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CHOOSING RESOURCES
As shared in the Library’s Respectful Research guide, in a 2020 article, Sara Florence Davidson (Haida/settler), shares some questions she considered when evaluating Indigenous resources to help teachers in public schools with regard to the new BC curriculum. Consider:CHOOSING RESOURCES
- Who developed the resource?
- How are Indigenous Peoples represented in the source?
- Does the resource contain traditional Indigenous stories?
- Does the resource contain Indigenous art?
- Does the resource contain references to or depictions of ceremonial information?
- Does the resource honour the diversity of Indigenous Peoples?
- Does the resource portray Indigenous Peoples authentically and accurately?
General
General
First Peoples Principle of Learning Blog
Created to help educators in BC understand how they might incorporate the First Peoples Principles of Learning in their classroom and schools.
Musqueam Teaching Guide: Best Practices
This kit offers educators a unique opportunity to learn about the rich history and present of the Musqueam people.
An Indigenous-led research and education centre based in the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University. The site includes numerous resources on a variety of topics.
Article About Indigenous Identity and how it was complicated by the Indian Act
A resource from Ontario that focuses on First Nations, Metis and Inuit.
A blog that provides links to many common queries or misconceptions about Indigenous people.
Residential Schools
Residential Schools
Healing the Generations Residential School Curriculum
Grade 9-12 resources based on the Ontario curriculum, but they are easily adapted for the BC classroom.
Truth and Reconciliation
Truth and Reconciliation
Looks at the Progress made on the TRC Calls to Action
Wilton Litlechild Truth and Reconciliation
View T&R through the life of Wilton Littechild, a Cree chief, who has been a Member of parliament, delegate on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples, worked on the TRC and is a member of the Order of Canada. Lesson outlines to cover 6 classes grade 5-12.
Lessons to go along with the 4 part documentary 8th Fire about the contemporary issues facing Indigenous People in Canada. Videos available here.
Social Studies
Social Studies
First Nations Studies Teaching Resources
This resource guide has been created to assist you in using the student resource book, B.C. First Nations Studies.
Potlatch Collection includes artifacts and other resources related to Northwest Coast Indigenous Peoples.
Indigenous Foundations: Arts UBC
A UBC resource on topics relating to the histories, politics, and cultures of the Indigenous peoples of Canada.
9000 Years of History in the Land of the River People : The Stóːlō : From Time Immemorial
Exploration of the history of the Sto:lo Indigenous people, near Mission, BC. Through engaging multimedia resources, virtual reality tours, and extensive video and audio clips, we learn about and explore the history of the Sto:lo people.
First Nations Land, Title, and Governance
FNESC resource that includes materials about First Nations unique and diverse systems of governance and nation to nation relationships.
English
English
English First Peoples Guide (FNESC)
An exhibition celebrating stories from the oral tradition of the Inuit, Métis and First Nations peoples, from the past to the present.
Science
Science
This website, created by the Canadian organization Indigenous Climate Action, provides teachers with resources to incorporate Indigenous expertise into lessons and learning on climate change, social justice, human rights, and Indigenous rights issues, and to amplify the Indigenous voice on environmental stewardship and connection to the land.
Role of Racism in Health and Well-being in Canada
A paper that explores how racism and colonization are intertwined and how they impact the health of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Exploring Kainai Plants and Culture
This Alberta-based website is an online reference tool that has been created by students and Elders of the Kainai Reserve. It provides descriptions of sixty-two indigenous plants in the Blackfoot region, including their medicinal, cultural, and spiritual uses, as well as the traditional stories and beliefs connected to each plant.
Biomedical Experimentation in Aboriginal Communities and Residential Schools
Academic article that presents research on how nutritional experiments and studies were conducted in First Nations communities and Indian Residential Schools between 1942 and 1952.
Math
Math
Indigenous Food and Plant Resources
Indigenous Food and Plant Resources
Art and Drama
Art and Drama
Story Drama Lesson Plan for Kookum's Red Shoes. FNESC approved.
Indigenous artistic practices in B.C. are diverse. Artists working across all disciplines are honouring traditions and experimenting with contemporary approaches. The Arts Map provides an online environment for Indigenous artists and arts groups to create profiles and share images, video, sound, and news.
Learn about Metis culture through its unique and exquisite beadwork.
Land Acknowledgments
Land Acknowledgments
Social, Emotional and Connection
Social, Emotional and Connection
Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
NFB movie that puts a human face on a national tragedy; the murders and disappearances of an estimated 500 Aboriginal women in Canada over the past 30 years.
Indigenous Language Resources
Indigenous Language Resources
Audio and Visual Resources
Audio and Visual Resources
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