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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Nature's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
Nature's Law looks at the traditions, culture, governance and spiritual life of the Indigenous People residing in Alberta, such as the Woodland and Plains Cree, Blackfoot and Dene. Videos, quotes and a bibliography all bring this culture...
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Canadian Museum of History

Cmc: The Life Story of Etienne (Stephen) Brule

For Students 9th - 10th
Brule was an adventurer who accompanied Champlain on his trip to New France in 1608. As an explorer and interpreter he had an excellent understanding of native languages and cultures.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Treaty 8 Tribes

For Students 9th - 10th
Who are the 23 First Nations that are a part of Treaty 8? Find out some current information on these tribes, organized both by name and by language group.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Profiles of the Treaty Makers

For Students 9th - 10th
The individuals who played a significant role in the signing of Treaty 8 are highlighted on this site by the Virtual Museum of Canada.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Sports and Recreation Edukit: Teacher Student Zone

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson outcomes and instructional plans for both elementary and senior aged learners regarding the Sports and Recreation of the Aboriginal or Metis people are provided by the Heritage Community Foundation.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: First Nations Contributions

For Students 9th - 10th
First Nations Contributions edukit looks at the accomplishments and backgrounds of many First Nations people, past and present. Select historical figures, such as Alex Decoteau, Pakan, and Star Blanket, are found in the biographies...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Cree Nation Historical Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excellent summary of the Cree Indians tracing their origins to the James Bay region of northern Quebec.
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Making of Treaty 7

For Students 9th - 10th
Reviews the treaties that have been given to Native Peoples in Canada including the Proclamation of 1763. Examines each treaty and how it affected the First Nations People.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Bandolier Bag

For Students 9th - 10th
Bandolier Bags are based on bags carried by European soldiers armed with rifles, who used the bags to store ammunition cartridges. These bags were especially popular in the late nineteenth century in the Eastern or Woodlands region. View...
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Hartford Web Publishing

World History Archives: The Mohawk Defense of Kanasetake

For Students 9th - 10th
Students looking for a different perspective on the Oka Crisis get it here. The Lubicon Nation is an Aboriginal community in northern Alberta. They have reprinted on this website an opinion from Lubicon News Station, and part of an...
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Metis Nation of Ontario: Symbols and Traditions: The Flag

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the Metis flag - colors, symbolism, history.
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Gabriel Dumont Institute

Virtual Mus. Of Metis Hist. And Cult.: That's a Good Idea Effective Practices

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Effective ways of bringing First Nations history and cultures into the classroom are outlined in this document created by Saskatchewan teachers.
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Other

Aboriginal Affairs: Spiritual

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the origins of native spirituality. Deference to the Glooscap and "cleansing" rituals provide examples for understanding native culture.
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Curated OER

Hesquiaht Woman From the Central Nootka Tribe, British Columbia, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
View aspects of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada through photographs. Culture, ways of life, and struggles can be examined in this database of primary source images (most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century).
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Curated OER

Photograph of an Aboriginal Man Standing in a Graveyard, Fort Qu

For Students 9th - 10th
View aspects of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada through photographs. Culture, ways of life, and struggles can be examined in this database of primary source images (most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century).
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Curated OER

Man, Kneeling, in Traditional Clothing Portraying a 17th Century Aboriginal Man

For Students 9th - 10th
View aspects of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada through photographs. Culture, ways of life, and struggles can be examined in this database of primary source images (most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century).
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Curated OER

Photograph of a Man Paddling a Kayak Off the Coast of Greenland, 1889

For Students 9th - 10th
View aspects of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada through photographs. Culture, ways of life, and struggles can be examined in this database of primary source images (most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century).