Embedded Files
Each season we will be highlighting 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.
Winter Gifts by Kaitlin Curtice
Winter’s Gifts is the tale of a young Potawatomi girl named Dani whose family celebrates the darkest season of the year by treasuring the slowness that winter brings. Dani’s schoolmates think it’s silly to think that Earth gives us presents, but on a magical snowy day, her family and Creator give Dani the courage to teach her friends about the gifts of winter—resting, remembrance, and gratitude. Can Dani help them receive winter’s gifts?
Reading Audience: K-5
Sweetgrass by Theresa Meuse
A modern story of traditional Indigenous knowledge that follows a young boy and his Auntie as they gather and braid sweetgrass, one of the four sacred medicines.
Reading Audience: K-Gr. 4
Siha Tooskin Knows (series) by Charlene Bearhead
The Siha Tooskin Knows series uses vivid narratives and dazzling illustrations in contemporary settings to share stories about an 11-year-old Nakota boy. Explore Nakota culture and traditions alongside Paul Wahasaypa and his community in this eight-book series.
Reading Audience: Gr. 4-6
Centering Indigenous Pedagogies In Mathematics Education
https://elvlc.educ.ubc.ca/2023/08/30/centering-indigenous-pedagogies-in-mathematics-education/
Join our 4-part webinar series where leading scholars and educators explore strategies for centering Indigenous pedagogies in mathematics education. Sessions will focus on classroom teachers sharing examples, ideas, and questions on various Indigenous pedagogies such as Indigenous Storywork, teaching mathematics with/from place and land, and culturally responsive mathematics education and assessment practices.
W̱sáneć Moons
December is Sis,et - The Elder Moon for the W̱sáneć (Saanich). Learn more about the cultural teachings and moon calendar HERE.
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