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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Pauline Lahache

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Pauline Lahache, a teacher at Kahnawake Survival School, and what influences her artistic outlook. Several examples of her artwork are presented.
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Christine Sioui Wawanoloath

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how visual artist Christine Sioui Wawanoloath uses trickster's humour in her art and view samples of her work.
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Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Alanis Obomsawin

For Students 9th - 10th
View works by Alanis Obomsawin, internationally known artist, examine some samples of her work.
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Peter Pelchat

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Peter Pelchat---his education and background--and view several examples of his work.
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Raymond Dupuis

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine works by visual artist Raymond Dupuis and find out where these works can be found.
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Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Jacques Newashish

For Students 9th - 10th
View works by Jacques Newashish, painter and printmaker and learn what influences his work.
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Cree artist and poet Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau's body of work and view four examples.
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Ellen Gabriel

For Students 9th - 10th
View Ellen Gabriel's depiction of the Oka crisis by examining several examples of her work.
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Oswald De Leon Kantule

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how Oswald De Leon Kantule's protean work comes together and examine some samples of his work.
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Raphael Benedict

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine work by visual artist Raphael Benedict, who was the Merite Press-Papier 2002 award winner and learn how he has won the trust of his people.
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Historica Canada

Historica Dominion Institute: Les Voltigeurs De Quebec

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a video series, this clip [1:00] profiles the militia band known as "Voltigeurs de Quebec" who played the new patriotic anthem 'O Canada' for the first time in public in 1880. Though accepted by French Canada, it took English...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Belle of Batoche Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 7th
This is a teacher's guide for the historical novel Belle of Batoche, written by Jacqueline Guest, which looks at the friendship between two girls during the 1885 Riel Rebellion. The guide includes a book summary, teaching ideas and the...
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Archipelago' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
"Archipelago", a novel by David Ward set in the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, follows a boy who is transported to prehistoric times and must learn to survive there. This extensive teacher's guide includes chapter summaries...
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Memorial U. Of Newfoundland: Religion, Society and Culture in Newfoundland

For Students 9th - 10th
Collections of papers on Native Religions, Anglicans, Roman Catholics, Methodists, Moravians, Congregational Presbyterians, The Salvation Army and the Pentecostals as they appear in Newfoundland and Labrador's history.
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NWT Literacy Council

Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Literacy Activities for Holidays [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
'Literacy Activities for Holidays' is an extensive collection (150 pages) of activities for celebrating the traditional holidays of Valentines Day, Halloween, Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving. Birthdays are also included.
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Six Filmmakers: Tracey Deer

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch an interview with Aboriginal Filmmaker Tracey Deer. A brief biography is also available along with an excerpt from her film "Mohawk Girls".
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Legacy of Hope Foundation: Where Are the Children: Legacy of Residential Schools

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of aboriginal children who attended residential schools in Canada from 1831 to the 1990s. Traces the implementation of government policies of forced assimilation, outcomes, and impacts. Includes video of residential school...
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Gabriel Dumont Institute

The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger web site, this site lists a series of links to Metis research documents.Useful for anyone collectingbackground data on the Metis of Saskatchewan.
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Statistics Canada: 2006 Census: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
According to Canada's 2006 census, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba had the highest urban, aboriginal population in Canada. Statistics for other urban and regional areas are included on this government site.
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Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Thomson Highway

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information of Highway and analysis of his work and career are provided.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Serving King and Country

For Students 9th - 10th
During the First World War and Second World War, the community of Transcona, Manitoba was crucial in the war effort as the town was the centre of maintaining the national railroad system . The efforts of this town and the impacts of the...
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Historica Canada

Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Jacques Plante

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource on the Canadian born hockey player who played with the Montreal Canadiens and was the first goalie to win the Vezina Trophy for 5 seasons in a row. He was also the first goalie to wear a protective hockey face mask which he...
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Metis Centre: Profiles of Metis Elders [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Present day Metis elders are profiled in this biographical pdf document. Learn about each of their early lives, challenges, and accomplishments.
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Inuit Gallery of Vancouver: Inuit Art

For Students 9th - 10th
View stone and musk ox horn carvings and ceramic art of the Arctic.

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