GUIDETOCANADIANABORIGINALEDUCATIONRESOURCES

ResearchedandPreparedbyHeatherB.OReilly,B.F.A.,B.Ed.,M.Ed.
CanadianNationalAboriginalDayisonJune21st

ThisguideisaselectedlistofresourcespreparedfortheQueensEducationLibrary.PleasesearchtheLibrary
catalogueandotherindexesforbooksandarticlesonyourtopic.Forexample,searchtheK12readingcollection
forbooksforelementaryandsecondaryschoolstudentsusingBooleansearcheslikethis:
(indian?ornative?oraboriginalorfirstnations)andjuvenile
AlsorefertothebroaderguideonAboriginalStudies:http://library.queensu.ca/research/guide/aboriginalstudies

Content:
AboriginalArt
AboriginalCircle
AboriginalCulture
AboriginalFood
AboriginalGames
AboriginalGovernance
AboriginalIdentity
AboriginalMusic
AboriginalNames
AboriginalPerspectivesonEnvironment
AboriginalStudyResources
AboriginalRights
AboriginalTraditions
Activism
Celebrations
EducationResources
Games
History
IntegratedStudies
NativeMedicine&Spirituality
OntarioMinistryofEducationAboriginalEducation
PowWows
PrejudiceandDiscrimination
Racism
ResearchProjectsandReports
ResidentialSchools&History
SocialProblems
SocialLife
Suicide
ViolenceagainstAboriginalWomen
Youth

AboriginalArt

AboriginalArtsResearchInitiativeReportonConsultations/CanadaCouncilfortheArts[29pgs]
Thisdocumentisareportonaseriesofconsultationsthatwereheldin2007withAboriginalArtists,arts
administrators,elders,youthandothercommunitymembers.ThetermAboriginalisusedasa
inclusivetermtoFirstNations,Inuit,Mtispeoples.Oneofthelargerinitiativesoftheresearchisto
measuretheimpactofAboriginalArtsinCanadaandinternationally.
Online*Web(Queen'saccessonly)
http://library.queensu.ca/

CanadianAboriginalArtandSpirituality:AVitalLink[Book][P/JI/S]
Aliteraryandvisualjourney,reflectingonIndigenouslifestylesandartworkofthesevenmajorculture
areasofCanada:Maritimes,EasternWoodland,Plains,Plateau,NorthwestCoast,Northern,andMtis.
MostofthecitedAboriginalartistsareinternationallyknown,andtheircareersrepresentawidevariety
ofartisticundertakings:architecture,carving,ceramics,graphicarts,jewellerymaking,maskmaking,
media,painting,photography,printmakingandsculpture.
Education&StaufferLibraryN6549.5.A54F74200

ExploringAboriginalartinCanada[Resource][P/J&I/S]
Thiscrosscurricularvisualartandinformationliteracyresourceisdesignedtohelpstudentsdevelop
skillstohelpfindmeaninginAboriginalartandculture.Usinginformationliteracyskillsrequires
studentstodeterminetheextentoftheirinformationneeds,toaccessavarietyofmaterialstosatisfy
theseneeds,thentosynthesizeandcommunicateinformationwithinthecontextoftheassignments.
Thevisualliteracyteachesstudentstoreadpicturesasdocuments,analysingimagerytolearnabout
cultureandsociety.http://www.curriculum.org/tcf/teachers/projects/repository/AboriginalArt.pdf

LawrencePaulYuxweluptun,VisualArtist[J&I/S]
HegraduatedfromtheEmilyCarrSchoolofArtandDesignin1983withanhonoursdegreeinpainting.
HisstrategyistodocumentandpromotechangeincontemporaryIndigenoushistoryinlargescale
paintingsusingCoastSalishcosmology,NorthwestCoastformaldesignelements,andtheWestern
landscapetradition.Hispaintedworksexplorepolitical,environmental,andculturalissues
http://www.lawrencepaulyuxweluptun.com/

NorvalMorriseau[P/J&I/S]
HewasanAboriginalCanadianartistKnownasthe"PicassooftheNorth",Morrisseaucreatedworks
depictingthelegendsofhispeople,theculturalandpoliticaltensionsbetweennativeCanadianand
Europeantraditions.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norval_Morrisseau

TheArtofNorvalMorrisseau1979:StaufferLibraryArtCollectionFoliosND249.M67A4

DiscoverInuitArtInformationSheet[JAges811]
Whatdopolarbearslooklikewhentheystandupontheirhindlegs?Whatkindsofcreaturesarethe
heroesofInuitlegends?HowdidInuitmotherskeeptheirbabieswarmthroughthefreezingarcticdays
andnights?WhatdoesanInuitsummercamplooklike?Whataresomeofthebigconcernsforyoung
Inuittoday.You'lllearntheanswerstoallthesequestions,andhundredsmore,throughthewonderful
worldofInuitart.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/disceng.asp

CapeDorsetInuitArtandInuitCulturalPerspectives

http://epe.lacbac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/cape_dorset/index1.html

McMichaelCanadianArtCollection:http://www.mcmichael.com/

StoriestheTotemsTell:BringingAboriginalPolestoLifeInformationSheet[JAges811]
TotempolesareatraditionalwayoftellingthestoriesofAboriginalfamiliesandclans.Designa
"celebrationpole"thatshowstheworldwhoyouare.Accompaniedbyanactivity.
http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/toteng.asp

CanadaCouncilfortheArtsAboriginalProgram
TheAboriginalArtsOfficecollaborateswiththeAboriginalArtsAdvisoryCommitteeandwithallsections
oftheCanadaCounciltosupportAboriginalPeoplesartisticpracticesinallartsdisciplines.
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/aboriginal/default.htm

AboriginalCircle

CircleasPedagogy:AboriginalTraditionEnactedinaUniversityClassroom[Book]
ThesubjectareasinthisbookareCollegeTeaching,IndiansofNorthAmericaEducation(Higher)
Canada,InstructionalSystemsEvaluation,RacismSocialSystems.EducationLibraryLB2331.G6682008

