Indigenous Education Resource Inventory

1 Indigenous Education Resource Inventory1 Indigenous Education Resource InventoryThis Inventory is a non-comprehensive list of Indigenous Education resources that has been compiled by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the British Columbia Teacher s Federation, the First Nations Education Steering Committee, and M tis Nation British Columbia. The intent of these materials is to help further incorporate Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into classrooms. The Inventory includes guides, books and e-books, articles, websites, videos, and other materials. Educators may find this Inventory useful for supporting personal and profession Indigenous learning. GUIDES Title Description Reference or URL Developed/ Identified by Aboriginal Worldviews and Perspectives in the Classroom An educator Resource that addresses questions relating to Indigenous Education , what is required of educators and the Education system, and where educators can turn to for guidance and support to incorporate new content and approaches.

2 Ministry of Education (MOE) FNESC First Nations Land, Title, and Governance Teacher Resource Guide, Elementary/ Secondary This Resource includes materials to teach about First Nations unique and diverse systems of governance and nation-to-nation relationships, the historical and present-day impacts of colonization on First Nations governance, and contemporary First Nations government and self-government including perspectives of the Treaty and alternatives. First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) First NationsStudies Teacher sGuideThis Resource guide has been created to assist using the student Resource book, First Nations Studies. MOE FNESC Career Journeys: First Nations Career Role Model Resources These resources feature First Nations Role Models in a variety of career fields, aim to raise the awareness of First Nations youth and their families about career possibilities, and to show examples of how to navigate Education and training pathways to those careers.

3 The materials are intended for intermediate and secondary level students and include video interviews, a teacher Resource book, a parent & student handbook, and classroom posters. FNESC Indigenous Education Resource Inventory 2 GUIDES Title Description Reference or URL Developed/ Identified by Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium The Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium (ERAC) website identifies and evaluates Indigenous resources and resources on integrating Indigenous ways of knowing and learning. Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium (ERAC) FNESC English First Peoples Grades 10, 11, 12, Teacher Resource Guide Supports the teaching of the English First Peoples 10-12 curriculum.

4 The guide amalgamates and replaces two previous FNESC Resource guides: the English First Peoples 12 Teacher Resource Guide (2008) and the English First Peoples 10 and 11 Teacher Resource Guide (2010). It includes new material that reflects changes to the curriculum, more recently published First Peoples literature, and evolving educational practice. The guide has the following goals: contribute to reconciliation for all by building greater understanding of the skills, knowledge, and perspectives of First Peoples for all students ensure the inclusion of First Peoples knowledge and perspectives is done respectfully and without appropriating First Peoples knowledge encourage and support the respectful development of local teaching and learning resources FNESC First Nations Studies Teaching Resources These resources were developed to enhance First Nations studies, including the integration of Indigenous content into all subject areas.

5 MOE First Peoples Principles of Learning The First Peoples Principles of Learning were articulated by a group of Indigenous educators, knowledge keepers, and scholars in to identify the principles of learning generally held in common by Indigenous peoples in They were shared to help identify effective approaches to teaching and learning that resonate for Indigenous peoples. FNESC FNESC Authentic First Peoples Resources Guide for Use in K 9 Classrooms This annotated bibliography identifies authentic First Peoples texts (story and informational text) that have been written for a student audience. It is intended to help educators introduce resources that reflect Indigenous knowledge and perspectives in classrooms in respective ways. FNESC Indigenous Education Resource Inventory 3 GUIDES Title Description Reference or URL Developed/ Identified by FNESC Math First Peoples Resource Guide This revised Resource includes foundational materials and multi-grade thematic units designed to support increased integration of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into math classrooms in (This Resource is currently being revised to expand beyond grades 8 and 9.)

6 FNESC FNESC Science First Peoples 5 9 Teacher Resource Guide This Resource includes foundational information and eight multi-grade thematic units designed to support increased integration of the rich body of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into middle years science classrooms in FNESC FNESC In Our Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K 3 Classroom This Resource guide offers information and guidance for K-3 teachers about how to incorporate authentic Indigenous materials into their primary classrooms. FNESC FNESC Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation Teacher Resource Guides, Grades 5, 10, and 11/12 These unique, resources for grades 5, 10, 11, and 12 use age-appropriate literature, archival resources, and videos to increase students understanding of the historical context of residential schools and to develop students awareness of Canadians roles in the reconciliation process.

7 FNESC s New Curriculum: Instructional Samples Teacher-created instructional samples aligned to the new curriculum. Some samples have an Indigenous focus, including the following: A Literacy-Based Approach in Core French Biodiversity Creating a Probability Games Based on Story Early Contact Between Europeans and First Peoples First Peoples Principles of Learning First Peoples Story From Memoir to Podcast Healthy Relationships How Can Non- Indigenous Teachers Teach EFP Effectively? (video) How Does One Person Make a Difference? How Is EFP Different from English? (video) Place-based Mathematics Student Stories MOE Indigenous Education Resource Inventory 4 GUIDES Title Description Reference or URL Developed/ Identified by My Seasonal Round, Teacher s Area An integrated unit for elementary social studies and science that demonstrates a personalized, cross-curricular approach to learning, and that includes Indigenous content.

8 Themes include habitat, natural resources, stability and change, and living and non-living components of habitats. Open School, MOE FNESC Science First Peoples, Teacher Resource Guide (Secondary) This Resource includes foundational information and multi-grade thematic units designed to support increased integration of the rich body of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives into secondary science classrooms in The guide includes background information regarding how First Peoples knowledge and perspectives in science can be recognized and included in science inquiry. FNESC Shared Learnings: Integrating Aboriginal Content K 10 A guide for teachers developed in recognition of the need for classroom materials that can help teachers provide students with knowledge of, and opportunities to share experiences with, Indigenous peoples.

9 MOE Indigenous Education Resource Inventory 5 BOOKS AND E-BOOKS Title Description Reference or URL Developed/ Identified by Belonging M tis This book explores what it means to reclaim M tis identity and rights. The author writes about how survival is a major theme in M tis cultural stories and has been the motivating force that has preserved the M tis people throughout generations. Richardson, , (2016). Belonging M tis. Vernon, British Columbia: JCharlton Publishing Ltd. MNBC Chi-Jean and other M tis Tales M tis Region: Manitoba and Northern Ontario Chi-Jean and Rougarou are two M tis tricksters.

10 MNBC Contours of a People: M tis Family, Mobility, and History This book offers new ways of thinking about M tis identity. In the chapter Scuttling Along a Spider s Web: Mobility and Kinship in M tis Ethnogenesis, the authors describe the process of M tis ethnogenesis and formation of group connectedness within strong kinships. St-Onge, N., Podruchny, C., & Macdougall, B. (Eds.) (2012). Contours of a People: M tis Family, Mobility, and History. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. MNBC Making History. Our Land. Our Culture. Our Future A history of the M tis settlements in Alberta, which are unique vibrant, and prospering communities and have a land base of million acres. M tis Settlements General Council. (2005). Making History. Our Land. Our Culture. Our Future. MNBC M tis in Canada: History, Identity, Law, and Politics Twelve essays by leading scholars in the fields of history, anthropology, constitutional law, political science, and sociology, who identify the many facets of what it means to be M tis in Canada today.