INDIGENOUS EDUCATION RESOURCES
Local, Regional and National Indigenous Education Resources for Teachers, Parents and Youth
LOCAL FIRST NATIONS
DISTRICT INDIGENOUS EDUCATION TEACHERS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LOCAL RESOURCES
SD57 Indigenous Education has a team of staff who work with administrators, teachers, parents, families, local, provincial and national organizations, and local Elders to build a repository of resources for teaching Indigenous knowledge in our schools. Most of the resources are available in our district Office 365 platform. Using Teams is the primary source for information, in addition to this website. Please join the Indigenous Resources and Pro-D Team which can be searched through posts, channels, files, and via the search bar. If you have any resources you would like to share, please share in Teams or send to one of our admin or teachers to add.
Local Protocols:
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Booking a Local Lheidli T'enneh Elder/Ambassador for a Welcoming
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Land Acknowledgement (Lheidli T'enneh) with Audio File of Edie Frederick Speaking Dakelh
Booking an Elder or Knowledge Holder in your classroom:
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Guideline to Working with Dakelh Elders and Knowledge Holders in Education
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Elder Bookings App (SD57 only, log in to Office 365 to access)
Dakelh Holistic Lifelong Learning Model (DHLLM)
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DHLLM LibGuide with description and rotatable model
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8.5" x 11" Poster
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11" x 17" Poster
Indigenous Education Lesson Plan Templates:
Locally Developed Features:
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Dakelh Ghunek - A Dakelh Language Curriclum for Early Learning to Grade 12
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DRAFT Introduction, Strategies, Resource List, Glossary and Acknowledgements feedback encouraged to jpighin@sd57.bc.ca
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Lheidli T'enneh Seasonal Round Video Series! (stay tuned! new content is under development)
Local Indigenous Language Resources:
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Dakelh (Lheidli Dialect)
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Dakelh Ghunek - A Dakelh Language Curriculum for Early Learning to Grade 12
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Dakelh Phrases (Lheidli) - SD57 LibGuide with beginner vocabulary and phrases
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Scroll down for additional resources; or
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Enter the dictionary to search by English, Dakelh, or Topic, including sound files and sample sentences.
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Dakelh Grammar Sketch - Pocket Version
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Dakelh Resources Channel on Indigenous Resources and Pro-D Team
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Use the search or scroll through the posts and explore the files for documents, videos and audio files!
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Dakelh (regional dialect resources)
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Dakelh Keyoh
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Dakelh Ne Khunik Yats'ulhduk means “we will speak like our ancestors.” With this app, you will learn to speak Dakelh in a central, regional dialect spoken by members of Ts’il Kaz Koh, Stellat’en and Nadelh Whut’en, three First Nations communities located in Central B.C.
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Saik'uz Dakelh Total Physical Response Language Lesson Videos (YouTube)
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Ts'ekhene (McLeod Lake Indian Band)
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Secwepemc (Simpcw First Nation)
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BC First Peoples Languages - First Peoples Cultural Council
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Neighbouring Related Languages
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Nedut'en (Lake Babine Nation)
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Dakelh Language Videos
Dakelh Alphabet 1: Vowels (Lheidli Dialect)
Dakelh Alphabet 2: Glottal Stops (Lheidli Dialect)
Dakelh Alphabet 3: Single Letter Consonants (Lheidli Dialect)
Dakelh Alphabet 4: Digraphs and Fronted Consonants (Lheidli Dialect)
Indigenous Education Videos
Truth, Reconciliation and Local Indigenous knowledge.
Regional & National
Indigenous Education Resources
THEIR VOICES WILL GUIDE US
Created by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Women and Girls. Their informative and easy-to-follow guide is organized into sections by grade levels: Early learners-Grade 4, Grades 5-8, and Grades 9-12 and beyond. Click on the link and open the guide PDF to find out more.
MOOSE HIDE CAMPAIGN
Order your moose hide pieces for FREE. Each comes with a card in both English and French. English and French resources added.
KEY MOMENTS IN INDIGENOUS HISTORY TIMELINE MAP
The Key Moments in Indigenous History Timeline poster accompanies the Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide, providing a chronological overview of Indigenous history in what is now Canada from time immemorial to present. This timeline is designed to accompany Historica Canada’s Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide, which includes lesson plans and classroom activities based on the Historical Thinking Concepts. Download the Guide at education.historicacanada.ca. Featuring key events and developments in Indigenous history in what is now Canada, from time immemorial to present. The Key Moments in Indigenous History Timeline is available in hard copy from Historica Canada. If you choose to print the timeline, please note that this file is 17x39 inches.