TheLearningCircle,FiveVoicesofAboriginalYouthInCanada:alearningresourceforages14to16.
[Electronicresource]:
Asaninterdisciplinary,studentcenterededucationalunit,thisdocumentisdesignedtoenhancethe
understandingofnonAboriginalstudentsregardingissuesandrealitiesfacingFirstNationsandInuit
youthtoday.Thedepthandcomplexityoftheissues,historyandculturesofFirstNationsandInuitare
notcompletelypresentedinthesenarratives.Itisrecommendedthateducatorsandstudentspursue
andinvestigateadditionalresourcestodeepenandbroadentheirunderstanding.Awealthof
informationexistsaboutAboriginalpeoplesinCanada;however,bewaryofoutdatedsources.Current
resourcesforfurtherexplorationareincludedwithinthenarrativesandtheactivities,andarelistedat
theendofthisdocumentunderResources.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/lc1416eng.asp

InsidetheCircle:AboriginalPeoplesinCanada:AUnitforGrade6/WrittenBy:TheCurriculum
ReviewTeam2005.http://ocup.org/public/units55/InCircle.pdf
"InsidetheCircle"reflectstheimportanceofthecircletoAboriginalpeoples.Thecirclerepresents
inclusionforallpeopletocometogether.Thisunitisdesignedtoidentifyandcelebratethediverse
culturesoftheAboriginalpeoplesinCanada.StudentswillengageinactivitiesinSocialStudies,
LanguageArts,VisualArts,andMusictogainanunderstandingofAboriginalpeoples.

AboriginalCulture

Tishinanu[P/J&I/S]
AninteractivewebsiteonAboriginalculturesinCanada.Thereare26topicstoguideyourdiscovery.You
willmeetextraordinarypeopleandshareyouropinions.EachtopichasanOverview,Panoramaand
Activity.http://www.tshinanu.tv/accueil_en.html

AvataqCulturalInstitute
YouareVisitingAvataqCulturalInstitute;TheInuitCulturalOrganizationOfNunavik(Northern,Quebec,
Canada).Theseactivitieswillhelpyourstudentsdiscoverthehistory,cultureandartoftheInuitof
Nunavik(NorthernQuebec).TheresourcesinAvataqsthreenumberedcollections(museums,

archaeologyanddocumentation)serveastheprincipalreferencematerialfortheseactivities.Theyhave
alsoincludedexternallinkssothatyoucanbroadenyourknowledgeofvariousaspectsofInuitculture
andenrichyourstudentslearningexperience.http://www.avataq.qc.ca/en/pedagogie_accueil/365/

Claireandhergrandfather=Claireetsongrandpre.
Thiscouldbeareadalongbookforpreschoolersorareaderformoreadvancedreaders.Clairelearns
fromherGrandfatheraboutherownOdawacultureandaboutthecontributionsthatalltheFirst
NationshavemadetoCanada.Theattractiveillustrationshavebeendesignedtobecolouredin.The
entirebookcouldbephotocopiedforclassroomexerciseswithoutdamage.Eachtextblockfacesafull
pagepictureIncludesaglossaryoftermsandsuggestionsforthehomeschoolerormoreformalclass
EducationLibraryE78.C2C532000

AboriginalFood

AConversationaboutAboriginalFoodsInformationSheet[JAges811]
Ifyouweretotakeaculinarytripacrossthecountry,you'dfindoutjusthowmuchofwhatyoutakefor
grantedasCanadianfoodproductsreallyareAboriginal,goingwaybackABannockRecipe
accompaniesthisinformation.Thiscouldbedoneonahotplateinaclassroom.Accompaniedbyan
activity.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/fdeng.asp

AboriginalGames

CrunchersInformationSheet[JAges812]
Teachers,areyoulookingforafunfastfactsgameaboutAboriginalPeoplesinCanada?Ifso,download
thisinteractiveresourcetoday!Thecruncherisafuncolouringactivityandwillhelpchildrenages8to
12learnmoreaboutFirstNations,MtisandInuitpeoplesinCanada.
http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/gam/crnchr/crnchreng.asp

ArcticWinterGamesInformationSheet[JAges811]
HaveyoueverdreamedofcompetinginaninternationalsnowshoebiathloninchillyIqaluit,Nunavut?
Howaboutfacingoffwithyouropponentforachallenginggameofarmpull,ormeetingathletesfrom
RussiaandScandinavia?YoucanexperiencethesecaptivatingeventsandmoreattheArcticWinter
Games.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/awgeng.asp

ArcticwinterGames:http://www.arcticwintergames.org/

AboriginalGovernance

SixNationsoftheGrandRiver[I/S]
ThissiteoffersCouncilUpdates,LandClaimscommunityUpdate,Newsletter,LinkstoIroquoisFirst
Nations,ChiefsofOntario,AssemblyofFirstNations,UnionofOntarioIndians,AssociationofIroquois
andAlliedIndians.http://www.sixnations.ca/

KumikCouncilofEldersInformationSheet[I/S]
ThepurposeoftheCouncilistoprovideAboriginalandnonAboriginalemployeeswithinstructionand
counselindealingwithproblemsarisingintheworkplacewhichhavedevelopedbecauseof
unfavourableattitudesandculturaldifferences.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/kmk/kmkeng.asp

ACommunityGuidetoProtectingIndigenousKnowledge[59pgs]
[I/S]

Thisguidebookoutlinespracticalstepsforcommunitiestodiscuss,organizeandplanwaystoprotect
theirindigenousknowledge.
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071115075622/http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/pr/ra/ind/gui_e.pdf

AboriginalIdentity

InSearchOfAnIdentityCanadaLooksNorth.(IndigenousGroupAndEthnicIdentity).[Paper]
FromaCanadianstateperspective,thesuccessofCanadianInuitpoliticsservesasacaseinpointof
thrivingCanadianmulticulturalism.ThisarticlearguesthatthroughtheInuitTapiriitKanatami(ITK),the
InuitCircumpolarConference(ICC),andCanadianfederalandlocalpolicy,theInuitandtheCanadian
government(encourageddomesticallybyITKtoliveuptoitsrhetoricofbeinganarchetypalliberal
democracy)haveconstructedandsuccessfullyexportedavisionoftheArcticbasedonasymbiotic
relationship.Shadian,J.(2007).InsearchofanidentityCanadalooksnorth.(indigenousgroupandethnic
identity).AmericanReviewofCanadianStudies,37(3),323331.

