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Each month we will be highlighting new authentic Indigenous resources. These are just suggested recommendations. Reviews of all the print resources have been completed using the FNESC review process. Descriptions are from the publisher websites.
Please find an archive of these resources at the bottom of the page.
Fishing with Grandma
Author: Susan Avingaq & Maren Vsetula
Publisher: Inhabit Media
Grades: K-5
Cautions: n/a
After showing the kids how to prepare for a fishing trip, Grandma and the kids enjoy a day of jigging in the ice for fish. Grandma shows them every step they need to know to complete a successful fishing trip, from what clothes to wear, to how to drill and clear holes in the ice, and to how to make a traditional Inuit jigging rod.
*available in French
Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh/This is How I Know ( A book about the seasons)
Author: Brittany Luby
Publisher: House of Anansi
Grades: K-3
An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem.
In this lyrical story-poem, written in Anishinaabemowin and English, a child and grandmother explore their surroundings, taking pleasure in the familiar sights that each new season brings.
We accompany them through warm summer days full of wildflowers, bees and blueberries, then fall, when bears feast before hibernation and forest mushrooms are ripe for harvest. Winter mornings begin in darkness as deer, mice and other animals search for food, while spring brings green shoots poking through melting snow and the chirping of peepers.
*available in French
Honouring Our Ways - Inquiring Minds
Author: N. McSpadden & H. Wood
Publisher: Pearson Canada
Grades: 3-7
Explore a variety of ceremonies and celebrations from First Nations, Inuit, Metis and global Indigenous peoples.
*all schools have copies
The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative
Author: Thomas King
Publisher: House of Anansi
Digital: The Truth About Stories - Massey Lectures
Grades: 10-12, Professional
"Stories are wondrous things. And they are dangerous." In The Truth About Stories, Native novelist and scholar Thomas King explores how stories shape who we are and how we understand and interact with other people. From creation stories to personal experiences, historical anecdotes to social injustices, racist propaganda to works of contemporary Native literature.
What does the winter solstice mean in Cree traditions?
Author: Wilfred Buck
Digital Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX5F9zRYfQ0
Grades: 3-7
Elder Wilfred Buck explains the sky story that honours the winter solstice.
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