Repatriation of First Nations Cultural Property - Resource

Returning the Past: MOA

https://moa.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/TeachingKit-Repatriation.pdf

"This resource provides a unit of study on First Nations repatriations for secondary school students. The case studies are designed to be used whole or in part. Written in collaboration with First Nations knowledge holders, the case studies are meant to provide teachers and students with a record of the experiences of repatriation from four different First Nations communities, three in British Columbia and one in Alaska. Each case study is presented with a map, images and a timeline. Initial inquiry activities, lesson ideas, research activities, and glossary are also provided. All bolded words are defined in the glossary."

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Speaking Our Truth

Inquiry Student Group

We are looking at Monique Gray Smith's "Speaking Our Truth" as a way of unlocking important conversations about Truth and Reconciliation. As part of the conversation, we're also looking at some additional resources:

• Next 150 Challenge: https://next150.indianhorse.ca/challenges/94-calls-to-action
• EdCan poster and resources: http://bit.ly/EdCanTRC
• CMU – Stories of Hope and Challenge: http://bit.ly/TRC-CMU (A public lecture with The Honourable Senator Murray Sinclair at Canadian Mennonite University)

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Alberta Indigenous media archive being digitized

"Bought for a buck, now priceless"

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-bought-for-a-buck-now-priceless-alberta-indigenous-media-archive/

JASON FRANSON/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Read about how this archive preserves valuable cultural and linguistic knowledge:

"The archive is an invaluable record of voices that have long passed, said Crowfoot. They tell stories both traditional and personal — tales of residential schools, for example.There's powwow music and there are country songs. Phone-in shows from remote Indigenous communities. Crowfoot thinks there's a feature film as well. And it's priceless evidence of how the Cree language has changed over nearly 60 years."

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IBBY Canada - From Sea to Sea to Sea:

Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books

http://www.ibby-canada.org/indigenous-picture-book-collection/

"IBBY Canada is pleased to present From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books, a digital catalogue of 100 picture books by First Nations, Métis and Inuit authors and illustrators. The catalogue is available for download here."

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Walking on the Lands of Our Ancestors - Lesson

An experiential approach to Indigenous people's history

 https://www.canadashistory.ca/education/lesson-plans/walking-on-the-lands-of-our-ancestors

The following module consists of learning material that is delivered through an Indigenous pedagogical approach. There is extensive context-setting in the form of introductory activities (talking circles, guest speakers, a field-trip to a museum) to front-load the main activity, which is literally, walking (and learning) on the lands of Indigenous people's ancestors. The location of this "learning on the land" is situated in the Victoria School District, British Columbia, but the module can be applied in any territory in Canada provided proper protocols with respect to working with the Indigenous nation on whose land the school is situated, are established first. Anne Tenning models how teachers can use an Indigenous approach to teaching social studies. .

Aboriginal Arts & Stories

Uplifting the stories and visions of indigenous youth - Canada's History

https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/webinars/aboriginal-arts-stories-uplifting-the-stories-and-visions-of-indigenous-youth

"In this webinar Bronwyn and Rebecca discuss the history of the Aboriginal Arts & Stories contest and how they have consistently managed to encourage growth in the contest each year. They will share some of their strategies for engaging First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists and writers, discuss the impact of the contest on the lives of their participants and finalists, and they will share some of the work of their past winners."

"Discovering Our Story" TV - indigenous elders, storytellers and cultural leaders

Wisdom of the Elders

http://discoveringourstory.wisdomoftheelders.org/dostv

"Wisdom of the Elders (WISDOM) created this television series in response to misrepresentation of Native Americans and our history in the media. Hollywood, including popular Disney films like Pocahontas and Peter Pan, perpetuates images of Indians as threatening aggressors, alcoholics, a dying or 'vanishing' culture, or as passive, wise sages. Rarely are Native people portrayed within healthy and resilient multi-generational families. This generates confusing, negative impressions in the minds of Native Americans and others.

"WISDOM produces Discovering Our Story at Portland Community Media. And with funding provided by Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission, the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, as well as the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC), promotes opportunities for intergenerational Native teams to train as volunteers in videography, post-production editing, and studio production. Each episode features video segments of local and regional storytellers and cultural leaders, and discussion with special guests from the Native community.

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Michif Tools - The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture

A variety of Michif resources 

http://www.metismuseum.ca/michif_tools.php

"Michif is the endangered orally-based language of the Métis people. Perhaps only 5-10% of the population are able to speak the language, with the majority being elders. The Gabriel Dumont Institute's mandate is to promote and preserve Métis culture, and therefore has been developing resources that allow people to hear and read the language. Since Michif is an oral language, no standard orthography exists. As a result, the Institute recognizes the spelling conventions of Michif experts, such as Norman Fleury."

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Indigenous Knowledge Portal

First Nations Child & Family Caring Society

https://fncaringsociety.com/ikp

"Indigenous Knowledge Portal (IKP) is a searchable database and related links that provides access to a variety of annotated literature reviews, reports, guides, films, booklets, studies, journal articles and presentations all related to Aboriginal children and families in Canada and similar countries." 

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Indigenous cinema at the NFB

Indigenous perspectives on Canadian realities

https://www.nfb.ca/indigenous-cinema/

"In creating this online destination, our goal was to make it easier for audiences to find films that present Indigenous perspectives on Canadian realities. The site includes biographies for each of the directors and allows users to search for films by the nation/people of the director or the nation/people depicted in the film. Our educational team has also created curated playlists for different age levels."