AboriginalMusic

FirstNationsMusicinCanadaInformationsheet[JAges811]
TheFirstNationspeoplehavebeenlivinginwhatwenowcallCanadaformanythousandsofyears.First
Nationslanguageandculturevaryfromnationtonation.AlthoughthereisgreatdiversityamongFirst
Nationspeople,musicactsasaunifyingforce.Singing,dancing,andprayingarecommontoallFirst
Nationspeoples.LetmetellyouofthisinastoryaboutFirstNationsmusic.Accompaniedbyanactivity.
http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/museng.asp
AboriginalPeoplesChoiceAwards[P/J&I/S]
MusicartistsbygenreAcoustic,Blues,Country,Folk,Gospel,Pop,RaporHipHop,RockandTraditional
http://www.aboriginalpeopleschoice.com/

Reddnation[J&I/S]
Since2000they'vetraveledacrossCanadaperformingforAboriginalyouthandleadingthewayfor
UrbanAboriginalmusic.TrueNativeyouthrolemodels;theyarealsothedefinitiveNativehiphop
group.Firmlyestablishingthemselvesthroughhardworkandperseverance,theyhaverisenaboveall
challengesandsuccessfullyearnedtheirreputationsasoneofthemostdynamicCanadianhiphop
groupsofalltime.http://www.reddnation.com/

WoodlandCreeSingers[P/J&I/S]
TheWoodlandCreeSingersare:SolomonColomb,EdwardColomb,CharlieBighetty,AaronSinclair,
Dino,Gino,andPaulColombfromPukatawagan,(northofThePas),Manitoba.Inthesummermonths
theytravelaroundperformingat'powwows'aroundthecountry.FindUnderAboriginalMusicMost
PopularAboriginalMusic.http://radio3.cbc.ca/

AboriginalNames

LearnaboutAboriginalNamesInformationSheet[JAges811]
SomewellknownfirstnamesinEnglishandFrenchhaveAboriginalequivalents.However,because
Aboriginallanguagesdon'tusethesamealphabetorthesamesoundsasEnglishorFrench,thenames
cangetturnedaround(seeActivity1).Ofcourse,manytraditionalAboriginalnamescan'tbetranslated

intoEnglishorFrench.Traditionalnamesarecommonlyusedincommunitiesthatcultivatetheir
Aboriginallanguage.Accompaniedbyanactivity.
http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/nameng.asp

AboriginalPlaceNames[P/J&I/S]
ThemapofCanadaisarichtapestryofplacenames.Thesenamesreflectthediversehistoryand
heritageofthenation.Manyofthecountry'searliestplacenamesdrawonAboriginalsources
http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ai/mr/is/info106eng.asp

AboriginalPerspectivesonEnvironment

SpeakingforOurselves:EnvironmentalJusticeInCanada/EditedByJulianAgyeman...[EtAl.]
ThebookdrawstogetherscholarsandactivistsAboriginalandnonAboriginal,establishedandnew
whobringequityissuestotheforefrontbyconsideringenvironmentaljusticeinspecificallyCanadian
casesandcontextsandfromavarietyofperspectives,includingthoseofFirstNationsandwomen.The
contributorsexpandnotionsofjusticeandtheconceptsinvolvedinenvironmentaljusticebeyondtheir
Europeanoriginsandlimitstodemonstratenewwaysofworkingtowardenvironmentalsustainability
andsocialjustice.StaufferLibrary:GE240.C3S642009

EnvironmentalJusticeandTheRightsOfIndigenousPeoples:InternationalAndDomesticLegal
Perspectives/LauraWestra[Book]
Morethan300millionpeopleinover70countriesmakeuptheworldsindigenouspopulations.Yet
despiteevergrowingpressuresontheirlands,environmentandwayoflifethroughoutsidefactorssuch
asclimatechangeandglobalization,theirrightsintheseandotherrespectsarestillnotfullyrecognized
ininternationallaw.Inthisincisivebook,LauraWestradeftlyrevealsthelethaleffectsthatdamageto
ecologicalintegritycanhaveoncommunities.LawLibrary:K3247.W472008

AboriginalRights

AboriginalRights
Althoughgeneralizationsaboutaboriginaldefinitionsofaboriginalrightsaredifficultbecauseofthe
diversityofaboriginalcultures,itcanbesaidthatmostaboriginalpeoplesdefineaboriginalrightsas
inherent,collectiverights,whichflowfromtheiroriginaloccupationoftheland,whichisnowCanada
andprecontactsocialorders.Formanytheconceptcanbesummedupastherightofindependence
throughselfdeterminationinrespectofgovernance,land,resourcesandculture.Itisimportanttonote
thattheserightsareassertedbytheIndian,InuitandMtispeoplesofCanada.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000015

AboriginalStudyResources

ResourcesforAboriginalStudies.
TheWebsiteisdevelopedbyUniversityofSaskatchewanLibrariesandtheUniversityofSaskatchewan
Archives.Thissitehasextensiveinformationandhistoricmaterial.Photographs,archivalmaterial,native
lawcases,andNorthwestresistance.http://library2.usask.ca/native/

AboriginalTraditions

WritingtheLand/DVD[07min]

