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The English Essay is a versatile and practical primer that provides all the essential information and guidance that senior high school students need when writing essays. 
The work of men and women of many tribal affiliations, this collection is a wide-ranging anthology of contemporary Native Canadian literature. 
Mohawk Nation Lesson Plan. (Grades 10-12) Subject Strand: History. 
Learn about this Mi'kmaq game which includes both math and chance, and play it vs. the computer on this CBC website! 
The Gathering Tree is a beautifully illustrated children's book about HIV/AIDS. 
From the Blog in The Huffington Post: by Chelsea Vowel, éپ from Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta, BEd, LLB. 
The Imaginary Indian is a fascinating, revealing history of the "Indian" image mythologized by popular Canadian culture since 1850, propagating stereotypes that exist to this day. Images of the Indian have always been fundamental to Canadian culture. 
King, Thomas. The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America. Canada: Doubleday, 2012. 
The Indian Act is published on the Government of Canada, Justice Laws website. 
The Jerry Cans from Iqaluit, Performing during the 2012 Aqpik Jam Music Festival. 
Henderson, Scott B. The Life of Helen Betty Osborne: A Graphic Novel. Portage and Main Press, 2008. 
The Living Knowledge project involved a research component looking at a comparison between Indigenous Knowledge systems and Western Science.
From the Website: “This documentary shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture. The Inuit approach to the work is to release the image the artist sees imprisoned in the rough stone. The film centres on an old legend about the carving of the image of a sea spirit to bring food to a hungry camp.” 
Fluffs and Feathers: An Exhibit on the Symbols of Indianess. By Peter Geller, Department of History, Carlton University, 1993. 
Ojibwe Nation Lesson Plan (Grades 7-9) Additional Strands: Geography, Natural Science, Botany, Astronomy, Art.
The éپ Fiddler Quartet is a performing arts group that specializes in performing and interpreting Canadian éپ and Native old-style fiddle music. 
Located at Spadina and Bloor in Toronto, the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto has an in-school program where a group will visit your class to relay cultural teachings. 
From the University of Saskatchewan College of Education. Astronomy is contextualized with Aboriginal cosmology, providing a framework for learning both Western Science concepts and Aboriginal Ways of Knowing. 
A history of the éپ Nation.
The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is a searchable, talking Ojibwe-English dictionary that features the voices of Ojibwe speakers. It is also a gateway into the Ojibwe collections at the Minnesota Historical Society. Along with detailed Ojibwe language entries and voices, you will find beautiful cultural items, photographs, and excerpts from relevant historical documents. 