Resources

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.

Intercontinental Cry (IC) is a non-profit newsroom that provides tactical and investigative journalism centered on Indigenous Peoples, climate change, biodiversity, and human rights.

A list of books for intermediate students.

Jo-ann Archibald, Professor and the director of NITEP (Native Indian Teacher Education Program) at the Department of Educational Studies (EDST), as well as the associate dean for Indigenous Education at the Faculty of Education at UBC, talks about what 'Indigenizing the curriculum' means and how it can be practiced.

A 2 part lesson plan from Central Okanagan Public School.

List of links to resources related to the Inuktitut Language

From the website: "The world view of the Iroquois League is based on a strong cosmological belief system. This is the first book to provide a guide to understanding the use of herbal medicines in traditional Iroquois culture."

This article looks at how viewers should evaluate films and television featuring Native characters. The broader website on which this article is featured is called Native Appropriations and, "is a forum for discussing representations of Native peoples, including stereotypes, cultural appropriation, news, activism, and more."

From the website: Committed to giving back to the Native community, IsKwé has focused on promoting positive change and education through facilitating youth workshops with a large focus on music and the arts, as well as supporting various native youth organizations, both in Canada and the USA.

Poem by Thomas King, words spoken by prominent Aboriginal actors. This video shows media clips representing stereotypes of Aboriginal peoples.

Read about the traditional teachings of the Haudenosaunee People

Jonny Appleseed is a unique, shattering vision of Indigenous life, full of grit, glitter and dreams. (From Arsenal Pulp Press)

Monture-Angus, Patricia. Journeying Forward: Dreaming First Nations' Independence. Fernwood Publishing, 1999.

List of links to books for junior students.

This video is a call for justice for Aboriginal Peoples from PSAC (Public Service Alliance of Canada) aboriginal activists explaining the issues behind the union's campaign for justice for Aboriginal people.

Obamsawin, Alanis. Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance. NFB. 1993

Organization of the Iroquois Confederacy

From the website: "This film shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved in the printmaking co-operative in Cape Dorset. This film was nominated for the 1963 Documentary Short Subject Oscar."

From the website: "Kent Monkman is a Canadian artist of Cree ancestry who works with a variety of mediums, including painting, film/video, performance, and installation. He has had solo exhibitions at numerous Canadian museums including the Montreal Museum of Fine Art, the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art in Toronto, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, and the Art Gallery of Hamilton."

A list of links to books for kindergarten students.