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Indigenous Resource Database - DMEC Sharing Space
Indigenous Education has a collection of authentic resources for teachers to use and review. Books are sent out for two weeks at a time. All requests can be made with Darlene Danielson (ddanielson@deltaschools.ca) or Heidi Wood (hwood@deltaschools.ca).
Please use this link for the searchable database.
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English
Authentic First Peoples Resources for use in K-7 Classrooms
This guide has been created to help you, the BC elementary school teacher, make appropriate decisions about which of these resources might be appropriate for use with your students. The annotated listings provided in this guide identify currently available authentic First Peoples texts that your students can work with to meet provincial standards related to literacy as well as a variety of specific subject areas.
The websites in this next section provide teachers with authentic books and learning materials that can be used in the classroom.
A Vancouver Island publishing company specializing in Indigenous books including the First Nations leveled guided reading books in both French and English.
A Vancouver publishing company offering unique and high quality products of Indigenous art. There are many educational resources available. Watch for their warehouse sale in December. Native Northwest – Garfinkel Publications – 1640 W.75th Ave., Vancouver, B.C. p: 604-266-9044
Leveled guided reading books developed by First Nations educators and community members from Vancouver Island. The content of the books reflects First Nations children in photographs of everyday life and cultural experiences.
Theytus Books is a leading North American publisher of Indigenous voices. Located in Syilx territory on the Penticton Indian Reserve in British Columbia, Theytus Books is proudly First Nations-owned and operated in partnership with the En’owkin Centre.
Kidsbooks is a privately held, successful publisher of high-quality, fiction and non-fiction children’s books. All titles are educationally sound and incorporate “fun” as a learning tool.
Goodminds is a leading source for purchasing bias-free teaching and educational resources related to Native American, First Nations, Indigenous and Aboriginal studies. GoodMinds.com stocks over 3,000 Indigenous titles from Preschool to Adult.
An Indigenous-owned family business, GoodMinds.com is based on the Six Nations of the Grand River (Brantford) in Southwestern Ontario.
Felt pieces for stories available: Totem Tales, Thanks to the Animals, Bald Eagle, Bald Eagle, What do you see?, Just a Walk, and A Salmon for Simon. The prices range from $26-$32 for each story and do include the book. She also makes animal life cycles for the feltboard and felt playmates (ie. pond and forest). Langley, BC company.
Dilly Dally is a Vancouver toy store that has a wide variety of beautifully made wood animals, trees, etc. as well as other great finds.
Vancouver children’s art store with great variety of materials and workshops.
www.etsy.com/shop/clickityclack
Etsy provides unfinished wood materials – peg dolls, animal and tree shapes etc.
This is list of supplies from the story studios at the Hive and the Forest in Delta. This can give you an idea of what materials you may need to start your own story studio. You can also use recycled materials such as marker lids, milk jug caps, toilet paper rolls, old buttons, and washed wine corks- anything that kids can use to represent parts of their story.
French
French
K-4 picture books:
“Le Bannock Surprise” by Terri Mack (member of the Da'naxda'xw Awaetlala Nation)
(See also “Le petit cedre”, “Les saisons”, “Voici le printemps”, “comment pousse les plantes?”)
“Quand on était seuls” (French) Paperback
by David Alexander Robertson (Author- Swampy Cree), Julie Flett (Illustrator)
When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother’s garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history, and, ultimately, one of empowerment and strength.
“Les mots volés” (French paperback)
by Melanie Florence (Cree and Scottish heritage)
Stolen Words is a sensitive and thoughtful story about the legacy and intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system, the reclamation of language, and the tender relationship between a seven-year-old nôsisim (granddaughter) and her nimosôm (grandfather
“Quand j’avais huit ans”
by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Bestselling memoir Fatty Legs for younger readers. Olemaun is eight and knows a lot of things. But she does not know how to read. Ignoring her father’s warnings, she travels far from her Arctic home to the outsiders’ school to learn. The nuns at the school call her Margaret. They cut off her long hair and force her to do menial chores, but she remains undaunted. Her tenacity draws the attention of a black-cloaked nun who tries to break her spirit at every turn. But the young girl is more determined than ever to learn how to read. Based on the true story of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, and complemented by stunning illustrations.
