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Veteran's Affairs has more information about Indigenous World War 1, World War 2 and Korean War Veterans
Website - Métis Nation of Saskatchewan - Métis Veterans
From the Gabriel Dumont Virtual Museum MÉTIS SOLDIERS OF SASKATCHEWAN, 1914-1953 by Catherine Littlejohn
149740.Metis Soldiers of SK for web - May 2022 (1).pdfBlog Post - Indigenous Veterans: Equals on the Battlefields, But Not at Home (2 min read)
Blog Post - Indigenous War Heroes - More Than a Few Good Men (3 min read)
Blog Post -14 Facts You May Not Know About Contributions of Indigenous Veterans (3 min read)
Website - Indigenous Soldiers - Foreign Battlefields (Veteran's Affairs)
From the Canadian War Museum
remembrance-indigenous-peoples.pdfVideo- Francis 'Peggy' Pegahmagabow: Indigenous War Heroes
Video- Edwin Victor Cook: Indigenous War Heroes
Video - Henry Norwest: Indigenous War Heroes
Video: Tom Longboat: Indigenous War Heroes
Video: Heritage Minute - Tom Longboat
Video - Historica - Tommy Prince
Video- Tommy George Prince: Indigenous War Heroes
Who am I? Alexander Decoteau.
Alexander Decoteau was born on the Red Pheasant First Nation in Saskatchewan in 1887. He would become our country’s first Indigenous police officer when he joined the Edmonton force in 1909. A remarkable distance runner, he also competed in the 5000 m race at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. Decoteau went on to serve in the First World War, losing his life October 30, 1917, during the bitter Battle of Passchendaele. A commemorative run is being held in his honour in Belgium this fall.
There is a link to how to create your own Alex Decoteau Remembrance Run under the Activities for the Classroom Page.
During World War II, Charles “Checker” Tomkins fought the enemy with a different kind of weapon. As a code talker in the Canadian military, he used his knowledge of the native Cree language to help develop a top-secret communication system to defeat the Germans.
National Film Board - Forgotten Warriors (1997)
NOTE: There is some historical war footage in this documentary. Please preview it to determine if it is appropriate for your learners. This film is more appropriate for Grade 10 - 12 students.
This documentary introduces us to thousands of Indigenous Canadians who enlisted and fought alongside their countrymen and women during World War II, even though they could not be conscripted. Ironically, while they fought for the freedom of others, they were being denied equality in their own country and returned home to find their land seized.
For ages 15 - 17
From the Office of the Treaty Commission
Flanders_Fields-Plains_Cree_Translation-JO-AW-final.pdfIn_Flanders_Fields_-Dene.pdfActivities for the Classroom
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