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Native Studies
Ojibwe
Tribes
Legends
Novels
Poetry
Music
Art
Maps
History
Flags
Science
Issues
Curriculum
Lesson Plans
Free Resources
Publishers
Interactive Activities
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Ojibwe
http://www.nativetech.org/shinob/index.html
Links to Ojibwe art, culture, history, people and language.
Tribes
http://www.dickshovel.com/Compacts.html
A list of all the tribes, giving you the history of each, plus vital
information
http://www.usask.ca/education/ideas/tplan/sslp/aborigin.htm
Aboriginal Tribes of the Canadian North: all aspects of the culture.
Legends
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/loreindx.html
The complete text of 150 legends.
Novels
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5242.html
Enrichment activities for Island of the Blue Dophins
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-7.html
Enrichment activities for Stone Fox
http://www.groundwoodbooks.com/
In the author box, type Loyie. As long as the River Flows is
an excellent story. (Grade 3, 4)
Poetry
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/poems1.html
The complete text of over 20 poems that reflect the heart and soul of
native people. The poems are free verse, and are quite moving.
Music
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/curriculum/society/culture.htm
A complete unit on aboriginal music for a Grade 8 classroom.
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6739.html
Create the panpipe of the Navajo.
Art
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1998/3/98.03.08.x.html
Have your students create a number of different articacts.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/artist/artists/index2.html
Biographies of Manitoba Native artists with numerous examples of their
artwork.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/artists/artists.html
Biographies of Canadian Native artists. No photographs.
Maps
http://www.civilization.ca/aborig/stones/groups/grmenu.htm
This site contains a listing of 17 major tribes or language groups.
In the right hand column, select the group, and then in the left hand
column the map appears.
History
http://www.usask.ca/education/ideas/tplan/sslp/aborigin.htm
Select a province and what appears is a list of place names with native
origins.....including Atikokan!!
http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/premieres_nations/en/index.html
North American Indians in New France
Flags
http://users.aol.com/Donh523/navapage/canada.htm
The site has a picture of each flag, as well as a description of each
tribal group.
Science
http://capes.usask.ca/ccstu/units/index.html
Lesson plans on the following themes: Wild Rice, Trapping, Snowshoes,
Nature's Hidden Gifts, The Night Sky, Survival in our Land. Each unit
connects yto some aspect of the science curriculum. For example: Snowshoes
is connected to Structures; The Night Sky to Space, etc.
http://www.nativeaccess.com/
Concordia University has produced a valuable website for science and
mathematics. Check their teacher resources side bar, for subject areas,
then look for the Harmonics materials which connect the science curriculum
to Native themes.
Issues
http://www.oyate.org/workshops.html
Check the "banned books" section which include a number of books that
promote false or stereotypical information about native culture.
Curriculum
http://www.edu.yorku.ca:8080/~caas/about.htm
The goal of CAAS is to create changes in classroom teaching and education
policy so that ALL students in Canadian classrooms are exposed to Aboriginal-perspective
content as an integrated theme throughout all curriculum and subject
areas in their elementary and secondary education.
Lesson
Plans
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/VillageMath/village_math.html
This site presents a series of Math Lessons in a native context.
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsoc/g5u22ess.html
This unit from Saskatchewan is a useful resource for teachers of the
Grade Six History unit.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/teaching/
Traditional teaching units on bannock, fish, moose, rabbit, and beaver.
Free
Resources
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/12010_e.html
Download or order free copies of The Learning Circle for each division.
http://etfo.on.ca
ETFO has produced a companion document for the Learning Circles, geared
to the curriculum, with matching expectations.
http://www.lights.com/sifc/journals.htm
This index of Canadian Aboriginal Journals contains online copies.
Publishers
http://www.nbs.com/catalogue/index.asp
The National Book Service has both fiction and non-fiction books.
http://www.nativepeoples.com/
A glossy magazine showcasing accomplishments of native peoples.
http://www.goodminds.com/
This company deals specifically in materials for aboriginal studies,
including curriculum support.
http://www.ningwakwe.on.ca/
Ningwakwe produces excellent resources for supporting literacy in a
native context.
Interactive
Activities
http://www.nativetech.org/games/index.php
Interactive online games and activities.
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