GOODMINDS BOOKs: an Aboriginal vendor providing books for children that have been vetted for bias and stereotypes. The online catalog is searchable and includes summaries of all books.
Reaching Out through your Classroom - the best way to learn is to interact with the People and share experiences either in or outside your classroom.
- list of presenters that can come to visit your class and give workshops or tell stories/talk about Aborginal matters
- list of field trips you can take to learn more about Aboriginal peoples of South Western Ontario
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Curriculum Connections
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Online Experiences for Students
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Resources for Teaching
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| Teacher’s Toolkit MOE lessons based on the curriculum that relate Aboriginal Awareness to every grade through a variety of subjects – recently updated! | Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage Online exhibit from the Museum of Civilization | Innu Stories from the Land |
| Aboriginal Children’s Circle of Early Learning | First Peoples of Canada Online exhibit from the Museum of Civilization | ORACLE: Inuit History and Culture |
| Canada In The Making aboriginal treaties and relations | Native Drums : information, videos, music and games to help kids learn about Aboriginal music | Aboriginal Canada Portal for Youth |
| Aboriginal Day Resources | Kids’ Stop: INAC site for kids with activities and information about Aboriginal peoples | Aboriginal Canada Portal for Kids |
| Tomorrow is Mine Resources – a comprehensive set of pdfs to help you and your board understand current Aboriginal issues | The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture | Amerindian Timeline – an up dated timeline that tries to tie together facts about Aboriginal people of North America from 21000 B.C. to the present. Although flawed, it is the best timeline available and covers a lot of important events. |
| The Trial Of Louis Reil: includes excerpts from the Graphic novel “Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography” | Rabbit and Bear Paws read and learn about the 17th Century in Southern Ontario through graphic novels that are funny but fact based. | Turtle Island News - daily news from an Aboriginal Perspective |
| The Heritage Centre: Louis Riel One Life One Vision – chronology that offers brief summaries of the events of Riel’s life. | Our Voices : stories of the Omushkegowak (Swampy Cree/Northern Cree) peoples. Listen online to Cree and English versions of traditional knowledge. | Anishnabek - Union of Ontario First Nations news and information |
| Native Sport Virtual Museum | Anishinaabemda - wonderful pictures in examples of Aboriginal contemporary styles to print and colour |
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Connecting with Aboriginal Spirituality
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| Traditional | Christian |
| Cherokee Morning Song – video presentation of a beautiful traditional song – a nice starting point for discussions and writing response | Amazing Grace – sung in Cherokee with beautiful graphic presentation |
| Native American Wisdom, Sayings, Quotes, Philosophy & Issues | Blessed Kateri patroness of the environment and ecology Beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 30, 1980 (biography) |
| We Are All One: this incredible short film shares an Indigenous Native American Prophecy that links all of life and the future of our planet. | Anishnabe Spiritual Centre |
