in conjunction with other publications of the Steering Committee.
Forgotten and Ignored: Special Education in First Nations Schools in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Phillips
Canadian Journal of Education Administration and Policy, no. 106, June 7, 2010, pp. 1-26
Description
Looks at the federal government's responsibility for special education programs on reserves. Provides recommendations for strategies to develop a system to support students, teachers and communities.
Fort Selkirk Virtual Museum
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Richard Lawrence
Matt Ball
Bruce Barrett
Christopher Griffiths
Adrian Bergles
Description
This site describes the history and geography of the Northern Tutchone (Selkirk First Nation) homeland, and current efforts to “preserve and maintain the townsite". Includes link to Teacher's Corner, which contains list of further readings.
Four Communities: A Study of Hollow Water, Manigotogan, Seymourville and Aghaming
Alternate Title
[Frontier School Division Native Studies Publications]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sandy Lindsay
Description
Related Material: Teacher Guide and Resource File.
FourDirectionsTeachings.com
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Indigenous Literacy Association
Invert Media
Description
Interactive website features teachings about the Indigenous knowledge and culture of five cultural groups: Blackfoot, Cree, Ojibwe, Mohawk and Mi'kmaq. Contains links to transcripts of the presentations and free curriculum packages for grades1-12.
Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian: A Guide for Young People 7 and Up
Alternate Title
Lets talk about ... Fritz Scholder
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Institute
Description
Guide to accompany exhibit which encourages children to find, read, look, talk about, and compare paintings.
From Dog Days to Horse Warriors: Montana's People, 1700-1820
Alternate Title
Montana: Stories of the Land
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Krys Holmes
Description
Discusses the lifeways of Indigenous peoples of Montana just prior to contact and the impact that Europeans had on them.
Chapter from Montana: Stories of the Land by Krys Holmes.
From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Allison Taylor McBryde
Patricia Knockwood
Joanne Schwartz
Description
A selection of "100 of the best books by Indigenous authors, many illustrated by Indigenous artists, published in Canada and currently in print". Includes titles published as of the end of December 2017.
From Where the Sun Rises: Addressing the Educational Achievement of Native Americans in Washington State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Pavel
Susan Rae Banks-Joseph
Ella Inglebret
Laurie McCubbin
Jason Sievers ... [et al.]
Description
Plan for promoting educational success of Native American students focuses on measuring the progress of relationships between government, tribes and schools districts and supporting a curriculum based on tribal history, culture and government.
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing
Alternate Title
Common Threads Resource
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lillyanna Joe McKay
Chelsea Jane Edwards
Leonard Edwards
Kimberly Sheila Pumiotook-Nolin
Terrence Joseph Pumiotook-Nolin
Eelata Pamiotook
Tiffany Harrington
Teni Brant
Alan Brant
Suzanne Brant
The Blend Media Group
Description
Six teenagers from Ontario share their stories.
Teacher's Guide
Duration: 35:26.
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing: A Common Threads Resource
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alison Wallace
Sherry Ambridge
Christopher Gardner
Allan Howard
Christina Lai ... [et al.]
Description
Intended for use for secondary school students with film: Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing.
The Fur Trade
Alternate Title
[Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[David Rees]
[Darrell Anderson Gerrits]
[Gratien Allaire]
Description
Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.
The Fur Trade
Alternate Title
Booklet Series (Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project) ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel B. Juen
Michael S. Nassaney
Description
Overview of fur trade history and relationship between the traders and the Indigenous population.
Fur Trade Game
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
McCord Museum
Description
Goal of role playing game is to teach students about the importance of bartering between Europeans and First Nations in the fur trading activities of New France.
Trading Cards
Game Cards
Fur Trader Game
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Phipps
Description
For use with the article The Business That Created a Country found on p. 6 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" in Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades1 to 5.
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Martin Shulman
Calvin Racette
Lorna Payne
Peter Myo
Description
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.
Games: Silekméw'es: The Bone Game [Lahal]
Alternate Title
Connecting Traditions: Secwepemc Pre-contact Village Life
[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
Explanation of game, related classroom activity, and an interactive version of game.
Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Description
Site contains links to Indigenous historical and contemporary material drawn from the Canadian Museum of Civilization's artifact and archival collections including thousands of photographs.
"Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV/AIDS and Other Important Issues
Alternate Title
Discussion and Debate: "Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV / AIDS and Other Important Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William G. Lindsay
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 503-508
Description
The author was asked, by the BC Health Ministry, to write two texts to teach Aboriginal children about HIV and AIDS; but the Ministry rejected these texts as being to honest and candid. This paper looks at why the Ministry, and others, can not be upfront and honest with streetwise kids.
Geologic Oral Traditions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ATEP (Alaska Tsunami Education Program), University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
Description
Lesson involves the Aleutians oral traditions regarding tsunamis, volcanoes and earthquakes. Suitable for Grades 5-6.
Related Material: Legends animated video.