Running Head: INDIGENOUS RESOURCE LIST FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS 1

Education 530 S13: Indigenous Education

Artefact: Resource List
By: Kemi Ariyo, Geneviève Dale, Iqra Talib, Stephanie Mah, Vickey Wong, Zhaohui Yu
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Introduction:

One of the main concern we had as a group was: where would we find the resources to
include in Indigenous content or pedagogy? To elaborate, a mandatory inclusion of Indigenous
content or pedagogy is a new practice in schools in Alberta, and as new teachers it will be
difficult to find resources that are free of misconceptions or biases. In order to move forward,
we have compiled a resource list that we as teachers can use in our own classrooms. The list
entails multimodal resources targeting diverse age groups. Moreover, we have included some
articles that we found that would benefit teachers to get a more in depth understanding of
Indigenous pedagogy and its applicability. Each source is organized according to its audience
and includes a description that will help others easily navigate through the list.

Resource List

Name of Resource Grade Range/ Link or Additional Description of

Audience Information Resource/Purpose

A Coyote Columbus 1 to 5 https://houseofanansi This book discusses

Story by Thomas .com/products/a-coyo a fictional story from
King te-columbus-story an Indigenous point
of view about
Columbus’s voyage.

Aboriginal Education Teacher resource https://education.albe This is a list created

K-12 - CBE rta.ca/media/3615876 by the CBE of
/our-words-our-ways. resources available
pdf to support Indigenous
students in the public
system. There are
programs and
services listed that
can be accessed at
the school or the
board level.

Aboriginal Ways of A variety of grade http://www.uwindsor. A small bank of unit

Knowing - Unit Plan levels ca/education/awk and lesson plans
Resource Bank compiled at the
University of
Windsor, based on
consultation with
members of the local
Indigenous
community.
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Best Practices for Teacher resource http://www3.sd73.bc. A quick, four-page

Teaching Aboriginal ca/sites/default/files/u “cheat sheet” on how
Students sers/npankewich/Bes to develop and
t_Practices_for_Teac maintain good
relationships with
hing_Aboriginal_Stud
Indigenous students
ents.pdf
and their families.

Blackfoot Language K and up https://itunes.apple.c An app created by

App om/ca/app/blackfoot/i the Siksika to teach
d1021082462?mt=8 the language using
audio, pictures,
quizzes and games.

CBC News | Student resource for http://www.cbc.ca/n Great website to use

Indigenous research ews/indigenous for students to do
their research project
or assignment about
indigenous culture
and history. Students
can find a lot of
current issues as well
which can lead to a
great class
discussion to deepen
students knowledge.

Enhanced mandatory Variety of grades https://education.albe A resource bank from

content for all Alberta covered rta.ca/media/1477144 AB Ed with links to
students on /resources-to-support resources to help
residential school and -first-nations-m%C3 teach residential
treaties, including
%A9tis-and-inuit-cont schools and treaties
First Nations, Metis,
ent-in-current-progra for a variety of grade
and Inuit
perspectives in ms-of-studies.pdf levels
curriculum

I Am Not A Number 3 and up https://vimeo.com/18 A book about a child

by Jenny Kay Dupuis 5707362 who tries to protect
her identity despite
the fact she is living
in a residential
school.
The video is great for
students to watch
prior to reading the
story as it gives them
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a brief description of
what it is about.

Indigenous Relations Teacher and http://www3.sd73.bc. This is the Alberta

- Government of administration ca/sites/default/files/u government’s list of
Alberta resource sers/npankewich/Bes resources available
t_Practices_for_Teac to Indigenous
Families and hing_Aboriginal_Stud residents. The
students leaving the ents.pdf resources are sorted
school system into different
categories including
the arts, health, work,
education, and more.

This resource could

provide help to
students requiring
services beyond what
the education system
can offer, as well as
for when they leave
the school system.

This resource also

has supports for
families and adults,
which could be useful
while the student is
still in school.