ThisfilmmeticulouslycombinesfilmlanguagewithHunkamenumwordstorecreateMusqueamelder
LarryGrant'sexperienceofrediscoveringhislanguageandculturaltraditions2007.
http://www.onfnfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=54256
CaribouKayak/DVD[88min17s]
OttoApsaktaunandGinoAkkaarethelastInuitelderswhoknowthesecretsofmakingaunique
CanadianboatbuiltfortheArctictheNetsilingmeotcaribouhuntingkayak.
Inthesummerof
2002,theyinvitedtheyouthoftheirhamletofKugaaruk,andacoupleofsoutherners,tojointhemin
aremotetundracamp.Heretheybuildapairofthesebeautifulkayaks.AtBarrowLakewewitnessa
uniqueexperimentinthetransmissionandpreservationofavanishingculture2004.
http://www.onfnfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=52178
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 videoVM353.C372006DVD

FirstStories,Volumesl&ll/DVD[88min17s]
ThisseriesoffilmsfollowsfourAboriginalfilmmakersexploring,withhumourandcompassion,the
realitiesoftheirlivesin21stcenturyCanadawitharangeoftopics2007.
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 VollvideoPN1998.3.F542006DVD
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 VolllvideoPN1998.3F5412007DVD

MyFatherMyTeacher/DVD[52min]
Thisisaneloquentreflectionofthebondsandtensionsfacedbyallfamilies.Itisalsoanextraordinary
lookatthehandingdownofapreciousfamilylegacyfromafathertohisson.Thefilmunfoldsasaseries
ofastonishinglyhonestconversations.AsDennisthesoncandidlyrevealsthereasonsheseveredties
withhisfamilyasayouth,fallinginsteadintoaddiction.Today,heisfightingtorestorebrokenlinksto
hiscultureandcommunity,beginningwithhisfather.2005
http://www.onfnfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=52180
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 E99.E7M9352005DVD

SilentMessengers/DVD[93min]
ThisextraordinarydocumentaryexploresthemysteriesoftheInuksuit,thosepowerfulobjectsthat
markthepristinelandscapeoftheNorth.AsenigmaticasthestoneslabsofStonehenge,theInuksuit
aresacredsignsoftheInuitandtheirancestorsthefirstpeopletoinhabittheArctic.2005.

TalesofSandandSnow/DVD[48min]
HavingrecentlyimmigratedtoMontreal,BurkinabedirectorHyacintheCombaryexploreshisrootsinan
efforttorediscoverthespiritualvaluesofhispeople.Hisquestleadshimtothenorthernforestsof
QuebecandanenlighteningencounterwiththeAtikamekwofWemotaci.InfilmingthisAboriginal
people,hecreatesamovingcinematicdialoguebetweentheGourmantcheofBurkinaFaso,who
practisethedivinatoryartofgeomancy,andthemenofthetaiga,whoconnectwiththespiritsthrough
sweatlodges2004.http://www.onfnfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=52874
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 E99.T33T32006DVD

WaposBay
AnimatedSeries:TenyearoldTBear,9yearoldTalonand6yearoldRavenstarinWaposBay,a
lightheartedstopmotionanimationseriesaboutgrowingupinaremoteCreecommunity.InWapos
Bay,modernlifeandancienttraditionsmeet.Huntingandgathering,dogsleddingandshimmering
northernlightsarepartofeverydaybutsoarevideogames,TVandcellphones.Guidedbyelders,
extendedfamilyandtheirowninsatiablecuriosity,thethreechildrenlearnhowtobalancetraditional

wayswithnewerones.TheirdiscoveriesunfoldagainstthebackdropofnorthernSaskatchewan'svaried
seasonswinter,springthaw,spring,summer,fallandfreezeup.
http://www3.nfb.ca/webextension/waposbay/serie.php

EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2E99.C88W2972007DVDpt.001
Studyguide:http://www3.nfb.ca/webextension/waposbay/guides.php

Activism

Homeland:FourPortraitsofNativeAction/DVD[I/S]
TellstheinspiringstoryoffourbattlesinwhichNativeAmericanactivistsarefightingtopreservetheir
land,sovereignty,andculture.2005,DVD88min.GradeLevel:712,College,Adult.

http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/hland.html
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 E98.A7H662005DVD
Studyguide:http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/guides/hlandguide.pdf
Kanehsatake270YearsofResistance/DVD[I/S]
OnaJulydayin1990,aconfrontationpropelledNativeissuesinKanehsatakeandthevillageofOka,
Quebec,intotheinternationalspotlight.DirectorAlanisObomsawinspent78nervewrackingdaysand
nightsfilmingthearmedstandoffbetweentheMohawks,theQuebecpoliceandtheCanadianarmy.
ThispowerfuldocumentarytakesyourightintotheactionofanageoldAboriginalstruggle.Theresultis
aportraitofthepeoplebehindthebarricades.FreeattheNationalFilmBoard(NFB)site.1993,119min
FREENFBONLINE
http://www.nfb.ca/exploreby/director/AlanisObomsawin/

Celebrations

NationalAboriginalDayLearningandActivityGuide[P/J]
Aguideforteachers.Elementarylevellearningexercisesontheculturalrichnessandcontributionsof
FirstNations,InuitandMtispeoples.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/ev/nad/prod/lrageng.asp

IndianandNorthernAffairsCanada[P/J&I/S]
TheGovernmentofCanadaiscommittedtoensuringthatAboriginalpeoplesenjoythesameeducation
opportunitiesasotherCanadians.IndianandNorthernAffairsCanada(INAC)hasprimaryresponsibility
foreducationforFirstNationspeopleonreserves.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/edu/indexeng.asp

