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In this lesson, students interview an elder or someone from another culture to learn about foods in different times or places. This gives students broader insight for thinking critically about their own food choices. 
In this lesson, students interview an elder or someone from another culture to learn about foods in different times or places. This gives students broader insight for thinking critically about their own food choices. 
Cree Nation Lesson Plan. (Grades 7-9) Subject Strands: Social Studies, Ecology, Biology, Family Studies
Cree Nation Lesson Plan. (Grades 10-12) Additional Subject Strands: Family Studies, Social Studies, Ecology, Biology
Cree Nation Lesson Plan. (Grades 7-9) Additional Subject Strands: Family Studies, Social Studies, Ecology, Biology
An interactive and engaging website resource for learning about indigenous knowledge and philosophy from five First Nations of Canada: Blackfoot, Cree, Ojibwe, Mohawk, and M'ikmaq. 
From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a Métis-Cree man who refused to give up.
From the document: Full Circle: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Ways of Knowing is the fifth in a series of Common Threads classroom resources produced by and for Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) members.
Funny, You Don't Look Like One is the first book in what became a series of four by Drew Hayden Taylor. The articles, essays and columns in this volume cover many issues pertaining to Aboriginal life and often give a humorous take on each subject. 
Includes descriptions of a variety of Aboriginal games that promote mathematical problem-solving and games of chance, strategy and lifestyle. (Grade 4 and up) 
In 59 pages the author and publisher, Inhabit Media, have created an important resource for students at the junior and intermediate levels.
From the website: "Students learn about the history and cultures of aboriginal peoples by identifying plant and animal materials used to make everyday objects, completing the Match the Object to the Material Activity Sheet, and engaging in a classroom discussion about materials people use to make objects." Website includes pdf file of lesson plan and activity sheets.
Grade 7; Intermediate. Ontario Ministry of Education - Students interpret gestures and movements used in Aboriginal dances, verify their interpretations through research, and create a presentation to show what they have learned. Sensitivity, Cultural differences, Oral communication.
From the document: The Limestone District School Board has created this resource to enable kindergarten and elementary teachers to know how and where to incorporate a variety a specific First Nations, Metis and Inuit cultures, histories, arts, worldviews and issues into existing ministry curriculum.
Deloria, Vine Jr. God is Red. Colorado: Fulcrum, 1994.
From the website: "Educational Resources for Native American Studies, First Nations Studies, Indigenous Studies, and Aboriginal Studies. View our on-line catalogue of Aboriginal and Native American Educational Resources for schools, libraries, and the general public, for grades K to Post Secondary."
King Thomas. Green Grass, Running Water. Canada: Harper Perennial, 1993.
From the website: " The following guidelines address issues of oncern in the preparation of teachers who will be expected to teach students from diverse backgrounds in a culturally responsive and educationally healthy way." 
In November of 2008, Dr. George MacDonald, Director of the Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies at SFU and author of "Haida Monumental Art", gave a 3-part lecture series on Haida Villages.
In November of 2008, Dr. George MacDonald, Director of the Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies at SFU and author of "Haida Monumental Art", gave a 3-part lecture series on Haida Villages. 