Resources
Contrasting Worlds
Alternate Title
Métis Development and the Canadian West ; 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
Description
Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.
2nd edition.
Copper Thunderbird by Marie Clements: Study Guide
Alternate Title
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programmes for Student Audiences, 2006-2007 Season
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jim McNabb
Description
Guide includes: synopses, production who's who, forms and facts, interviews with playwright/performers, themes, set design and extension activities.
The Country of Wolves: Intermediate Graphic Novel Study
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Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Geared toward Grades 7 and 8. Designed to improve literacy and communications skills while learning about Inuit traditional beliefs, shamanism and the traditional relationship with the environment.
Coyote and the Stars
Alternate Title
The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level 1, Book 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Members of the Warm Springs Reservation Committee
Description
A Coyote Columbus Story: Written by Thomas King, Illustrated by William Kent [M]onkman
Alternate Title
A Coyote Columbus Story--Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Groundwood Books
Description
Teacher's resource for the children's adaptation of humorous story which retells the story of Christopher Columbus from an Indigenous point of view.
Suitable for Grades K to 3.
Creating Sacred Places for Children in Grades 4-6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sandra J. Fox
Description
Provides background documentation to assist in developing culturally relevant curricula. Includes materials for "8 Science-Based Units, 8 History/Social Studies-Based Units, 8 Language Arts-Based Units."
Creating Sacred Places for Students in Grades 9-12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sandra J. Fox
Description
Provides background documentation to assist in developing culturally relevant curricula. Includes materials for "8 Science-Based Units, 8 History/Social Studies-Based Units, 8 Language Arts-Based Units."
Creator's Game: The Quest for Gold and the Fight for Nationhood: Educational Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's guide for use with documentary which looks at the Iroquois Nationals, a lacrosse team from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, their efforts to win a gold medal at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, and the controversy which erupted when they traveled with Haudenosaunee Confederacy passports.
Cree Code Talker
Alternate Title
National Screen Institute Aboriginal Documentary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alex Lazarowich
Cowboy Smithx
Cree Code Talkers Ltd.
Description
Short documentary about Charles "Checker" Tomkins, a Métis from Grouard, Alberta, and his service during his attachment to the U.S. Air Force in World War II.
Duration: 13:31.
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses.children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Cross-Curricular Connect: Indian Gallery
Alternate Title
George Catlin and His Indian Gallery
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
McQuillen Studios
Description
Features portraits of Indigenous subjects painted by George Catlin, who traveled the United States during the 1830s to capture images of the "vanishing race". Includes biographical information, excerpts from his writings, general historical information and exercises to teach students to think critically about the works and the stereotypes found in them. Compares his portraits to photographs taken by Edward S. Curtis in the early 1900s.
Cross-Curricular Connect: The Last of the Buffalo
Author/Creator
McQuillen Studios
Description
Resource uses the painting by Albert Bierstadt to teach close reading skills, allegory and the importance of wildlife conservation. Includes links to interactive puzzle, team-building game, sorting activity, game-based art survey and inquiry study.
Crude Sacrifice: Pedagogical Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Danielle Delhaes
Pierre Doyon
Clare Gabert
Description
Guide to accompany film, Crude Sacrifice. Target audience ages 13 to 17. Contains questions, fun facts and eleven activities to help students develop a deeper understanding of the issues.
Culture-Based Curriculum: A Framework
Alternate Title
[A Whole-System Approach to Designing and Developing Aboriginal Culture-Based Literacy Curriculum Program Lesson Plans]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Hill
Description
Information on proposing, designing, implementing, and augmenting curriculum using a "community-based whole-system" approach.
Culture-Based School Mathematics for Reconciliation and Professional Development
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; 287
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
[Grade 12 Lesson Plan: Freestyle Looming and Probability]
[Grade 9 Lesson Plan: Water, First Nations Cultures, Statistics]
[Grade 6 Lesson Plan: The Language of Negative and Positive Numbers]
[Grade 6 Lesson Plan: Stick Games and Theoretical/Experimental Probability]
[Grade 5 Lesson Plan: Multiplication and First Nations Drumming]
[Grade 10 Lesson Plan: Picario: A Traditional Indigenous Game to Develop Spatial Reasoning, and Analytical and Critical Thinking Skills]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sharon Meyer
Glen Aikenhead
Kelle Cardinal
Daniel Sylvestre
Ted View
Description
Related material: Interview with teacher participant.
Currents: Exploring Traditional Aboriginal Justice Concepts in Contemporary Canadian Society
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan
Description
Intended for use by teachers of students in grades six through nine; topics include: The Law: Past and Present, Conflict Resolution, Human Rights and Criminal Law.
Davis Inlet: Moving From Misery
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
News in Review, March 1993, pp. 6-27
Description
Discusses the social disintegration of an Innu settlement and the possible causes.
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review. March, 1993.
Debating Cultural Appropriation
Alternate Title
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teachrock
Description
Lesson plan focuses on what cultural appropriation is, how it affects Indigenous peoples and whether it should be regulated by law.
Accompanying Material: Student Version.
Developed in conjunction with the documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World.
Decolonizing Indigenous Education in Canada
Alternate Title
Comparative and International Education: A Diversity of Voices ; Volume 20
Education, Dominance and Identity
The WCCES Series Post-Istanbul ; Volume 1
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
K. P. Binda
Mel Lall
Description
Chapter in book: Education, Dominance and Identity edited by Diane B. Napier, Suzanne Majhanovich.
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