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Metis National Council: Citizenship
This site provides information about citizenship in the Metis Nation, as well as the definition of Metis.
Other
Metis National Council: Who Are the Metis?
It was not until 2002 that the Metis people adopted a national definition of Metis for citizenship within the Metis Nation. Learn all about the history of the Metis,their culture, and their road to becoming recognized.
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NWT Literacy Council
Nwt Literacy Council: Annotated Bibliography of Aboriginal Books [Pdf]
This is a 163-page bibliography of books by and about First Nations peoples. The list has a code to indicate whether the author is Canadian and/or aboriginal. It was published in 2006. The age level for each book is also noted.
NWT Literacy Council
Nwt Literacy Council: Annotated Bibliography of Aboriginal Books Volume Ii [Pdf]
This is a 100-page bibliography of books by and about First Nations peoples. The list has a code to indicate whether the author is Canadian and/or aboriginal. It was published in 2008. The books are sorted by age group. Also included are...
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
Northern Research Portal: "Art and Artists" Exhibit
The Inuit and First Nations people tended to express their culture and history through artistic expression. Highlighted is the various art forms and artists of these people and especially the Northern region of Canada. Included are...
Terres en Vues (Land InSights)
Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Sylvain Rivard
View works by Sylvain Rivard and learn how his background and linguistic skills make him an invaluable resource within the First Nations culture.
Other
The League of Canadian Poets: Al Purdy and the Dorsets
Canadian poet and teacher Kathryn Bjornson explains how she uses Al Purdy's poem "Lament for the Dorsets" to teach about First Nations migrations in pre-European days.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Drew Hayden Taylor
Drew Hayden Taylor is an aboriginal Canadian playwright who has also taught and directed in native theatre companies. This is a good synopsis of his career.
Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum: Teacher Resources: Mounties
Many students view Mounties as simply policemen on horses. But it is important to understand the Mountie not only as a Canadian symbol, but also for the role they took in shaping the development of Western Canada. This site has many...
Other
Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Drew Hayden Taylor
Drew Hayden Taylor is First Nations Canadian playwright. In addition to biographical information, there are links to bibliographies here.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Sports and Recreation Edukit: Teacher Student Zone
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.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Catholicity in Canada
This entry from the Catholic Encyclopedia traces the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada from New France to discussions of state-funded schooling. Please note that the Catholic Encyclopedia is a historic reference document...
Curated OER
First Nations Art
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is the only major public gallery that dedicates itself to the acquisition and display of only Canadian Art. Unlike many displays of First Nations Art, here the focus is on contemporary pieces instead...
Other
Native Dance
A wealth of material for students, teachers, and scholars researching native dance: interviews, articles, an image database, downloadable resource kits, and video footage.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Mt. Logan: Canadian Titan
Mt. Logan in Canada's Yukon Territory is the tallest mountain in Canada and the second tallest in North America. Learn about the people who live around it, the history of mountaineering in the area, and the science - both geological and...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Murphy and Mousetrap Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Murphy and Mousetrap, a novel by Sylvia Olsen, is about a First Nations boy's adjustment to living on a reserve in British Columbia. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's reflections on writing the...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Catching Spring Teaching Guide [Pdf]
Catching Spring, a novel written by Sylvia Olsen, looks at a First Nations boy who wants to participate in a fishing derby on Vancouver Island in 1957. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the author's...
Other
Canadian Museum of History: Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage: Amazing Objects
Students learn the basics of archeology by examining Native artifacts and interpreting the objects. A downloadable lesson plan and student activity sheet are provided.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do Americans and Canadians Celebrate Labor Day?
In the United States and Canada, the first Monday of September is a federal holiday, Labor Day. Originally celebrated in New York City's Union Square in 1882, Labor Day was organized by unions as a rare day of rest for the overworked...
Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum: Mavericks: Politics
Get to know Alberta's most notable players in politics. Find out who these politicians were and are and what made them mavericks in western and Canadian politics. Included in this line-up are: Frederick Haultain, Henrietta Muir Edwards,...
Other
Manitoba Model Forest Network: Wonderful World of Boreal Woodland Caribou [Pdf]
This 60-page Science unit on Manitoba's boreal woodland caribou looks at all aspects of this animal, for example, a day and a year in its life, its habitat, diet, how it maintains its population, adaptations it has made, and threats it...
Terres en Vues (Land InSights)
Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Ashukan
View examples of Ashukan, which is songs, visual arts and traditional crafts representing contemporary First Nations, by Jean-Pierre Fontaine and Isabelle Courtois.
Other
Images Canada: Picturing Canadian Culture
This site contains images of Canadian events, people, places and things. Search for images as well for more pictures on Canadian culture at this site.
Hartford Web Publishing
World History Archives: The Mohawk Defense of Kanasetake
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...