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Circumpolar Studies; Climate Change; Environmental Studies; Indigenous Environmental Stewardship; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Languages
7,800+ indigenous community videos in 70 languages. Explore by topic - E.g. arctic issues, family, global issues & Indigenous languages. View recommended videos and channels and more.
History; Nationalism; Social Studies
Explore history from the American, British, Canadian and Native American perspective. This is an excellent resource to teach various perspectives on one event in history and encourages students to formulate their perspectives.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada; Residential Schools; Orange Shirt Day; Canadian History; Canadian Human Rights History; Maps
This story map follows Chanie's Life journey, from his birthplace of Marten Falls First Nation, the route he took to Cecilia Jeffery Residential School and the route he took when he ran away from the school to find his way home. This resource includes background information, clips of events, letters from behind the scenes at Cecilia Jeffery School and links to current documentaries and articles.
Social Studies; History; Primary Source; Teaching Tools
"The Historical Thinking Project was designed to foster a new approach to history education-with the potential to shift how teachers teach and how students learn, in line with recent international research on history learning." This site outlines the framework of six historical thinking concepts so students will be able to think historically: 1. Establish historical significance 2. Use primary source evidence 3.Identify continuity and change 4. Analyze cause and consequence 5.Take historical perspectives, and 6. Understand the ethical dimension of historical interpretations.
History; Canadian History; Academic Article; Education; Research Methods
"Peel's Prairie Provinces is a resource dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of western Canadian history and the culture of the Canadian prairies."
Canadian History; Indigenous Studies; Metis (Métis); Inuit; Circumpolar Studies; Cross-Cultural; World History; Archaeology
Example of some the exhibits include: Morning Star - Gambeh Then '(Alex Janvier), First Peoples of Canada, Inuit Prints from Cape Dorset, Heart and Soul-Quebec Folk Art, First Peoples of Canada, Gateway To Aboriginal Heritage , Native Material, Grand Hall-Pacific Coast Aboriginal Culture, Storytelling: The Art of Knowledge.
Residential Schools; Hockey; Canadian History; Physical Education
Fred Saskamoose, Ted Hodgson and Chief Wilton Littlechild are honored by the Edmonton Oilers at a ceremonial puck drop. Fred Sasakamoose speaks about his experience playing hockey in the Residential Schools
Blackfoot Confederacy; Culture and Traditions; Teaching Tools; Treaty 7
"Exploring Kainai Plants and Culture."
Creation Stories; Haudenosaunee; Identity; Legends & Stories; Social Studies
The Haudenosaunee story of how the world came to be.
Blackfoot Confederacy; Digital Storytelling; Traditional Story; Storytelling
NAPI Joins The Mouse Dance
Animation; Cartoon; Culture and Traditions; Legends & Stories; Treaty 7; English Language Arts; Fine Arts
Created by Grade 7-9 students attending Chief Jacon Bearspaw Memorial School (Eden Valley, AB). English subtitles.
Geography; Canadian History; Indigenous Knowledge; Mapping
Map of Canada with the original names for the various Nations across the country
Social Studies; Alberta History; Colonization; Teaching Tools; Metis (Métis); Primary Source
The 19th Century brought about many changes for Indigenous people in Alberta, the geography of the land was changing with the influx of settlers and the decline of the buffalo. The images depict Alberta from a settlers perspective; homesteading, frontier life and "Nation building". "The Historical Thinking Site" (found in link) can accompany images for analysis of context from an Indigenous perspective.
Traditional Medicine; Health & Wellness; Indigenous Knowledge; Land-Based Learning
Health & Wellness; Traditional Medicine; Indigenous Knowledge; Land-Based Learning
Land-Based Learning; Traditional Medicine; Indigenous Knowledge; Health & Wellness
Land-Based Learning; Traditional Medicine; Health & Wellness; Indigenous Knowledge
Early Spring Medicine Walks with Elder Betty McKenna