Infusing Aboriginal Perspectives into Your Teaching Practice
| Books, Non-Fiction | Film & Video | Resource Guides, Reports & Monographs | Websites |
Books, Non-Fiction
Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives in the School Curriculum
By Yatta Kanu, 2011
From Google Books: “From improved critical thinking to increased self-esteem and school retention, teachers and students have noted many benefits to bringing Aboriginal viewpoints into public school classrooms. In Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives Into the School Curriculum, Yatta Kanu provides the first comprehensive study of how these frameworks can be effectively implemented to maximize Indigenous students' engagement, learning, and academic achievement.” (For teachers)
Aboriginal Voices in the Curriculum: A Guide to Teaching Aboriginal Studies in K-8 Classrooms
By Toronto District School Board, 2006 (For teachers)
Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives into Curricula: A Resource for Curriculum Developers, Teachers, and Administrators.
From the website: "This document is intended to assist Manitoba curriculum developers and educators to integrate Aboriginal perspectives into new and existing curricula. It provides direction for the integration of Aboriginal perspectives within the various curricula taught in Manitoba classrooms."
A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children
By Doris Seale, 2005
An important collection for teachers, filled with essays criticizing children’s books and their portrayal of Native American culture. The essays in this book also help to broaden understanding of Native cultures. (For teachers)
Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children
Edited by Doris Seale and Beverly Slapin, 1998
From Google Books: “Through Indian Eyes is a compilation of work by Native parents, educators, poets, and writers. It contains essays, poetry, critical reviews of more than 100 children's books by and about Indian peoples, a guide to evaluating children's books for anti-Indian bias, a recommended bibliography, and a resource section of Native publishers and organizations.” (For teachers)
Film & Video
Voices of Wisdom: Learning from Elders. YouTube (13:57 min)
This video, produced by the Ontario College of Teachers, interviews Elders who share their perspectives on education. (For teachers)
Resource Guides, Reports and Monographs
Integrating Aboriginal Teaching and Values into the Classroom
Research Monograph #11, by Dr. Pamela Toulouse
This monograph is part of the research-into-practice series produced by a partnership between The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat and the Ontario Association of Deans of Education. It discusses how schools can support Aboriginal education.
Aboriginal Presence in our Schools: Lakehead Public Schools 2007 Working Document
A comprehensive Staff Guide created by Lakehead Public Schools (Ontario) to inform every aspect of teaching Aboriginal students. Topics include Creating a Welcome Learning Environment, Traditional Knowledge, Treaties, and Best Practices of Including Aboriginal People in the Curriculum. (For teachers)
Decolonizing Our Schools: Aboriginal Education in the Toronto District School Board
Dr. Susan D. Dion, Krista Johnston, Carla M. Rice (2010)
From the website: "In this report titled Decolonizing Our Schools: Aboriginal Education in TDSB we describe the work of the Urban Aboriginal Education Pilot Project (UAEPP) in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Drawing on data gathered between April 2009 and September 2010, we document, evaluate, and provide our analysis of the UAEPP in service of understanding how to accomplish an education worthy of our children and our ancestors in a large, diverse urban context."
Websites
Learning About Walking in Beauty: Placing Aboriginal Perspectives in Canadian Classrooms
From the website: "Walking in Beauty is a term that speaks of conducting oneself in harmony with all of the living world, and is respectfully borrowed from the Navajo People."
First Nations Circle (Medicine Wheel) Teaching Resources
From the website: "The medicine wheel is a universal First Nations symbol. Some of these books may not openly talk about the circle or medicine wheel, but they all emphasize some of these four principles of the circle or medicine wheel...."
FNMI Curriculum Collection
From the website: "The Faculty of Education sponsored the development of this First Nations Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) Curriculum Collection. It is a collection of lessons and resources designed to help pre and inservice teachers incorporate FNMI content in their teaching across subjects and grade levels. One can browse through the collection or search by categories (e.g. subject, title, key word, grade, etc.). One can contribute to the collection by creating and submitting new lessons or resources that will become available upon approval by the manager of the collection."
Walking Together
From the website: "The digitial resource Walking Together: First Nations, Metis and Inuit perspectives in the Curriculum was designed to help teachers understand the holistic nature of FNMI ways of knowing, to provide opportunity for FNMI Peoples to share their perspectives on topics important to them, and to demonstrate FNMI perspectives in teaching and learning experiences."
From the Ontario Ministry of Education
From the website: “Download these convenient guides to identify expectations in the elementary curriculum that provide opportunities to bring Aboriginal perspectives into the classroom.” (K to 8)