Indigenous Primarily a teacher https://www.facebook A collective of

Resilience in Music resource, applicable .com/pg/indigenousre Indigenous musicians
to a variety of grades silienceinmusic/about “that is creating
/?ref=page_internal community, dialogue,
and insight into the
lives of Indigenous
musicians.”

This group would be

a great point of
departure to find local
musicians and
community members
to come to schools. It
is also a good place
to learn more about
who in the Calgary
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community is
Indigenous and
making music, in
order to expose
students to this
aspect of the local
music scene.

Making Treaty 7 Teacher and school http://www.makingtre Originally a

community resource aty7.com/ performance piece,
Making Treaty 7 is
now a non-profit
cultural organization
aiming to create
harmonious relations
between the people
of Treaty 7 land. This
is a good starting
point for educators in
finding experts and
media to include in
instruction.

Our Home on Native Later elementary and https://native-land.ca/ An interactive map

Land up that allows students
to type in the name of
a city or a postal
code, and see which
territories they are in.
The map then links to
websites for the
cultures, with links to
language learning
and cultural facts.

Our Words, our Ways Teacher resource https://education.albe This is a resource for
rta.ca/media/3615876 Alberta teachers
/our-words-our-ways. created by the
pdf provincial
government, in
consultation with
elders and experts
from the Indigenous
communities of
Alberta. The resource
is intended to support
teachers to best
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serve the needs of

their Indigenous
students.

Picture Books for Teacher Resource http://dx.doi.org.ezp This article is a great

Engaging Peace and roxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/ resource for teachers
Social Justice With 10.1080/15595692. as it contains a list of
Children by Jackie 2011.606007 storybooks that are
Seidel & Angela appropriate to
Rokne Elementary
classrooms for
indigenous teachings.
It also has a brief
description of what
the book is about and
why you should use it
in the classroom.

Pronunciation guide All grades, as well as https://www.youtube. This video shows

for Treaty 7 teachers and com/watch?v=U6WK people how to
acknowledgement administration kZEOQPw properly pronounce
the different names of
the cultures that
make up Treaty 7 in
order to respectfully
acknowledge the
territory.

The Secret Path 4 and up http://secretpath.ca True story about

residential school
experience from an
Indigenous child’s
perspective.
Website contains
great video clips of
the child’s experience
alongside with
meaningful songs.

Sierra and Blue book K-4 http://www.prairierain. A book series written

series by Deborah com/online-store.php by an author/teacher
Yawney currently working on
the Blood reserve
near Lethbridge.
These are
locally-based stories
that place Indigenous
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faces and voices in a

modern context.

We Were Children 7 and up https://www.nfb.ca/fil A film based on a

Parental Consent m/we_were_children/ true story about
trailer/we_were_child children’s experience
ren_trailer/ in residential school.

What is the Resource for http://www.cbc.ca/ne This article from the

significance of teachers and ws/canada/toronto/ter CBC explains the
administrators ritorial-acknowledge purpose and
acknowledging the
ments-indigenous-1.4 importance of doing
Indigenous land we Secondary school territorial land
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stand on? students acknowledgements.
This article would be
a useful tool to
explain land
acknowledgements to
parents and other
stakeholders in the
school community. It
would also be a good
reading for students
in secondary
classrooms.

Conclusion

Although we have checked the credibility of these resources, teachers should

ensure that the resources they are considering to use are appropriate for their class’s
grade and maturity level. As new research, information and technology become
available in the future, this list will need to be updated. We intend for this to be a living
document, rather than a static, unchanging list. As some of these resources do discuss
sensitive and graphic content, teachers should be sure to receive parental consent prior
to using it in the classroom. These resources can be easily paired with topics and
activities directly related to the Alberta Program of Studies to strengthen learning about
Indigenous topics. As a group, we feel confident that these resources can support
teachers as they learn to incorporate Indigenous content and pedagogy in their
classrooms, which is such a vital piece of education.