EducationResources
OntarioFirstNation,Metis,&InuitEducationPolicyFramework[PDF41pages][P/J&I/S]2007
TheOntarioFirstNation,Mtis,andInuitEducationPolicyFrameworkprovidesastrategicpolicycontext
withinwhichtheMinistryofEducation,schoolboardsandschoolswillworktogethertoimprovethe
academicachievementoftheestimated50,312Aboriginalstudentswhoattendprovinciallyfunded
elementaryandsecondaryschoolsinOntario(18,300FirstNations,26,200Mtis,and600Inuitstudents
wholiveinthejurisdictionsofschoolboards,and5,212livinginFirstNationscommunitiesbutserved
underatuitionagreement).Theframeworkalsoclarifiestherolesandrelationshipsoftheministry,
schoolboards,andschoolsintheireffortstohelpFirstNation,Mtis,andInuitstudentsachievetheir
educationalgoalsandclosethegapinacademicachievementwiththeirnonAboriginalcounterparts.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/aboriginal/fnmiFramework.pdf

Takunnajktavut/ThroughTheseEyes/DVD[Elementary]
AnAmericanelementaryschoolprogramfromthe1970s,Man:ACourseofStudy(MACOS),lookedto

theInuitoftheCanadianArctictohelpstudentsseetheirownsocietyinanewway.AtitscorewasThe
NetsilikFilmSeries,anacclaimedbenchmarkofvisualanthropologyfromtheNationalFilmBoardthat
capturedayearinthelifeofanInuitfamily,reconstructinganancientcultureonthecuspofcontact
withtheoutsideworld.ButthegraphicimagesoftheNetsilikpeoplecreatedaclashofvaluesthattore
riftsincommunitiesacrosstheU.S.andrevealedafragilerelationshipbetweenpoliticsandeducation.A
fierynationaldebateensuedbetweenacademicandconservativeforces.Thefilmlooksbackatthehigh
stakesofthiscontroversialcurriculum.Decadeslater,asAmericaninfluencecontinuestoaffectcultures
worldwide,thestoryofMACOSresonatesstrongly.
http://www.nfb.ca/film/through_these_eyes/ FREENFBONLINE
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 LB1584.T332004DVD

AboriginalEducation:CurrentCrisisAandFutureAlternatives[Book]
Despitetheenormousresourcesandthoughtthathasbeenputintoimprovingoureducationalsystems
intherehasbeenlittlesuccessinreducingthegapbetweenAboriginalandnonAboriginaleducational
success.ThisbookreviewstheactualsituationintermsofMtis,Inuit,andFirstNationspeoplesin
Canadausingthemostrecentdataavailable.Itexplorestheissueshistorically,assessesthecoststo
bothAboriginalpeoplesandthecountry,reviewsalternativeapproachestosolvingtheproblems,and
includesinnovativeanalysisofthecausesoftheseproblems.
StaufferLibraryE96.2.A2482009

FirstNationsintheTwentyFirstCentury:ContemporaryEducationalFrontiers[Book]
Asthetwentyfirstcenturygetsunderwaysomeheadwayhasbeenmadeinseveralsignificantareas
suchasconstitutionalstatus,treatynegotiation,economicdevelopment,landclaims,residentialschool
litigation,andhealthandwelfare.Oneofthesixchallengesinthebookistodeveloppertinent
curriculumwhichavoidserroneousordenigratingaccountsoftheirculturalheritage.
EducationandStaufferLibraryE96.2.F743t2005

UnderstandingtheAboriginalandNonAboriginalGapinStudentPerformance
C.D.HoweInstituteCommentary[28pages]
AcrossCanada,atleastfouroutoffiveAboriginalstudentsattendprovinciallyrunschools;onlyonein
fiveattendonreserve,bandrunschools.WhileAboriginalstudentoutcomesarebetterinprovincial
thaninonreserveschools,alargegapexistsbetweenperformanceofAboriginalandnonAboriginal
studentsinmostschoolsacrossCanada.Understandingwhythegapexistsandwhatstrategiescan
reduceitisamongthecountry'shighestsocialpolicypriorities.
http://www.cdhowe.org/display.cfm?page=searchresult

TheLearningCircle
ProducedtohelpmeetCanadianeducators'growingneedforelementarylevellearningexerciseson
FirstNations.ItisthefirstinaseriesofthreeclassroomguidesonFirstNationsinCanada.BecauseFirst
Nationsareculturallydiverse,theinformationinthisactivitybookdoesnotnecessarilyapplytoall
groups.TolearnmoreaboutparticularFirstNations,andgethelpwithlearningactivities,teachersare
encouragedtoconsultlocalAboriginalElders,culturaleducationcentresorfriendshipcentres.Somekey
addressesandcontactnumbersarelistedattheendofthisguide.

ElementarylevellearningexercisesonFirstNations.Guideforteachersofchildrenaged4to7.
http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/lc47eng.asp

ElementarylevellearningexercisesonFirstNations.Guideforteachersofchildrenaged8to11.

http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/lc811eng.asp

IntermediarylevellearningexercisesonFirstNations.Guideforteachersofchildrenaged12to
14.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/lc1214eng.asp

IntermediarylevellearningexercisesonFirstNations.Guideforteachersofchildrenaged14to
16.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/lc1416eng.asp

TheFirstNations,Mtis,andInuitPeoplesofCanada/2006CensusResultsTeachersKit[Grades712]
ThislessonwaswrittenbyTheCriticalThinkingConsortiumwitheditorialinputandsubjectmatter
expertisefromStatisticsCanada'sEducationOutreachProgramandSocialandAboriginalStatistics
Division.LearnerswillcreatepopulationpyramidsillustratingthegrowthofAboriginalandnon
AboriginalpopulationsinCanada.AboriginalpopulationsincludeInuit,MtisandFirstNationsonand
offreserve.Thenlearnerswillexaminethegraphstodrawinferencesabouttheneedsofayoungand
growingAboriginalpopulation.Finally,learnerswillusestatisticalevidencetovalidatestatements
regardingthegrowthofAboriginalpopulation
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census06/teacherskit/lesson5.cfm

