K-12 Infusing Indigenous Texts in the Classroom
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K-12 Infusing Indigenous Texts in the Classroom - Annotated BooklistsAnnotated book lists from the Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC) featuring recommended titles for students in our local context.
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Guiding Voices: A Curriculum Development Tool for Inclusion of First Nation, Métis and Inuit Perspectives Throughout CurriculumCan be used to determine the appropriateness of resources for use in curriculum. Part of the Guiding Voices Development Tool produced by Alberta Education.
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.
- Sample Lesson Plans from Learn AlbertaIncludes samples for ELA, Art, Science and Social
- 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.
- Secret Path Lesson PlansFrom The Manitoba Teachers' Society.
- Lesson Plans - Rupertsland InstituteRLI’s Education Team has developed engaging lesson plans based on the Five Foundational Knowledge Themes.
- 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.
ELA Lesson Planning - Indigenous Themes
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Secret Path Lesson PlansBy the Mantioba Teacher's Association. Social Studies based but have ELA tie-ins.
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Teaching ResourcesProvides activities, games and stories for youth and educators about Indigenous peoples’ culture, history and languages. See the "Learning Circle" (ages 4-7) for storytelling activities.
Find Books
Add "juvenile" to your catalog search to limit your results to items appropriate for K-12 students. You can also try some of our suggested keyword searches:
- (Blackfoot OR Cree OR Dene OR Inuit OR Michif OR Métis) AND Juvenile
- "Indians of North America" AND "juvenile fiction"
First Nations, Metis and Inuit Children's Books
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Books to Build On: Indigenous Literatures for LearningInteractive web resource designed to assist educators with weaving Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing into their teaching and learning, starting with story. Audience: preservice and professional teachers.