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This section provides lesson plans and classroom activities to help you teach Indigenous histories, cultures, languages, and contemporary issues in respectful and meaningful ways.
Why Use Indigenous-Centered Lesson Plans?
Indigenous-designed lesson plans ensure that teachings are accurate, respectful, and grounded in the knowledge and experiences of Indigenous Peoples. They help move beyond stereotypes and offer students a richer, more truthful understanding of the world around them.
Use the "Nation-Specific Resources" page to find activities tied to particular Indigenous Nations or regions.
Getting Started
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Browse lesson plans on this page in the "General Lesson Plans" section
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Check the "Teaching Indigenous History & Culture" section for ideas on Indigenizing instruction.
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Consult LearnAlberta for guidance on how these lessons fit provincial curriculum standards.
Teaching Indigenous History & Culture (FNMI) / Indigenizing Instruction
Alberta Education and others are providing teachers with lesson plans to help bring First Nations, Métis and Inuit history and contributions to life in classrooms across the province.
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Sample Lesson Plans from Learn AlbertaIncludes samples for ELA, Art, Science and Social
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Understanding and Finding Our Way – Decolonizing Canadian Education All Canadians are responsible for reconciliation. Teachers have a unique opportunity to contribute by advocating for change to eliminate inequity and racism. Understanding and Finding Our Way – Decolonizing Canadian Education is a powerful film that exposes education inequities within public education in Canada. It challenges viewers to help decolonize education so that all students can succeed. The film was produced by Dr. Verna St. Denis, an internationally renowned scholar in anti-racist education. It was directed by award-winning filmmaker Alison Duke following appropriate protocols and under the guidance of Elder Mary Lee. The 32-minute film is divided into three parts.
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Secret Path Lesson PlansFrom The Manitoba Teachers' Society.
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Lesson Plans - Rupertsland InstituteRLI’s Education Team has developed engaging lesson plans based on the Five Foundational Knowledge Themes.
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Stories of DecolonizationStories of Decolonization is a multi-film interview-based documentary project that shares personal stories in order to explore accessible understandings of colonialism and its continued impact on those living on the lands now called Canada. It also explores notions and actions of decolonization.
Lesson Planning Books
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Elder in the making : aistammatsstohksin K-12 lesson plans for Alberta educators inspired by the film Introduction: As a group of undergraduate students at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada our key goal was to bridge generations. Given the time, resources, and the Elder in the Making film, we have worked diligently between Elders and communities developing materials that we hope will affect and offer wisdom to educators for seven generations to follow. We feel this is the start, one perspective, and an application of wise practices; a beginning.
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MI Strategies in the Classroom and Beyond
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This book provides a collection of practical secondary- and college-level classroom applications of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences to free students' learning potential and enhance creative expression. The core theme of this book is to help teachers to develop and use a practical, five-step approach to engage students' strengths for deeper understanding in vibrant classroom communities. This book will be of interest to any middle, secondary or higher education faculty who wish to foster brain-compatible curricula and learning. This book introduces practical lesson ideas from MITA's (Multiple Intelligences to Achievement) brain-based tools that help students to accomplish things they'd never accomplished before, by using parts of their brain that they never used before. The author devotes each chapter to one different and unique roundtable/cooperative setting that is marked by challenge and satisfaction. Each chapter also describes different approaches where doable brain- based strategies help teachers and students benefit from learning renewal in their classes. through inquiry, self-reflection, collaborative learning, problem-solving, and integration of skills and ideas. To further extend MITA's roundtable practices, the final chapters focus on curriculum and assessment tools that build on teachers' own best practices, for higher achievement and motivation.
Call Number: LB 1060 W43 2005ISBN: 9780205408252 -
Turtle Island voices : grade two : teacher's guide.
"Comprehensive lesson plans with background information, teaching suggestions, activities, web connections, and linemasters. Also includes advice for introducing Aboriginal perspectives into the classroom"--Publisher.
About Turtle Island : Introduction -- Turtle Island -- Turtle Island Voices -- Culture Areas of Canada -- Teachings from Turtle Island -- World View: Cycles, Humans, and Nature -- Storytelling -- Family and Kinship ties -- Elders. Turtle Island Voices and Literacy : Developing Literacy Proficiency -- Building a Community of Learners -- Every Student a Learner -- Supporting All Readers -- The Reading Process -- Increasing Fluency -- Selecting Books for Reading Success -- Using Information Technologies to Promote Literacy -- Turtle Island Voices Teaching plans -- Tutoring a Reader in Difficulty -- Assessment and Evaluation -- Teaching Aboriginal Perspectives -- Linking Aboriginal Perspectives to the Curriculum -- Conducting a Turtle Island Circle. Teaching Plans : Buffalo learns respect -- Help! -- Just Joking! -- The Sash -- Little Bear -- Night and Day -- Anisha's Dance -- Time to celebrate -- Around the world -- Exploring art.
Call Number: PE 1119 T872 2011 tch.gd.ISBN: 9781770581159
General Lesson Plans Web Resources with FNMI Content
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Red rising education: identity, community, land and water, resistanceThe first issue of Red Rising Education; includes poems, essays, stories, and art, curated for the Red Rising education units; Identity, Community, Land and Water, and Resistance. Includes units 1 and 2 with lesson plans.
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Lesson Plans - Rupertsland InstituteRLI’s Education Team has developed engaging lesson plans based on the Five Foundational Knowledge Themes.
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Michif Lesson PlansExplore Heritage Michif Lesson plans created by Métis Educators for
grades K-9. The interactive activities will help educators build their
foundational knowledge about the Michif language while engaging and
introducing students to a unique Indigenous Language.