FIRST NATIONS EDUCATION STEERING COMMITTEE (FNESC) - LEARNING FIRST PEOPLES RESOURCES
The First Nations Education Steering Committee and the First Nations Schools Association, in collaboration with teachers and partners, have developed the following Learning First Peoples series of teacher resources to support English Language Arts, Science Social Studies and Mathematics courses.
The resources reflect the First Peoples Principles of Learning as well as the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including the call to “integrate Indigenous Knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms” and “build student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy and mutual respect.”
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For questions or ordering of FNESC publications, please contact them.
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Learn about upcoming workshops for teachers.
4CANOES
4 Canoes (old title: Canoe Kids) is a magazine focused on authentic Indigenous voices discussing cultural rights, human rights, environmental rights, and equity. Our subscription includes digital copies of the first four volumes of 4Canoes, as well as other related Indigenous resources, that can be viewed as flipbooks.
On the DLC homepage, open E-Resources then find 4Canoes.
ORANGE SHIRT DAY
Information to assist with understanding & planning Orange Shirt Day with links to videos and printable resources.
NATIVE LAND - TERRITORY & LANGUAGE GROUP WORLD MAP
Find whose territory you are on, what language they speak, and if there are any treaties.
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A Guide to the Pronunciation of Indigenous Communities and Organizations in BC (Provincial Government, Sept 2018)
BACK TO THE LAND: A GUIDE TO INDIGENOUS CULTURAL RESURGENCE THROUGH YOUTH CAMPS
Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) is excited to share the knowledge and teachings from their Culture Camp research and experiences, with all Northern BC First Nations. Their hope is that communities can utilize this resource to develop and implement their own safe and empowering culture camps that embrace the unique cultural teachings, traditions, and protocols of each Nation.
CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
Created by Teacher Consultant Tina DeCastro (in Microsoft Sway).
BCTF - ABORIGINAL EDUCATION
The BC Teacher Federation has developed numerous resources for educators and communities to use.
UBC INDIGENOUS FOUNDATIONS
"An information resource on key topics relating to the histories, politics, and cultures of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada such as the Residential School System, the 60's Scoop". Select a broader theme in the navigation bar, to the left, and explore from there.
RECONCILIATION FILM PROJECT
A short documentary style film that features the voices of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal children and youth. The film makes up part of the Reconciliation Film Project, which is a collaborative initiative between the Caring Society and Productions Cazabon on a multi-media children and youth response campaign to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action.
THE 8TH FIRE
"Draws from an Anishinaabe prophecy that declares now is the time for Aboriginal peoples and the settler community to come together and build the '8th Fire' of justice and harmony." Our district has access to this DVD through the DLC.
THE STORY OF THE MÉTIS IN CANADA
Our Métis Elders, Indigenous Support workers, students, teachers, administrators, Spruce City Wildlife Association, and parents of School District 57 collaborated to produce a film illustrating the timeline (story) of the Métis in Canada, filmed right here in Prince George, BC. Embedded in the process were key learning outcomes in Social Studies, Applied Design, Skills and Technology, and Arts Education, grades 4-9.
MICHIF LANGUAGE THROUGH STORIES
Learn Michif using BC Métis Federation lessons and audio files. Use the filtering below to select the appropriate reading level and then filter by topic, story or by keyword. Click here to request the workbooks for kindergarten to grade 1, grades 2-4, or grades 5-6—as well as the glossary and bonus materials.
MEET SMALL NUMBER - MATH CATCHER
Indigenous stories about a character Small Number and his family that explore different number concepts. Short, fun videos that focus on family, love between them, and how they find math in everyday situations. Each one has a few open-ended questions for parents and children to delve into a variety of different math concepts.
LAND-BASED MATH ACTIVITIES
Ideas from K to 12 to help you decolonize your math class by teaching it in the great outdoors.
SCIENCE
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Coyote Science with APTN
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Coyote Quest Easy Science Experiments for Kids
LESSONS FROM THE EARTH AND BEYOND
This comprehensive resource aims to bring about important conversations and critical inquiries into the importance of Indigenous knowledge systems. These systems of knowledge are complex, diverse and sophisticated, just as the Indigenous civilizations that they come from are. This resource presents many opportunities to engage in critical explorations and consider how multiple knowledge systems can come into dialogue with one another.
BIRCH BARK HEARTS PROJECT
The Birch Hearts Project was developed through Health Arts Research Centre by Marion Erickson for use in Dakelh Territory for teachers. Its purpose is to use art and Dakelh mediums of expression to assist young people to envision themselves in health and wellness careers.