FourDirectionsAboriginalCentre[QueensUniversity]
FourDirectionsAboriginalStudentsCentreseekstoenhancethedevelopmentandwellbeingofthe
Queen'sUniversityAboriginalCommunity.FourDirectionswelcomesandencouragesallstudentsto
developanawarenessandappreciationoftheAboriginalexperienceinCanada.Inkeepingwiththe
teachingsoftheFourDirections,TheCentrestrivestosupportindividualAboriginalStudentsin
balancingtheiracademic,spiritual,physical,andemotionalneeds.
http://www.queensu.ca/fdasc/index.html

Games
Let'sAllPlaybyHollander,Jim[Grades18]1998[Book]
ACurriculumandResourceDocumentfortheOntarioCurriculum,HealthandPhysicalEducation.
TraditionalGamesandActivitiesoftheNorthernOjibwayandCreeisproducedbytheOjibwayandCree
CulturalCentreforuseinHealthandPhysicalEducationprogramsofschoolsintheNishnawbeAski
area.TraditionalNorthernOjibwayandCreegamesareintroducedforinclusioningrades18.Each
gameisbrieflydescribedforteacherbackgroundandteachingactivitiesareincluded.Somegamesand
activitiesmaybetoointenseandteachersarestronglyencouragedtoenlisttheassistanceof
knowledgeableeldersbeforeattemptingtoincorporatethemintoschoolactivities.Englishandsyllabics
text.EducationLibraryFloor3,exceptCall#AE(onFloor2)E99.C88H642000

History
Canada:APeopleHistory/DVD
Thecompletelandmark17episode,32hourseriesfollowseventsfromPreHistoryto1990.Charting
thepast,thisserieschroniclestheriseandfallofempires,theclashofgreatarmiesandepochmaking
rebellions.Thevibrantstoryisoneofcourage,daringandfolly,toldthroughthepersonaltestimoniesof
theeverydaymenandwomenwholivedittrappersandtraders,piratesandprospectors,soldiersand
settlers,saintsandshopkeepers.CompleteDVDSeries(Eps117)
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 FC164.C3532001VHS

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ThroughMalasEyes[P/J&I/S]
Lessonplans,arebuiltaroundthefirstpersonnarrativeofa12yearoldInukboy,willhelpyouandyour
studentsappreciatelifeintheInuitcommunityofSalluit,inthenorthernpartofNunavik,Northern
Quebec.Althoughdesignedforstudentsfrom9to12yearsofage,someofthelessonplansand
strategiesinthisunitcanbeadaptedforothergradelevels.Suggestedactivitiesandlistsofresearch
resourcesofferexcitingandengagingopportunitiestolearnmoreaboutthehistory,customsand
traditionsofInuitinCanada.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/malaeng.asp

TheNativePeopleofSimcoeCounty
Thiswebsiteismeanttoprovideawrittenandvisualaccountofthenativehistoryofaveryspecific
geographicareaandtoputitintocontextwiththeebbandflowofthehistoryofOntarioandNorth
Americaingeneral.Forresearchersandeducatorsthefollowingwillprovideavaluablestartingpoint.
http://www.innisfil.library.on.ca/natives/

FirstNationsPeopleofCanadaInformation[JAges811]
FirstNationspeopleofCanadaarethepeoplewhousedtobecalled"Indians,"butthistermisnow
consideredincorrectbysome.EarlyexplorersthoughttheywereinIndiawhentheylandedinNorth
America,sotheycalledtheoriginalinhabitants"Indians."Manypeoplewhoweremisnamed"Indians"
nowprefertobecalledFirstNations.FirstNationspeopleidentifythemselvesasMohawk,Cree,Oneida,
andsoon,accordingtothetribetowhichtheybelong.Activitiesaccompanytheinformation.Seefilms
BattleofCrowfootandSchoolintheBush.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/fnpceng.asp

SchoolintheBush[15min]
VividlycommunicatesCreevalues,culture,andreverencefortheland.Thefilmshowsthishunting
culture'swayoflife,fromthebuildingofthewintercampandthedivisionsoflabourtothecelebratory
feastsandritualsfollowingasuccessfulhunt.FortheCree,lifeandeducationarethesame:children
learnbyworkingwiththeirparents;schoolinginthebushneverstops(15min.2sec.).
1995,EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2
E99.C88S3661986VHS

ForgottenWarriors/DVD[51min]
Althoughtheycouldnotbeconscripted,whenWorldWarIIwasdeclared,thousandsofCanadian
AboriginalmenandwomenenlistedandfoughtalongsidetheirnonNativecountrymen.Whilethey
foughtforfreedomforothers,ironicallytheAboriginalsoldierswerenotallowedequalityintheirown
country1997.EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2
D810.I5F671996VHS

IsTheCrownatWarWithUs/DVD[51min]
Itwasthesummerof2000andthecountrywatchedwithdisbeliefasfederalfisheryofficersappeared
towagewarontheMi'gmaqfishermenofEsgenoopetitj,orBurntChurch,NewBrunswick.Whywould
officialsoftheCanadiangovernmentattackcitizensforexercisingrightsthathadbeenaffirmedbythe
highestcourtintheland?WhathappenedatBurntChurch?2002.
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 E99.M6I82002DVD

IntegratedStudies

FirstNationsTheCircleUnbroken/DVD[Ages9Adult]
Adynamicpackageofthirteen20minuteprogramsintroducesstudentstoFirstNationsperspectiveson
awiderangeoftopicsincludingdamsinQubec,lowflyingbombersinLabrador,alternativejusticeon
thewestcoast,artistsontheeastcoast,epidemics,education,culturalgenocide,theenvironment,

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racism,spirituality,Aboriginaltitletotheland,andselfgovernment.Idealforintegratedstudies,the
seriesoffersthebestavailabledocumentaries,revisedandshortenedforclassroomuse.Theprograms
providestudentswithrichandcompleximagesofthecontemporaryrealityoftheFirstNations,their
senseofidentity,andtheirrelationswithCanada.1993.Setof7,278min
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 E78.C2F44VHS

