This blog by âpihtawikosisân discusses the experiences of a First Nations seven-year-old student in Grade 2 when she decided to present information about residential schools for a class assignment.
"Dr Berkes approaches traditional ecological knowledge as a knowledge-practice-belief complex. This complex considers four interrelated levels: local knowledge (species specific); resource management systems (integrating local knowledge with practice); social institutions (rules and codes of behavior); and world view (religion, ethics, and broadly defined belief systems)."
A list of links to resources related to the Salish language
From the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. From the website: "This series of lessons incorporates four of the foundational objectives from the unit entitled Earth and Space Science: Weather Dynamics (WD) in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide. These lessons examine cultural perspectives on weather and weather predictions, and are designed to be an introduction to the topic of weather."
From the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. From the website: "This lesson incorporates foundational objectives from the unit entitled Earth and Space Science: Weather Dynamics in the Science 10 Curriculm Guide. Students will examine cultural perspectives regarding weather and, specifically, the seasons of the year. The focus here is on a six-season model used by the Woodland Cree. This lesson could be presented as an introduction to the topic of weather."
A list of book recommendations for secondary students
An illustrated storybook about a boy who views a secret potlatch at the time when they were outlawed by the Canadian government. (Grade 1 and up)
Chanie Wenjack: a twelve year-old boy who died fifty years ago on October 22, 1966, in flight from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora, Ontario, walking home to the family he was taken from over 400 miles away.
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society.
Level: Kindergarten, primary; Association: Montana Ministry of Education. Student will practice and recite the shapes in English and Blackfeet.
A Short Guide to Writing About Literature, provides useful guidance and a comprehensive introduction to writing about stories, plays, poems, essays, and films from a Canadian perspective, using Canadian examples.