Resources

From the video: "Deborah Sparrow of Musqueam First Nation demonstrates how blanket weaving can be used to teach students about science, history, geography, and math in a cross-curricular manner."

Scientists and science educators are beginning to recognize the importance and place of traditional Indigenous knowledge in our understanding of the natural world. In Bridging Cultures, Glen Aikenhead and Herman Michell validate the role of traditional knowledge in the school science curriculum.

Peer-reviewed journal housed by the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning.

Our Goal: To make Western science and engineering accessible to Aboriginal students in ways that nurture their own cultural identities; that is, so students are not expected to set aside their culture's view of the material world when they study science at school.

Mi'kmaq Nation Lesson Plan (Grades 1-6; Level Primary/Junior) Subject Strands: Language Arts, Drama, Social Studies, Science, Health

From the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. From the website: "This series of lessons incorporates four of the foundational objectives from the unit entitled Earth and Space Science: Weather Dynamics (WD) in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide. These lessons examine cultural perspectives on weather and weather predictions, and are designed to be an introduction to the topic of weather."

List of links to science films and videos

List of links to science lesson plans

A list of science-related websites

From the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. From the website: "This lesson incorporates foundational objectives from the unit entitled Earth and Space Science: Weather Dynamics in the Science 10 Curriculm Guide. Students will examine cultural perspectives regarding weather and, specifically, the seasons of the year. The focus here is on a six-season model used by the Woodland Cree. This lesson could be presented as an introduction to the topic of weather."

A list of social sciences and humanities lesson plans (Primary/Junior).

A list of links to social sciences and humanities websites and resources (Elementary).

The Living Knowledge project involved a research component looking at a comparison between Indigenous Knowledge systems and Western Science.

Ojibwe Nation Lesson Plan (Grades 7-9) Additional Strands: Geography, Natural Science, Botany, Astronomy, Art.

From the University of Saskatchewan College of Education. Astronomy is contextualized with Aboriginal cosmology, providing a framework for learning both Western Science concepts and Aboriginal Ways of Knowing.

Blackfoot Nation Lesson Plan (Grades 7-8) Subject Strands: Political Science, Law, Architecture.