Originally published as
Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians: An Indian Interpretation by Gilbert Livingstone Wilson, Ph.D.Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota (Studies in the Social Sciences, #9), 1917. Ph. D. Thesis.
From the website: "
Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians is not, then, an account merely of Indian agriculture. It is an Indian woman's interpretation of economics; the thoughts she gave to her fields; the philosophy of her labors. May the Indian woman's story of her toil be a plea for our better appreciation of her race."
Originally published as
Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians: An Indian Interpretation by Gilbert Livingstone Wilson, Ph.D.Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota (Studies in the Social Sciences, #9), 1917. Ph. D. Thesis.
From the website: "
Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians is not, then, an account merely of Indian agriculture. It is an Indian woman's interpretation of economics; the thoughts she gave to her fields; the philosophy of her labors. May the Indian woman's story of her toil be a plea for our better appreciation of her race."
This video and learning guide package focuses on the Mi'kmaw people of Nova Scotia. (Level Intermediate/Senior)
A website for Cree language education, with curriculum resources from nursery to grade 9.
From the website: "The heritage and history of some Canadians go back much further in Canada than those of others. These first inhabitants developed technologies that enabled them to live in balance with the environment in which they lived. In each region of the country, they developed different cultures and ways of life, depending in part on the climate and the natural resources available to them. This activity explores the history of how different Aboriginal groups interacted with the environment in which they lived. Aboriginal peoples of Canada adapted to change in the past, and continue to do so today." (Level Junior/Intermediate)
From the website: "The following lesson plans are designed to help students gain a better understanding of Aboriginal and European contributions to the development of Canada. Comprehension questions draw out some of the pertinent points of the story; a mapping exercise helps students with a spatial representation of the story, and a journal writing exercise gives students a chance to creatively empathize with the characters of the story. Additional activities contrast two different types of aboriginal housing as well as compare bartering to a monetary system of exchange. The story and lesson plans are aimed at grades 4 through 6 and can be used as an integrated unit that incorporates Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies." (Level Junior)
Lessons From The Land: The story of a cultural journey through the NWT.
Edited by Jo-ann Archibald, Val Friesen, and Jeff Smith, with narration by Shirley Sperling. 1993
Produced by the Mokakit Education Research Association. The project began as a Canada-wide contest for Native students writing about Aboriginal heroes. This anthology of student writing about the achievements and contributions of Aboriginal heroes was the result. The works of 55 Native students from grades 2-12 are showcased. These heroes are mainly community people that have touched the lives of the students. They range from parents, grandparents to political leaders, athletes and movie stars. Heroes include Bill Reid, Susan Aglukark, Chief Dan George, Sitting Bull, Tecumseh, Joseph Brant, Tom Longboat, and Graham Greene. The goal of this text was to link heroes with self-esteem. The editors have succeeded by interspersing the student writing with the adventures of the Trickster. When combined with the Teacher's Manual, Courageous Spirits is a valuable teacher resource for grade 2 to high school.
Lesson Plans:
Aboriginal Heroes (Ontario Curriculum Gr. 1-8, language)