“J'ai le cœur rempli de bonheur”
by Monique Gray Smith (Cree, Lakota and Scottish), Julie Flett (métis), et al.
Qu’est-ce qui te remplit le cœur de bonheur ? Le soleil sur ton visage ? L’odeur de la banique qui cuit au four ? Tenir la main d’une personne que tu aimes ? Ce magnifique album cartonné, illustré par la talentueuse artiste Julie Flett, rappelle aux petits et aux grands de penser aux moments de la vie qui leur apportent de la joie et d’en profite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8hcUsYElco
“Parfois je suis un renard” by Danielle Daniel (métis)
In this introduction to the Anishinaabe tradition of totem animals, young children explain why they identify with different creatures such as a deer, beaver or moose. Delightful illustrations show the children wearing masks representing their chosen animal, while the few lines of text on each page work as a series of simple poems throughout the book.
“Petit Renard” by Matthew Kleywegt (Cree and Dutch) , illustrated by Luce Aurochs, Translated by Amalie Lamberthttps://indigenousstorybooks.ca/stories/fr/0006/
Little Fox explores the world around her, but finds she is most comfortable at home with her loving family
Indigenous Storybooks is a website that has online books read aloud in French (and also English, Swampy Cree, Halq'eméylem (Sts’ ailes), and Haida)
Infos- Jeunes: https://www.infos-jeunes.com/ Free reading online (English and French) Grade 3 up. There is Indigenous content on this website an account is required (free until June 30th) Free reading online (English and French) Grade 3 up. It has a number of videos and books that are in French. In particular, there is an autochtone section. For example: https://www.infos-jeunes.com/articles/2020/le-premier-roman-inuit
Indigenous Culture and history in French (Grades 5-10)
“Gladys, toi que nous n'avons jamais connue- La vie d’un enfant dans un pensionnat indien de la C-B” A resource guide with a variety of lesson plans relating to plants, history and culture and the story of Gladys and the history of Residential Schools in Canada. https://www.bctf.ca/aboriginaleducation.aspx?id=47033
8e Feu: Les autochtones et le Canada, le sentier de L’avenir
(CBC 8th fire television series, also available in English) https://ici.radiocanada.ca/television/8efeu/index.shtml
Musée Canadien de L’historie
A virtual guide of the exhibits, many that are from Indigenous nations. https://www.museedelhistoire.ca/gwichin/
Deepening Knowledge Project by the University of Toronto Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (The following units) https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/deepeningknowledge/Teacher_Resources/Curriculum_Resources_(by_subjects)/French_as_Second_Language.html
1. Le cercle d'apprentissage (Ressources pour repenser)
Cette ressource propose une collection de leçons et d'activités conçues pour présenter aux élèves les Premières nations au Canada. Le guide est divisé en plusieurs thèmes (p. ex. les communautés autochtones en milieu urbain, les noms traditionnels des peuples autochtones, les traités indiens). Il propose également des leçons sur les modes de vie traditionnels et modernes des communautés autochtones
2. La chaussure sous toutes ses coutures;
This is a mini-unit about better understanding Inuit culture through looking at a tapestry created by Mina Napartuk and the web exhibition: Our boots: An Inuit Woman’s Art
3. Louis Riel, défenseur du peuple métis
http://archives.radio-canada.ca/societe/histoire/dossiers/1453/
"Patriote ou traître selon les points de vue, Louis Riel a mené la résistance des Métis en 1869 et en 1885. Le 16 novembre 1885, il est pendu à Regina pour haute trahison. Personnage controversé de notre histoire, Riel symbolise l'antagonisme entre l'ouest et l'est du pays, entre Blancs et Amérindiens, entre Canadiens français et Canadiens anglais." (intermédiaire et supérieur)
Les Premieres Nations au Canada
from the Canadian government website: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/fra/1307460755710/1536862806124
First Nations in Canada is an educational resource designed for use by young Canadians; high school educators and students; Aboriginal communities; and anyone interested in First Nations history. Its aim is to help readers understand the significant developments affecting First Nations communities from the pre-Contact era (before the arrival of Europeans) up to the present day
Literature amerindienne du Québec Edited by Maruizio Gatti
This anthology includes tales, extracts from novels and plays, poems and stories or testimonies from 30 Indigenous authors.
https://editionshurtubise.com/livre/litterature-amerindienne-du-quebec/
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