NativeMedicine&Spirituality
SpiritDoctors/DVD
Lyricalandhonest,thefilmmakerMarieBurkejourneysinwardintothespiritualworldoftraditional
Nativemedicine,theworldofMaryandEdLouie.WithalifetimeofexperienceinthewaysofNative
spirituality,MaryandEdaresteadfastlycommittedtothepracticesthatkeepthemaccountabletothe
spiritworld,theirpeopleandMotherEarth.2005,40min
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 E98.M4S652006DVD

ThroughTheseEyes
AnAmericanelementaryschoolprogramfromthe1970s,Man:ACourseofStudy(MACOS),lookedto
theInuitoftheCanadianArctictohelpstudentsseetheirownsocietyinanewway.AtitscorewasThe
NetsilikFilmSeries,anacclaimedbenchmarkofvisualanthropologyfromtheNationalFilmBoardthat
capturedayearinthelifeofanInuitfamily,reconstructinganancientcultureonthecuspofcontact
withtheoutsideworld.ButthegraphicimagesoftheNetsilikpeoplecreatedaclashofvaluesthattore
riftsincommunitiesacrosstheU.S.andrevealedafragilerelationshipbetweenpoliticsandeducation.A
fierynationaldebateensuedbetweenacademicandconservativeforces.Thefilmlooksbackatthehigh
stakesofthiscontroversialcurriculum.Decadeslater,asAmericaninfluencecontinuestoaffectcultures
worldwide,thestoryofMACOSresonatesstrongly.
http://www.nfb.ca/film/through_these_eyes/ FREEOnlineNFB
OntarioMinistryofEducationAboriginalEducationElementary
Thissitecontainsdownloadsofprofessionallydevelopedteachingstrategies,designedtohelpOntario
teachersbringAboriginalperspectivesintotheclassroom.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/aboriginal/elemStrategies.html
OntarioMinistryofEducationAboriginalEducationSecondary
Thissitecontainsdownloadsofprofessionallydevelopedteachingstrategies,designedtohelpOntario
teachersbringAboriginalperspectivesintotheclassroom.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/aboriginal/secStrategies.html

PowWows

MySummeronthePowwowTrailInformationSheet[JAges811]
AlthoughtherearemanyversionsofhowPowWowsactuallybegan,NorthAmericanAboriginalpeoples
havegatheredfordecadestorenewfriendshipsandcelebratewithsong,danceandstorytelling.Pow
wowsareimportanttomanyFirstNationspeople,becausetheygivethemachancetogettogetherto
sharetheirculturesandmeetnewandoldfriends.Theytakeplaceinjustabouteveryprovincein
CanadaandeverystateintheUnitedStates,mostlyinthesummermonths.AccompaniedbyPowWow
TermsandDrawings.http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ach/lr/ks/cr/pubs/pweng.asp

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PowwowEtiquette
PowWowsarefunevents,buttheyarealsosacredevents.Ceremonialsongsanddances,whichare
sacred,aresharedwiththepeoplefromtimetotimethroughoutthepowwow.Withthisbriefguideline
wehopetomakeyourvisitwithus,amoreinformedandenjoyabletime.
http://www.queensu.ca/fdasc/news/Powwow/etiquette.html

PrejudiceandDiscrimination

Qallunaat!WhyWhitePeopleAreFunny/DVD
Thisisahumblingportraitofwhatitmustfeelliketobetheobjectofthewhiteman'sgaze.Freshand
original,thisdocumentaryhasthatrareabilitytoeducatewithwit.2006DVD52min05Grades712.
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 E99.E7Q21582006DVD
StudyGuide:http://www.onfnfb.gc.ca/sg/100494.pdf

Racism
StillWaitingforJusticebyNadineValcin,2006,15min20s[NFBMultimedia]
ThisshortdocumentaryisaboutanAboriginalcorrectionsofficerwhosaysheisthevictimofworkplace
racialharassment.Hehasspentthelast18yearsfightingagovernmentinstitutionforjustice.Madeas
partoftheWorkForAllproject2006,anNFBandHRSDCLabourinitiativetocombatracisminthe
workplace.http://www.nfb.ca/film/still_waiting_for_justice/ FREENFBONLINE

ModernRacisminCanada/ALecturebyPhilFontaine[1998Lecture]
Racism,amongotherthings,isacontestovermeanings.Canadascherishedimageasatolerantsociety
leadsevenprogressiveCanadianstotheviewthatracismmeansonlyovertactsbysomenasty
individualsagainstotherindividuals.Fontainenotseeitthatway.NoAboriginalpersoninCanadaseesit
thatway.Theysee,experience,andunderstandonadailybasis,racismisinterwovenintheveryfabric
ofthesocialsysteminCanada.http://www.queensu.ca/sps/events/lectures/donald_gow/98lecture.pdf

ResearchProjectsandReports

WhatILearnedinClassTodayAboriginalIssuesintheClassroom
StudentsfrequentlyreporttroublingandsometimestraumaticdiscussionsofAboriginalissuesintheir
classes.Thesesituationsoftenaffecttheirabilitytofunctionintheircoursework,andeventheirability
toreturntoclass.WhatILearnedinClassToday:AboriginalIssuesintheClassroomisaresearchproject
designedtomakethesesituationsvisibleandtofindwaystohavemoreprofessionalandproductive
classroomdiscussions.20minVideo,discussionmodulesandworkshopresources.
http://www.whatilearnedinclasstoday.com/

ResidentialSchools&History
TheCulturalRenewalPackage/DVD(recommendpurchase)
Thispackagedocumentsthreeextraordinaryjourneysandpaystributetotheresilienceandfortitude
ofCanada'sNativeandInuitPeoples.Interviewswithsurvivorsandarchivalfootagetellthestoriesof
threecommunitiesthathaveenduredthepainanddespairofbeingforcedtoabandontheirhomesby
governmentorchurch.Farfromhome,theysufferedfromhunger,sickness,alcoholism,andviolence.
Inspiredbythehealingpoweroftradition,thesecommunitiesreplaceddespairwithculturalrenewal.
Includes:BrokenPromises:TheHighArcticRelocation,TheWashingofTearsandPlaceoftheBoss:

