Find activities, games and stories for youth and educators about Indigenous peoples' culture, history and languages.
On this website you will find a comprehensive collection of documents, oral histories, newspapers, paintings, and photos that relate to the events of the 1864 war and the aftermath. You are invited to become an historian, to study the evidence and come to your own conclusions about the causes, outcomes and how the war has been understood through time. You will find other mysteries here too, not the least of which is, who was Klatsassin? The name means: "nobody knows him".
"Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples Inc. (LSSAP) has taken the lead in coordinating the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month Project to promote First Nation and Métis oral traditions and the use of public libraries. The winter timing of Aboriginal Storytelling observes the First Nation traditional time for storytelling.
A virtual storytelling event, in partnership with Indigenous filmmakers Curtis Peeteetuce and Marcel Petit, took place on February 1, 2021. The launch event was the final production of a series called Kohkom (grandmother). "
These 3 - 5 minute YouTube videos show students how to dance the various Pow-Wow dances in a step-by-step instructional video. The Pow-Wow dances include Men's Fancy Dance, Men's Grass Dance, Chicken Dance, Jingle Dance, Double Beat, Crow Hop, Traditional, and Old Style.
The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan reads "When We Had Sled Dogs: A Story from the Trapline—ācimowin ohci wanihikīskanāhk" by co-authors Ida Tremblay and...
In this LIVE Arts installment Kevin and Nyle explore Indigenous stories and storytelling. Students write their own stories and use them as the basis for a visual artwork that combines text, image and color.
Why were bison essential to people living on the plains, prior to the time of Treaty negotiations (1870s)? What does the bison represent today? This LIVE Arts broadcast features contemporary artwork and storytelling by Métis artist Leah Marie Dorion, based on her children's book, "Métis Camp Circle: A Bison Culture Way of Life." Leah reads from the book, discusses the importance of bison (past and present), explains the use of Métis symbolism and discuss the composition and design of the illustrations. Leah guides students through a live drawing activity where they learn to draw and paint a bison as inspired by Leah's particular style of creating and imagery.
This site provides information on the 250-year relationship between Moravian missionaries and the Inuit of Labrador. This interaction led to the establishment of settlements for a formerly nomadic people, their conversion to Christianity and exposure to aspects of North American culture. The information has been gathered from a variety of sources that shed light upon this unique adventure.
Aboriginal farmers in northern Saskatchewan produce one of the world’s most nutritious types of rice. This video explores the traditional crop, wild rice, bringing socioeconomic progress to a small native community in Saskatchewan.
«Des ressources, des cours et des webinaires éphémères axés sur le mouvement créatif, offerts gratuitement en ligne et élaborés par des spécialistes de la danse et des professeurs de danse de renommée mondiale vous aident à partager la danse avec vos élèves.
Intégrez la danse dans vos salles de classe et répondez aux exigences de votre programme! Nos ressources comprennent des vidéos à la demande, des guides d’enseignement avec outils d’évaluation et de contrôle intégrés, de la documentation permettant l’intégration de la danse d’une matière à l’autre et plus encore! Aucune expérience de danse n’est requise et s’inscrire est gratuit.»
La montagne de SGaana est un conte fantastique à propos d’un jeune homme emporté dans le monde des esprits et de la jeune femme qui vient à son secours. Dans ce petit bijou de film onirique, le cinéaste haïda Christopher Auchter entremêle avec brio animation traditionnelle et éléments emblématiques de l’art haïda auxquels donnent vie une riche palette évocatrice et des effets stylisés.
**Il y a une mini-leçon et un guide pédagogique pour ce film:
Ce film d’animation inspiré d’un conte traditionnel haïda serait idéal pour initier les élèves à l’art et aux contes haïdas. Quels sont les éléments stylistiques dominants dans l’art haïda? En quoi l’animation est-elle un support cinématographique idéal pour raconter cette histoire? Comment la musique évoque-t-elle l’émotion et renvoie-t-elle à la signification du conte? Faites une recherche sur le rapatriement du patrimoine haïda et sur les raisons pour lesquelles les objets culturels des Premières Nations ont été confisqués, volés ou détruits. Pourquoi le rapatriement est-il important pour les Haïdas et les autres nations autochtones? Faites une recherche sur la façon dont l’art, le conte et la musique font partie intégrante du patrimoine culturel des Haïdas.
Le reportage que tu liras s’intitule La musique des Premières Nations au Canada. Que sais-tu sur ce thème? Inspire-toi des dernières leçons en études sociales.
Tes connaissances antérieures te seront bien utiles pour compléter cette activité. Par ailleurs, tu en apprendras encore plus sur la culture des Premières Nations. 🧡
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This resource aims to support educators, school administrators, and community members facilitate more culture-based learning on the land. It was created by four Dene and Metis education resource developers, hired by the Dene Nation in summer 2020.
The lessons in this document can be used as stand-alone activities to bring more cultural learning into classrooms and to get students learning outdoors during the regular school day. However, in order for students to build deeper connections with the land, culture and language, the ideal practice would be to bring them out on the land for more extended experiences. The lessons in this document can be used as part of multi-day culture camps, for example, or other outdoor excursions.
The “Camp Logistics” section of this document aims to facilitate this type of extended on-the-land learning. It provides sample gear lists, safety protocol suggestions for organizing a camp. Section A of the appendix also includes sample schedules or organization materials to help with this.
Lessons in this document can be used as starting points for a whole week of activities on the land, for example. Since each community is different, we encourage educators to reach out to cultural knowledge holders in their own community, to explore other activities that would connect with the ones described here. For example, the lessons on Labrador tea and sweetgrass in this document could turn into a week-long medicine camp, in which students learn about the protocol around harvesting and processing several different types of plant medicines with the guidance of local Elders.
Une collection de ressources linguistiques proposées par le Bureau de la traduction du Canada et utiles surtout aux élèves et enseignant.e.s au niveau secondaire, ainsi qu'aux parents et familles.Le site offre aussi des lexiques, dictionnaires et ressources pour la rédaction en langues autochtones.
Leah Dorion is a Metis artist who was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. This lesson gives you a few examples of books she has illustrated as well as goes through the art technique she uses.
Biography
Leah Marie Dorion is an interdisciplinary Metis artist raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. A teacher, painter, filmmaker and published writer, Leah views her Metis heritage as providing her with a unique bridge for knowledge between all people. Leah holds a Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Arts, and Master of Arts degree. She has numerous creative projects to her credit, including academic papers for the Royal Commission of Aboriginal Peoples, books for children, gallery showings of her art works, and numerous video documentaries that showcase Metis culture and history. Leah’s paintings honour the spiritual strength of Aboriginal women and the sacred feminine. Leah believes that women play a key role in passing on vital knowledge for all of humanity which is deeply reflected in her artistic practice. She believes women are the first teachers to the next generation.
This site, hosted by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, offers many opportunities for students to gain proficiency in the Cree language through:
- interactive activities to help learn Cree
- songs and audio in Cree
- instructional videos for learning Cree (on FaceBook)
Interactive activities to help you learn Cree. Listen to songs and audio in Cree.
Sarah Shuttleworth has been Métis-style jigging since the age of four and loves to share her love for the dance whenever given the opportunity. The Red River Jig originates from the Red River Settlement, now commonly known as Winnipeg, and is the dance of the Métis people.
The Learning Circle is designed to help meet Canadian educators' growing need for elementary-level learning exercises on First Nations. It is the third in a series of four classroom guides on First Nations in Canada.