FNMI Library Guides
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.
- FNMI EdukitsFNMI artifacts, clothing, traditional foods, examples of modes of transportation, & games - all mini sized. Includes recorded music, too.
- ATA Library's Foundational Knowledge for Indigenous Education - Social StudiesFind teaching resources, education guides, and research available for Indigenous education.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- We are all Treaty People An on-going quest to bring treaty education to the classroomGrade 3 teacher blog documenting her experience of bringing technology and treaty education into all aspects of her classroom. Includes videos suitable for younger and older children.
- Indigenous Perspectives Education GuideFrom the Historica Canada Education Portal. Treaties - p. 10-11.
- Wampum DiplomacyFrom CanadasHistory.ca.
- Treaties and the law: Teacher Resource Guide(2007, Public Legal Education
Association of Saskatchewan) Available at: Office of the Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan - Treaty Education Roadtrip SeriesDeveloped by Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC)
- Indigenous Perspectives - Archival Materials : K-12 Teaching ResourceMaterials are sorted by grad level, and then by subject area
- Inuvialuit Digital LibraryIncludes Text, Audio, Video, Image, and Language
Collections from the Inuvialuit Cultural Centre. - Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation Resources (Grades 5, 10, 11/12) The Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation Teacher Resource Guides for grades 5, 10 and 11/12 were developed by the First Nations Education Steering Committee and the First Nations Schools Association. They are our response to the call by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada for education bodies to develop age-appropriate educational materials about Indian residential schools.
Books & Periodicals
- 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.
- Teaching Treaties in the Classroom (white binder) can be found in the Treaty Resource Kit.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, in partnership with Canada's national Indigenous organizations, has created a groundbreaking four-volume atlas that shares the experiences, perspectives, and histories of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
Indigenous peoples atlas of Canada education program [and floor map] = Atlas des peuples autochtones du Canada programme éducatif [et carte-tapis] / Canadian Geographic.
This map shows the locations of Indigenous communities, residential schools, reserves and more. Rather than political borders, Canada is broken up into Indigenous language groups.
This resource will assist you and your students in understanding the past, present and future of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. There is a wealth of information and diversity of stories and voices on this map; however, we recognize that no resource will ever be able to encompass all Indigenous voices and stories. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) also recognizes that the stories told here are not ours to tell.
Call Number: E 78 C2 I634 2018
Encyclopedia of Native Tribes of North America by A n excellent resource delineating tribes, languages, family groups, copiously illustrated with photographs and drawings.
Under One Sun. Grade 7.[book 6] The treaty edition.
Under One Sun invites Kindergarten-Grade 8 students and teachers to connect with Indigenous history, culture and perspectives.
The learning circle: classroom activities on First Nations in CanadaUnit 7: Treaties. Availble online and in print.
Raccoon's Last RaceConnection to Treaty Education: use to illustrate the power of words.- We are all -- Treaty peopleExplains the history of the Anishinaabeg, or Anishinabek nations. The nations of Ojibwa, Chippewa, Odawa, Mississauga, Potawatomi, Algonquin, and Delaware peoples are described. Target audience: Grade 6
We Are All Treaty People by ISBN: 9780888645067
