Resources

For use with the coming-of-age young adult book by Sherman Alexie.

Students create formline design artwork inspired by works by Robert Davidson. Lesson plan intended for Grades 4-7.

Students create formline design artwork inspired by works by Robert Davidson. Lesson plan intended for Kindergarten to Grade 3.

Children's book tells the story how a Cree boy escapes the cannibal spirit with the help of Wesakaychak.

Series of videos and transcripts with mathematical themes, most of which are translated into various Indigenous languages. Teaching guides can be found under classroom resources section.

Unit lloks at how the Seven Years' War restructured the balance of power between Europeans and Indigenous peoples in North America. Designed for Grade 8 students.

Children's story teaches counting and basic phrases; in Ojibwe and English.

Related Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.

Designed for Kindergarten to Grade 3 students.

Study guide for the book about a young Inuit girl's day on the land with her grandmother.

Suitable for PreK to Grade 2.

Pronunciation guide in Michif, English and French.

Contains links to historical overview and nine lesson plans, including: Mascots, Symbols, and Name; Federal Indian Policy: Historical Roots and 19th Century Policies; Indian Boarding Schools; Red Power; and American Indian Tribal Gaming.

Purpose of guide is to present educators with accurate information about the "discovery" of America and provide classroom resources to approach the topic in a new way.

Resource for suitable for grades 4-8 presents three themes (environment, community, encounters) central to understanding both Native Americans and the deeper meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Discusses historical representations of Indigenous peoples such as the noble and ignoble savage, the assumptions underpinning these concepts, and debates among historians about stereotypes and makes suggestions for guiding classroom discussions.

"Set in the mid-1600s, the books follow the daily seasonal lives of one family group of asiniskaw īthiniwak who live in northern Manitoba’s Rocky Cree territory along the Churchill River".

Examines how federal, provincial, and First Nations run schools provided educational services to Indigenous students in Northern Ontario.

Six pages are images from Sacred Feminine and IKWE colouring books.

Bibliography divides material into three age categories: children, young adult and adult. The list also includes information as to whether the author/illustrator/translator is of Canadian and/or Aboriginal background or northern Aboriginal background.

Lists 367 fiction and non-fiction works published between 1931 and 1972 and graded for students. Supplement to An Annotated Bibliography of Young People's Fiction on American Indians.

Note: Due to age of publication, some selections may no longer be considered appropriate.

Lists over 250 works of fiction written between 1933 and 1969. Each annotation notes tribe involved in the story and the suggested grade level. An index arranged by tribe name lists works that concern each particular group.

Note: Due to age of publication, some resources may not be considered appropriate by modern standards.

Teachers' resource uses works by Michael Barber, Carl Beam, Monique (Aura) Bedard, Janice Brant, Deron Ahsén:nase Douglas, Lorrie Gallant, Kelly Greene , Summer Hill, Janus, Nancy King (Chief Lady Bird), Quinn Smallboy and Saul Williams.

Story of a boy's last days at home before attending residential school. Lesson plan recommended for Grades 3 to 7.

Children's book about the importance of sacred tobacco in Ojibwe culture; in Ojibwe and English.

Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.

Primary reading level storybook.

For use with the storybook Askî and Turtle Island.

Searchable website is an online portal giving educators access to Indigenous sky-knowledge resources.