INDIGENOUS ART ADVENTURES WITH LANCE CARDINAL
Join Lance as he shares Northern Cree culture through art projects, doing what he can to help bridge the gap of understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. Lance incorporates basic Cree words, numbers, and colours into the art project and features famous Indigenous artists and their works.
ISAAC MURDOCH
Check out Isaac Murdoch (Bomgiizhik), a Cree artist from Serpent River First Nation: art, colouring pages, audio recordings, video links, suggested inquiries and possible activities to connect the learning by finding out more and taking action!
MICHELLE STONEY ART
Collected by SD 68.
INDIGENOUS ART COLOURING PAGES
Many Indigenous art colouring pages from many nations across the world for students to colour.
INDIGENOUS GAMES
A collection of traditional Blackfoot games and activities.
ACTIVITIES AND GAMES
Games to play with your children from Active For Life.
CBC KIDS: GAMES VIDEOS & ACTIVITIES
APTN KIDS
Commercial-free, authentic Indigenous programming your child can grow with. View the schedule for showtimes on APTN or start your free trial with APTN lumi to watch selected shows online anytime and anywhere: watchaptnlumi.ca
INDIGENOUS AUTHORS/STORIES LIBRARY
A collection of Indigenous picture book covers allows you to hear the story read aloud on YouTube. A few videos have been removed over time.
FIRST NATIONS STORIES/LEGENDS FOR KIDS
Features a variety of narrated stories of Indigenous Peoples from around the world.
MOLLY OF DENALI SERIES
Molly helps her mom and dad run the Denali Trading Post, a general store, bunkhouse, and transport hub in the fictional village of Qyah, Alaska. Each episode follows Molly, her dog Suki and her friends Tooey and Trini on their daily adventures in Alaska, from fishing to building snow forts to delivering a camera to friends on a volcano via dog sled.
Molly of Denali games, videos, podcasts and activities for students to play, learn and listen too.
INDIGENOUS PORTAL
A database of full-text electronic resources such as books, articles, theses and documents as well as digitized materials such as photographs, archival resources, maps, etc. focusing primarily on First Nations and Aboriginal peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond.
FULL CIRCLE
Full Circle: First Nations, Metis, Inuit Ways of Knowing contains approaches and lesson plans for teachers. This is the pdf document and there is a DVD that is intended to accompany it.
FN CARING SOCIETY | HAVE A HEART DAY | SHANNEN'S DREAM | SPIRIT BEAR
The First Nations Caring Society Shannen's Dream provides opportunities for children and youth of all backgrounds to collaborate, think creatively about the future and inspire one another to lead social change.
Have a Heart Day is a child and youth-led reconciliation event that brings together caring Canadians to help ensure First Nations children have the opportunity to grow up safely at home, get a good education, be healthy, and be proud of who they are.
Explore the Spirit Bear books and their learning guides, they are available online for free. Then watch the free films from Spirit Bear TV!
HOW TO MAKE BANNOCK
Nathan “Kaanaax Kuwoox” Wilson (Indigenous Educator and Cultural Enhancement Facilitator) from Delta BC shows how to make Bannock in his video. The recipe is included so families can make this at home if they choose. This activity encourages children to measure, use different math concepts ( you can double or halve recipe creating opportunities to make fractions, do math operations etc….) as well as an opportunity to create a delicious Indigenous treat.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ATLAS OF CANADA
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Giant Floor Map kit (must contact DLC to borrow)
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Online Resources from Canadian Geographic for Giant Floor Map
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.
MÉTIS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
K-12 EVALUATED RESOURCE COLLECTION
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K-12 Evaluated Resource Collection: Indigenous Titles (must log in to access full evaluations)
Focused Education Resources has a collection that includes over 380 evaluated Indigenous resources which can be searchable by grade.
There are additional Indigenous resources including lesson plans and videos.
BC INDIGENOUS EDUCATION RESOURCES
Indigenous education resources are being developed to support the redesigned K-12 curriculum. The intent of these materials is to help further incorporate Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into B.C. classrooms.
LEGACY SCHOOLS PROGRAM
The Legacy Schools program is a free national initiative to engage, empower and connect students and educators to further reconciliation through awareness, education and action (#reconciliACTION).
All schools across Canada are encouraged to join by signing up with the registration form on the site.
OPENSCHOOL BC SEASONAL ROUNDS
This cross-curricular unit presents a teacher-led, inquiry-based approach to exploring the seasonal round in the four geographic regions of BC, through the perspective of the Indigenous groups in these regions. Themes include: habitat, natural resources, stability and change, and living and non-living components of habitats.