Best Practices for Selecting and Evaluating Aboriginal Literature

 

Teaching Indigenous Literature

Notes on how to assess, select and teach indigenous literature.

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)

From the AICL site:  "American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society."

Oyate Criteria for Evaluating Books

The Oyate website offers a comprehensive list of criteria for evaluating literature resources for use in classrooms, both within and without an Aboriginal Education context.  This list is a companion piece to the book "How To Tell The Difference: A Guide to Evalutating Children's Books for Anti-Indian Bias", which includes a list of criteria for evaluating anti-Indian bias on the book website.

 

Recommended Literature for Students

 

Below is a list of recommended books on Aboriginal topics, organized by recommended grade level. Each title is linked to a page for that book, and most books can be found at your local public library or university library.

Please note the list is still under construction.

 

Kindergarten | Primary (1-3) | Junior (4-6) | Intermediate (7-8) | Senior (9 and up) 

Aboriginal Literature Catalogues

 

Kindergarten

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary  (Grades 1-3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior (Grades 4-6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intermediate (Grades 7-8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior (Grades 9 and up)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aboriginal Literature Catalogues

Please note that the books on these catalogues have not been approved or reviewed by the Deepening Knowledge Project or OISE.