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Utshimassits.1997,155min34s

ATimelineofResidentialSchools
IndepthTruthandReconciliationofStolenChildren,stories,articles,analysis,history,videoandaudio
externallinks.http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/05/16/ftimelineresidentialschools.html

ResidentialSchools
IndianandNorthernAffairsCanadaisresponsibleforaddressingandresolvingissuesarisingfromthe
legacyofIndianResidentialSchoolsandworkswithformerstudentsofIndianResidentialSchools,
Aboriginalorganizations,churchrepresentatives,andtheCourts,tooverseethetimelyandeffective
implementationoftheIndianResidentialSchoolsSettlementAgreement.LinktoFrequentlyAsked
Questionswillgiveyouextensiveinformationontheprocess.
http://www.aincinac.gc.ca/ai/rqpi/indexeng.asp
SocialProblems
BeatingtheStreets(video,48minutes)[I/S]
TracessixyearsinthelivesofMarilynBrighteyesandLanceMarty,twoinnercityAboriginalteenagers
strugglingtoturntheirlivesaroundandtheirrelationshipwithJoeCloutier,theteacherdeterminedto
helpthemthroughalternativeeducationandpopulartheatre.ItdocumentstheInnerCityDrama
Association,createdtoexploreissuessuchasdrugabuse,familyviolence,suicideandracism,andan
alternativeschool,InnerCityHigh.EducationVideoCollectionFloor2 HV4510.A43B431998DVD

Suicide

ALifeWorthLiving:SuicideAmongFirstNations(Recommendtopurchase)
Today,thereareaboriginalcommunitiesacrossthecountrythataremakingadifference.Thisprogram
looksatthesuicideissueamongstFirstNationsfromahistoricalandculturalperspectiveandpresents
positiveexamplesofnativerunprograms.Weseeaboriginalgroupswhoincorporatetraditional
teachingsandculturalvalues,raisesuicideawarenessthroughacrosscountrywalk,createyouth
programsandtrainingthetrainerworkshops.
http://www.gryphonproductions.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=12
DVD#11699/073528minutes2006,$160.00*CanadianProduction

TurtleIslandNativeNetwork:HealingandWellness
Individualandculturalcontinuityarestronglylinked,suchthatFirstNationscommunitiesthatsucceed
intakingstepstopreservetheirheritageculture,andworktocontroltheirowndestiniesare
dramaticallymoresuccessfulininsulatingtheiryouthagainsttherisksofsuicide.Extensivesightsand
information.http://www.turtleisland.org/healing/healingsuicide.htm

ViolenceAgainstAboriginalWomen

FindingDawnChristineWelsh,2006,73min29s[NFBMultimedia][Grades712]
AcclaimedMtisfilmmakerChristineWelshpresentsacompellingdocumentarythatputsahumanface
onanationaltragedy:themurdersanddisappearancesofanestimated500Aboriginalwomenin
Canadaoverthepast30years.ThisisajourneyintothedarkheartofNativewomen'sexperiencein
Canada.FromVancouver'sSkidRowtotheHighwayofTearsinnorthernBritishColumbiatoSaskatoon,
thisfilmhonoursthosewhohavepassedanduncoversreasonsforhope.FindingDawnillustratesthe

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deephistorical,socialandeconomicfactorsthatcontributetotheepidemicofviolenceagainstNative
womeninthiscountry.
http://www.nfb.ca/film/finding_dawn/ FREENFBONLINE
StaufferLibraryMultimediaCollection HV6250.4.W65F542006DVD

Youth

Inuuvunga:IamInuk,IAmAlive/DVD[I/S]
It'sthefinalyearofhighschoolforeightteensatInnalikschoolinthisremotetowninnorthernQuebec.
ThroughaninitiativeoftheNationalFilmBoard,theseeightstudentshavebeenselectedtodocument
thispivotalyearoftheirlives.Toteachthemsomebasics,theNFBhasdispatchedfilmmakersDaniel
CrossandMilaAungThwin.TheresultoftheircollaborationisInuuvunga,avibrantandutterly
contemporaryviewoflifeinCanada'sNorth.2004,57min40s
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 E99.E7I5882004DVD

OurWorldDigitalStorytellingfromAboriginalYouth/DVD[I/S]
ThisisanNFBinitiativewithremoteFirstNationscommunitiesinBCandintheYukon.OurWorld
teachesaboriginalyouthhowtousecontemporarydigitaltechnologyinmakingfilmsinFirstLanguage
thatexpresssomethingabouttheirworld.Youareabletowatchallthefilmsatthefollowingsite
http://www3.nfb.ca/webextension/ourworld/

MohawkGirls/DVD[I/S]
Shotovertwoyears,andinterspersedwithhomevideosfromthedirectorTracyDeer'sown
adolescence,MohawkGirlsprovidesasurprisinginsidelookatmodernAboriginalyouthculture.
Deeplyemotionalyetunsentimental,itrevealsthehope,despair,heartacheandpromiseofgrowing
upNativeatthebeginningofthe21stcentury.2005,62min45s
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 E99.M8M622005DVD
StaufferLibraryMultimediaCollection
E99.M8M622005DVD

SpiritoftheGame/DVD[I/S]
Thesearethethoughtsof16yearoldVeronicaCharter,alsoagoldmedalistattheNorthAmerican
IndigenousGames.AfilmmakerfollowsanelitehandfulofAboriginalathletesfromBritishColumbia
fortwoyearsastheymaketheirwaytothe2002NorthAmericanIndigenousGamesinManitoba.
Hereover6,000youngNativesportsmenandwomenfromacrossCanadaandtheUnitedStatescome
tocompete.2003,47min
EducationLibraryVideoCollectionFloor2 GV722.5.N2S6572003DVD

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