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Poems about a young two-spirit Indigenous man moving through shadow and trauma toward strength and awareness.

Scientists and science educators are beginning to recognize the importance and place of traditional Indigenous knowledge in our understanding of the natural world. In Bridging Cultures, Glen Aikenhead and Herman Michell validate the role of traditional knowledge in the school science curriculum.

A government of USA website with various resources.

CAAN Mandate and Mission: The Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN) is a not-for-profit coalition of individuals and organizations which provides leadership, support and advocacy for Aboriginal people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, regardless of where they reside.

From the website: "Nancy King is a First Nations (Potawatomi and Chippewa) artist from Rama First Nation. Her Anishinaabe name is Ogimaakwebnes, which means Chief Lady Bird. She has completed her BFA in Drawing and Painting with a minor in Indigenous Visual Culture at OCAD University and has been exhibiting her work since she was 14 years old."

From the website: "Christi Belcourt is a Michif (²Ñé³Ù¾±²õ) visual artist with a deep respect for Mother Earth, the traditions and knowledge of her people. In addition to her paintings, she is also known as a community based artist, environmentalist and advocate for the lands, waters and Indigenous Peoples."

A book describing a partnership between an Aboriginal Tribal Council and the University of Victoria's School of Child and Youth Care in co-creating a community-based early years curriculum.

Department of Indigenous and National Minority Affairs is tasked with implementing and following up the Government's objectives in the policy towards the Sami population and the national minorities: Jews, Kven /Norwegian Finns, Roma, Forest Finns and Romani people/Taters.

Phil Mechuskosis L'Hirondelle, Cree, is a sundancer and educator in Vancouver. He travels internationally to share teachings that help to heal and guide a sacred way of walking through this life.

"This Scope and Sequence resource document is designed to assist teachers with incorporating First Nations, Metis, and Inuit perspectives into the classroom by highlighting where there are opportunities for students to explore themes, ideas, and topics related to Aboriginal peoples in Canada in every subject area from Kindergarten to Grade 8. This document will be updated regularly to reflect changes related to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit connections in revised curriculum policy documents that have come into effect."

In this lesson, students interview an elder or someone from another culture to learn about foods in different times or places. This gives students broader insight for thinking critically about their own food choices.

In 59 pages the author and publisher, Inhabit Media, have created an important resource for students at the junior and intermediate levels.

Grade 7; Intermediate. Ontario Ministry of Education - Students interpret gestures and movements used in Aboriginal dances, verify their interpretations through research, and create a presentation to show what they have learned. Sensitivity, Cultural differences, Oral communication.

From the document: The Limestone District School Board has created this resource to enable kindergarten and elementary teachers to know how and where to incorporate a variety a specific First Nations, Metis and Inuit cultures, histories, arts, worldviews and issues into existing ministry curriculum.

Deloria, Vine Jr. God is Red. Colorado: Fulcrum, 1994.

From the website: "Educational Resources for Native American Studies, First Nations Studies, Indigenous Studies, and Aboriginal Studies. View our on-line catalogue of Aboriginal and Native American Educational Resources for schools, libraries, and the general public, for grades K to Post Secondary."

King Thomas. Green Grass, Running Water. Canada: Harper Perennial, 1993.

From the website: " The following guidelines address issues of oncern in the preparation of teachers who will be expected to teach students from diverse backgrounds in a culturally responsive and educationally healthy way."

In November of 2008, Dr. George MacDonald, Director of the Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies at SFU and author of "Haida Monumental Art", gave a 3-part lecture series on Haida Villages.

In November of 2008, Dr. George MacDonald, Director of the Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies at SFU and author of "Haida Monumental Art", gave a 3-part lecture series on Haida Villages.