Indigenous Education Resources

Compiled by:
Braeden Kelly, Jenifer Hampton, Jessica Babuik
Joel Viehweger, Melissa Milton

Author(s) Grade level Subject PDF/Youtube

Books:
link

I Am Not a Kathy Kacer 1-12 Social https://www.you

Number studies/ELA tube.com/watch?
v=p2MP5ioGH
Ac&ab_channel
=WilliamFoggLi
brary

This Place: 150 Alicia Elliot 7-12 Social N/A

Years Retold studies/ELA
(Graphic Novel)

*See also:
Teacher’s guide
for: This Place

Indian Horse Richard 9-12 Social https://b-ok.cc/b

Wagamese studies/ELA ook/1833890/cff
8e9

Only in My Angnakuluk 1-12 Social N/A

Hometown Friesen studies/ELA

The Mishomis Edward K-12 Social https://b-ok.cc/b

Book: The Voice Benton-Banai studies/ELA ook/5567118/ea
of the Ojibway 82d3

Awasis and the Dallas Smith K-3 Social https://www.you

World Famous studies/ELA tube.com/watch?
Bannock v=iUCtiCkic40
&ab_channel=St
oryTimewithKal
uhya

Spirit Bear and Cindy 1-5 Social https://www.you

Children Make Blackstock and studies/ELA tube.com/watch?
History Eddy Robinson v=a2W-Ltml0lQ
&ab_channel=fn
caringsociety

47,000 Beads Angel Adeyoha K-5 Social https://www.you

and Koja studies/ELA tube.com/watch?
Adeyoha v=i3qwAQbL5Z
w&ab_channel=
The519

Stand Like a Nicola I. K-3 Social https://www.you

Cedar Campbell studies/ELA tube.com/watch?
v=RuyeBKno1s
4&ab_channel=
MFNERCDeafa
ndHardofHearin
gResource

When Bear Stole Harriet Peck K-3 Social https://b-ok.cc/b

the Chinook: A Taylor (Frances studies/ELA ook/952884/d65
Siksika Tale Fraser) 98b

When I Was Christy 1-5 Social https://www.you

Eight Jordan-Fenton studies/ELA tube.com/watch?
and Margaret v=9xpzsdDGiqo
Pokiak-Fenton &ab_channel=R
eadAloudToYou

The Sharing Theresa “Corky” K-5 Social https://www.you

Circle Larsen-Jonasson studies/ELA tube.com/watch?
v=vu6GN-ovU0
s&ab_channel=
Ms.Craig%27sC
orner

A is for Joseph K-3 Social N/A

Aboriginal Macleand and studies/ELA
Brendan Heard

Blackflies Robert Munsch K-3 Social https://www.you

studies/ELA tube.com/watch?
v=bLMUWqqsl
m8&ab_channel
=BlackberryPlay
book

Braiding Robert 7-12 Science/ Social https://b-ok.cc/b

Sweetgrass Kimmerer Studies ook/2469159/54
0513
*See also
Braiding
Sweetgrass for
young adults

Grade level Subject(s) link

Movies/Documentaries:

Indian Horse 10-12 ELA/Social Available on Netflix

Studies

7-12 Social Studies https://www.cbc.ca/d

12 Documentaries on Indigenous ocumentaries/12-docs
-on-indigenous-life-in
Life in Canada -canada-1.5606739

8 Indigenous Movies to Watch 7-12 Social Studies National Film Board

https://www.newjour
neys.ca/en/articles/net
flix-and-chill-8-indig
enous-movies-to-wat
ch

We Were Children 10-12 Social Studies https://gem.cbc.ca/me

dia/we-were-children/
s01

The Pretendians 7-12 Social Studies https://gem.cbc.ca/me

dia/the-passionate-ey
e/s02e03?cmp=sch-pr
etendians

Artist(s) Source
Music:

Music Alive (English/Cree) Sherryl Sewepagaham National Arts Centre

(Cree-Dene)

Kanata: Contemporary Sherryl Sewepagaham musicounts

Indigenous Artists and Their (Cree-Dene)
Music

Three Songs from the West Marius Barbeau Taylor Family Digital Library
Coast Ernest MacMillan
Duncan Campbell Scott
(non-indigenous)

Nitohta: Listen to Sherryl Sewepagaham National Arts Centre

Earthsounds - Teacher Guide (Cree-Dene) and Nicole
Schutz (Métis)

Electric Pow Wow Drum The Halluci Nation Spotify

Source Link
Podcasts:

Indigenous Perspective: The Indigenous Foundation https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/

Education System podcast/indigenous-perspecti
ve-education-system/id15516
82070?i=1000567439248

Missing and Murdered: CBC Podcasts https://podyssey.fm/curated-p

Finding Cleo odcasts/id5684-best-canadian
-indigenous-podcasts
Storykeepers podcast

Metis in Space

The Henceforward

Thunderbay

Residential schools

Don’t Call Me Resilient

Indigenous Climate Action

POD

Toasted Sister Podcast

Pieces
Red Man Laughing

Unreserved

This Place (based on novel)

Grade level Subject(s) Source

Lesson Plans/Activities

Nitohta: Listen to Earthsounds K-12 Music Sherryl

- Teacher Guide Sewepagaham
(Cree-Dene) and
Nicole Schutz (Métis)
National Arts Centre

Classroom Activities on First 3-5 Social Studies https://rcaanc-cirnac.

Nations in Canada - Ages 8-11 gc.ca/eng/131653029
4102/1535458624988

Infusing Indigenous K-12 All subjects https://guides.library.

Perspectives in K-12 Teaching utoronto.ca/indigenou
seducation/lessonplan
s

Lesson Plans- Indigneous 1-12 All subjects https://www.nccie.ca/

Ways of Knowing and Being nccie-lesson-plans/les
son-plans-indigenous
-ways-of-knowing-be
ing/

Decolonizing education: K-12 Aboriginal Arts http://www.our-story.

Teacher’s Toolkit & Stories ca/docs/EN_AAAS_
TeachersKit_FINAL.
pdf

Decolonizing education For K-12 Aboriginal Arts http://www.our-story.

Teachers & Stories ca/teachers/

Gifts, Books, Publishing K-12 https://www.strongnat

ions.com/

Rupertsland K-12 Metis content, https://www.rupertsla

Social studies nd.org/teaching-learni
ng/lesson-plans/
 Source:
Games

Indigenous Games For Children https://intranet.csf.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/s

ites/2/2019/12/ressources/EA_indigenous-ga
mes-for-children-en.pdf

Blackfoot Games/Activities https://fnmigamesforpe.weebly.com/blackfoot

-gamesactivities.html

Availability
Apps

Tsuut’ina App Apple Only

Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada Apple/Android